21 Facts About Bobby Hoffman

Bobby "The Truth" Hoffman was born on October 28,1966 and is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.

Bobby Hoffman is the former King of the Cage super heavyweight champion as well as the former King of the Cage heavyweight champion.

Bobby Hoffman found mixed martial arts, then known as "shootfighting", after being released from jail, spending 92 consecutive days in solitary confinement for assault charges.

Bobby Hoffman spent half of a season with the team before being released.

Two days out of jail, Bobby Hoffman attended a local fight and after the scheduled fighter did not show up, spectators were asked if they wanted to step in for the absent fighter.

Bobby Hoffman had suffered a broken arm in the win over Herring, but ignored the doctor's advice and fought Barnett in the final.

Bobby Hoffman made his RINGS debut, which was his overseas debut, on February 26,2000 in Tokyo, Japan at the RINGS: King of Kings 1999 final.

Bobby Hoffman faced Georgia Olympic freestyle wrestling competitor, Zaza Tkeshelashvili, whom Bobby Hoffman defeated via knockout only 34 seconds into the fight.

Bobby Hoffman won via knockout at 9:39 of the first round.

Bobby Hoffman made his UFC debut against former UFC heavyweight champion, Maurice Smith at UFC 27 on September 22,2000.

Bobby Hoffman, who seemed to lack cardio and conditioning, lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Eight days later, Bobby Hoffman won the RINGS USA: Rising Stars Tournament and then had two more fights with the Japan-based organization before returning to the UFC at UFC 30.

Bobby Hoffman faced South African Mark Robinson and originally won the bout via knockout at 3:27 of the first round, but the decision was later changed to a no-contest as it was revealed that Bobby Hoffman failed a drug test for marijuana.

Bobby Hoffman was later stripped of his title after leaving the promotion, with the win over Ilyukhin being his next fight.

Bobby Hoffman became the first King of the Cage heavyweight champion in his second fight back after a TKO win over Jason Godsey and then defended his title against Paul Buentello via unanimous decision.

Bobby Hoffman then lost a rematch with Buentello, losing his title, but would bounce back with two wins before being handed his next loss against Carlos Barreto in Bobby Hoffman's debut for the Jungle Fight organization in Brazil at Jungle Fight 2.

Bobby Hoffman fought again for King of the Cage, against veteran Ruben "Warpath" Villareal, and won via armbar submission before returning to Brazil for a bout in Jungle Fight 3, which he lost via triangle-choke submission.

Bobby Hoffman lost a rematch with Eric Pele via TKO before facing Tony Bonello in Australia.

Bobby Hoffman then bounced back with a win via triangle-choke submission a month later, before winning his last mixed martial arts fight via TKO only eight seconds into the first round.

Bobby Hoffman was dropped by manager Monte Cox after reportedly threatening to kill Cox's wife and children while Bobby Hoffman was fighting in Japan.

Bobby Hoffman was later arrested and spent over a year in a maximum-security prison in Shafter, California, for his actions.