Dennis Lloyd Hallman was born on December 2,1975 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015.
30 Facts About Dennis Hallman
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Dennis Hallman was on the Wrestling team at Yelm High School and won the 135-pound state championship in his senior year.
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Dennis Hallman had planned to continue his career at a community college, but broke his leg during the pre-season training, and had to be sidelined for the entire season.
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Dennis Hallman had an exhibition match three weeks later against a Japanese fighter who was training with Matt Hume, which Dennis Hallman won.
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Dennis Hallman claimed to know Pulver since high school and expressed dislike toward the fighter.
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Dennis Hallman was not able to recover completely from the blow, fighting very passively for the remainder of the bout.
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Dennis Hallman later stated in interviews that he simply wanted to survive the fight after receiving the blow.
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Dennis Hallman made his return to the UFC against John Howard on December 5,2009, at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale.
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Dennis Hallman then announced that he would try and move down to lightweight.
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Dennis Hallman then signed to face Ben Saunders in a welterweight bout on August 7,2010 at UFC 117.
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Dennis Hallman faced returning UFC veteran Karo Parisyan on November 20,2010 at UFC 123.
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Dennis Hallman defeated Parisyan via TKO due to strikes in the first round after he dropped Parisyan with a stiff right, then finished with hammerfists.
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Dennis Hallman was expected to face TJ Waldburger on March 26,2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.
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However, Dennis Hallman was forced out of the bout with a knee injury and replaced by Johny Hendricks.
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On January 15,2011, it was announced that Dennis Hallman has extended his UFC contract for four additional UFC fights.
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Dennis Hallman faced Brian Ebersole on August 6,2011 at UFC 133.
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Dennis Hallman lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Dennis Hallman has since stated that he wore the shorts as a result of losing a bet.
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Dennis Hallman next faced John Makdessi on December 10,2011 at UFC 140.
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Dennis Hallman was expected to face Tony Ferguson on May 5,2012 at UFC on Fox 3.
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However, Dennis Hallman was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Thiago Tavares.
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Dennis Hallman was expected to face Thiago Tavares on September 1,2012 at UFC 151.
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Dennis Hallman said he missed weight because of personal issues at home and both him and Tavares were paid their show money.
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Dennis Hallman was released from the UFC for missing weight twice in a row.
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Dennis Hallman fought Jon Fitch on July 5,2014 at World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs Newell.
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Dennis Hallman faced with Russian Hand-to-hand champion and former Bellator MMA fighter Michail Tsarev on November 1,2014.
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Dennis Hallman faced to Mikhail Kolobegov on August 29,2015 at League S-70: Russia vs World.
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Dennis Hallman made his professional boxing debut on August 23,2014 in Tacoma, Washington at the Emerald Queen Casino on the Battle at the Boat 97 card.
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Dennis Hallman has three sons, Ryley, Richie, and Jayden and a daughter named Kylar, who was born in December 2008.
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Dennis Hallman has Coeliac Disease, an autoimmune digestive reaction to wheat gluten, which hindered his ability to recover properly from physical activities such as training and fighting.