Abe Wagner


Abraham Wagner is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. A competitor since 2006, he was a cast member of SpikeTV's , and has also fought for Bellator and Titan FC.

Background

Wagner describes his early years as something he survived. His father would continuously physically abuse him throughout his childhood; in one incident, his father beat his head in with a hammer leaving him unconscious. Wagner said "he thought he was going to die", and reported this incident to the police, and was then placed into foster care after his father was sent to prison. The foster family he subsequently moved in with owned a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Abe earned a football scholarship to Michigan Tech where he excelled at the position of linebacker and earned a mechanical engineering degree.

Mixed martial arts career

Wagner earned a professional record of 7-2 on the local circuit before being selected to become a member of . Wagner was featured in the inaugural fight of the season and lost his first fight to Jon Madsen via unanimous decision.
After bouncing back with one more win, Wagner was set to face Todd Duffee at Titan Fighting Championships 16; however, Duffee pulled out of the fight and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia stepped in as a replacement. Wagner upset Sylvia, needing only 32 seconds in the first round to stop the former champion with punches. The fights' stoppage has since been deemed controversial, due to Sylvia's post-fight comments where he stated that the referee came and apologized to his corner for stopping the fight too quickly and that despite stumbling when he got up, he gave the referee signs that he was still able to continue the fight.
Wagner's next fight was at Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott where he lost to Aaron Rosa via submission in the second round.
Wagner fought against Justin Grizzard at Victory Fighting Championship 35, Wagner won the bout via submission in the first round.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Wagner faced Eric Prindle at Bellator 52 in the opening round of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament. He lost the back-and-forth bout via unanimous decision.
Wagner then faced Mark Holata at Bellator 69 on May 18, 2012. Wagner was submitted at 2:24 in the first round via Achilles lock.

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss0–1Jon MadsenDecision 25:00Las Vegas, Nevada Preliminary bout