Report Last Updated - 2/02
Birthdate - 3/2/78
6'4" 250 lbs. - Amsterdam, Holland
Team - Golden Glory
Style - Wrestling/Sambo and Muay Thai
Career Highlights
- -Avenges a loss to Evan Tanner a month later at PSDA
-Upsets Tom Erickson with a chokehold at Pride 11
-Beats Enson Inoue at Pride 12
-Gets a quick tap out win at Pride 13 over Dennis Sobolev
-Scores a big win over Mark Kerr at Pride 15
Striking - With a solid wrestling background, Heath Herring ventured to Holland to work on his standup fighting. He usually looks for kicks, but he's used knees and punches successfully as well. Herring looks to daze people with standup strikes then finish them on the ground.
Wrestling - Herring's wrestling background means he can takedown, fend off takedowns, and ride opponents fairly well. He often struggles with better grapplers, but has a good guard, though he is not very good at working out of it.
Hooking - Though Herring is better in other areas, he loves to slap on a Rear Naked Chokehold to finish off a dazed opponent.
Strengthes - Herring is a product of the crosstraining mixed martial artist as he is an experienced wrestler, who can strike and submit. His lack of name recognition early on, gave him an advantage, but in time that subsided.
Weaknesses - Herring has struggled with opponents who have superior size or savvy because he relies on mainly his striking and wrestling. Bigger wrestlers can take him down and smarter grapplers can draw him in. He has also proven overconfident in his standup skills and can be
Outlook - The world seems to be in Heath Herring's palm as he's beaten some big favorites in Pride. If he continues to improve and get wins, Herring may very well be the next Pride Heavyweight Champion. For now he's established as one of the best and most colorful fighters in the MMA world and could be one of the greats.