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Daniel DeWayne Severn (born June 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Beast", is an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist[1] and amateur wrestler. A UFC Hall of Fame member, Severn is considered one of the leading pioneers of mixed martial arts[2][3] and the first true world-class wrestler to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4] He is best known for his success in the early years of the UFC where he became the first UFC Triple Crown champion in history by winning the UFC 5 tournament, Ultimate Ultimate 1995, and UFC Superfight Championship. Severn has also competed in King of the Cage, PRIDE FC, Cage Rage, WEC, RINGS and MFC, and holds a professional MMA Record of 101–19–7.
In professional wrestling, Severn is a two-time world champion by winning the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship twice, with his first reign lasting for over four years, and an NWA Hall of Fame member. During his almost year-long tenure with the World Wrestling Federation, he was managed by Jim Cornette.[5] He is the first man to compete in UFC and WWF at the same time and held the NWA and UFC championships at the same time. Severn is a world record holder for holding 13 championships.[6] He is also the only person to be honored by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame three times.[7]
In amateur wrestling, Severn was a two time All-American at Arizona State University and a U.S. Olympic Team alternate.[8]
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Daniel DeWayne Severn (born June 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Beast", is an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler...
night was "Big" John McCarthy. Royce Gracie won the event by defeating DanSevern with a triangle choke. The card also featured the notorious fight between...
the event of a draw. The referee for the night was 'Big' John McCarthy. DanSevern won the tournament by defeating Oleg Taktarov. Six of the nine fights...
reigning UFC Superfight Champion Ken Shamrock and number one contender DanSevern, who had fought one year earlier at UFC 6 for the UFC Superfight Championship...
Ken Shamrock remained in the spot and his opponent was UFC 5 champion DanSevern in a championship match dubbed as "The Clash of the Titans". The referee...
the rank of second dan black belt. In 1995, Don Frye helped train DanSevern for the Ultimate Ultimate 1995, accompanying Severn's entourage to Denver...
Heavyweight Champion on February 7, 1997, when Mark Coleman defeated DanSevern at UFC 12. 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg) The Light Heavyweight Championship...
"Superfight", he became the first UFC Superfight Champion when he defeated DanSevern at UFC 6; the title was eventually replaced by the UFC Heavyweight Championship...
submitted him with an improvised neck crank. However, his next opponent was DanSevern, UFC 5 champion and a much more decorated freestyle wrestler than Abbott...
meet Greco-Roman wrestler DanSevern, but Taktarov's injured knee limited his performance, already disadvantaged by 55 lbs. Severn took the Russian down,...
well-known former UFC fighters, DanSevern and Ken Shamrock. Shamrock declined the opportunity to take part, while Severn defeated The Godfather in the...
a few months before dropping it to DanSevern of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in February 1995. Severn held the belt continuously for four...
bouts and a finals match. The event also featured a Superfight between DanSevern and Mark Coleman. The fight would unify the UFC Superfight Championship...
first UFC Heavyweight Champion after submitting UFC Superfight Champion DanSevern via neck crank submission at UFC 12. Coleman made his first UFC Heavyweight...
Gracie's final tournament bout was against DanSevern, a former Pan American freestyle wrestling gold medalist. Severn dominated the fight, securing takedowns...
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and Patrick Smith, they also featured competitors such as Hall of Famer DanSevern, Marco Ruas, Gary Goodridge, Don Frye, Kimo Leopoldo, Oleg Taktarov, and...
Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-01-10. February 24, 1995 in Erlanger, KY; DanSevern beat Chris Candido (10:00) via submission to win the NWA World Title....
He then traveled to Japan and fought the former 3 time UFC champion DanSevern in the inaugural Pride Fighting Championships event. A controversial contest...
UFC". www.ufc.com. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2022-03-11. "UFC Hall of Famer DanSevern Retires from MMA at 54-Years of Age | MMAWeekly.com". 2013-01-02. Retrieved...
Rizzo holds notable victories over former UFC champions Mark Coleman, DanSevern, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock. Early...
of MMA records "UFC 4: What happened when Royce Gracie met "The Beast" DanSevern". SportsKeeda. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30. "UFC 73: Tito Ortiz,...
are Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Mark Madsen, Matt Lindland (all four were Olympic wrestlers or Olympic alternates), DanSevern, Jon Jones, Ilia Topuria...
mentioned of intentions to fight other fighters such as Skip Hall and DanSevern. One of his last fights was against Santos Samurai in the Desafio de Giantes...
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