Sean Gannon (fighter)
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Sean "The Cannon" Gannon is a Boston, Massachusetts police officer who gained notoriety on the internet after video of him defeating underground street fighter Kimbo Slice in a bare-knuckle fight became widely distributed. The notoriety lead him to be the focus of a front page article on the Boston Herald, and an internal Boston Police investigation into his off-hours activities. The incident also caught the attention of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, who then promoted a fight between him and professional mixed martial arts fighter Branden Lee Hinkle. Although Gannon had handled Kimbo Slice, a street brawler without any martial arts training, Hinkle made short work of him, dominating the fight and aggressively earning a one-sided victory at UFC 55.
[edit] Sources
- Wedge, Dan. 'Ultimate' cop bashes rules, back in ring. Boston Herald. Reprinted by MMAWeekly.com. September 16, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
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[edit] External links
- Sean Gannon's professional MMA record on Sherdog.com
- Video of Gannon vs. Slice fight on Winfights.com (it was removed from youtube)
- Video of Gannon vs Hinkle In Ufc
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