Bob Sapp

Bob Sapp
Sapp in 2011
Born	Robert Malcolm Sapp (1973-09-22) September 22, 1973 (age 51)[1] Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Other names	The Beast
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Weight	329 lb (149 kg; 23 st 7 lb)[1]
Division	Super Heavyweight
Reach	82 in (210 cm)
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Team	Team Beast BodyShop MMA & Fitness
Teacher(s)	Maurice Smith Josh Barnett Matt Hume
Trainer	Prince Amir
Years active	2002–2014, 2016–present
Kickboxing record
Total	31
Wins	12
By knockout	9
Losses	19
By knockout	12
Mixed martial arts record
Total	32
Wins	12
By knockout	8
By submission	3
By decision	1
Losses	20
By knockout	15
By submission	4
By disqualification	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
American football player American football career
No. 78
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	319 lb (145 kg)
Career information
College:	Washington
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 3 / pick: 69
Career history
Chicago Bears (1997)* Minnesota Vikings (1997–1998)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Morris Trophy (1996)
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Last updated on: November 17, 2013

Robert Malcolm Sapp (born September 22, 1973)^[2][3] is an American mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler, actor, and former football player. He is currently under contract with Rizin Fighting Federation.^[4] Sapp has a combined fight record of 24–39–1, mostly fighting in Japan. He is well known in Japan, where he has appeared in numerous commercials, television programs, and various other media, and has released a music CD, Sapp Time. He is known there as a gaijin tarento (foreign-born talent).^[5] He is currently working sporadically for various MMA promotions in the U.S., Japan, and Europe.

Sapp played college football as a guard for the Washington Huskies with whom he won the Morris Trophy. He was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears with whom he played for one season seeing no game action before playing with the Minnesota Vikings for another two seasons, only playing in one game. He later began a career in professional wrestling before branching out into mixed martial arts and kickboxing, where he initially enjoyed significant success and popularity before eventually developing a reputation as a tomato can.