Emmanuel Yarborough

Who is Emmanuel Yarborough?

Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarbrough is an American amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling, and American football. He is 6 ft 8 in tall and has weighed up to 800+ lb. He holds the Guinness World Record for the largest athlete. Emanuel wears a size 21 shoe. He was the 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion and is considered to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan. He competed in UFC 3, a mixed martial arts competition, losing to the much smaller Keith Hackney, who has since taken the nickname "The Giant Killer" and Daiju Takase in Pride Fighting Championships.

He was born in Rahway, New Jersey.