Keith Hackney (born 1958 in

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) is a retired American

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fighter. He competed in three

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tournaments.

Biography

Hackney started training martial arts at the age 11 by learning

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and

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Keith Hackney: Where Is He Now

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Two years later he began learning the art of

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

and eventually received a second degree black belt. He also holds a second degree black belt in

Tang Soo Do Tang Soo Do (Hangul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道 ) refers to a Korean martial art based on Karate and may include fighting principles from subak (as described in the Kwon Bup Chong Do), as well as northern Chinese martial arts. Before the Ni ...

. In 1990, he furthered his martial arts training by beginning to train White Tiger

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, eventually earning a fourth degree black belt. In 1994, Hackney would start training in

Jujutsu Jujutsu ( ; ja, link=no, 柔術 , ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu, is a family of Japanese martial arts and a system of close combat (unarmed or with a minor weapon) that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdu ...

and Submission Fighting. And was contacted by

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for the

. He was slated to compete at the

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tournament, where he entered as an alternate to one of the original players. In his first match, Hackney faced 616-lb sumo champion Emmanuel Yarborough, but he overcame the size difference by attacking fast and aggressively, knocking Yarborough down with a

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. Yarborough got up and pushed Hackney through the cage door, but once the fight was restarted, Keith followed with a flurry of punches to the top and back of the head, making the referee stop the fight. Hackney left the cage with an injured wrist, however, and was forced to abandon the tournament. Hackney returned at

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, where he faced

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in a fight made infamous by the UFC rule from the time which allowed groin strikes. Keith was taken down and endangered with a

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, but he resorted to repeatedly punching Son's groin in order to make him release the hold. After several blows, Hackney repositioned himself over Son and applied a blood choke, prompting Son to tap out. The kenpo practitioner advanced in the tournament, going on to face UFC 1 and 2 winner

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at the next round. Pitted against Royce, Hackney managed to resist some initial takedowns, even getting a clean sprawl in an instance, and landed multiple shots through the attempts. After exchanging knees, Gracie pulled

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and attempted a triangle choke, only for Hackney to stand and land a right hand which marked Royce's face. At the end, however, Royce got the armbar and made him tap out. His last MMA fight would be at the event

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, where he fought

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in a losing effort. Hackney has appeared in two movies: as an actor in ''Superfights'' and doing stunts in ''Cut''.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352563/

Mixed martial arts record

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