Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015.
He was on the Wrestling team at Yelm High School and won the 135-pound state championship in his senior year.
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.
[3] Two of Hallman's biggest achievements are his wins (both by submission in a combined 38 seconds) over UFC Hall of Famer and former welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
Hallman was not able to recover completely from the blow, fighting very passively for the remainder of the bout (which eventually resulted in a unanimous decision loss).
Hallman made his return to the UFC against John Howard on December 5, 2009, at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale.
Wearing particularly skimpy blue shorts during the fight, in a ground battle Hallman's left testicle was briefly exposed, eliciting chants of "Put some clothes on" from the crowd and call for regulation of fighter shorts from UFC President Dana White.
Hallman said he missed weight because of personal issues at home and both him and Tavares were paid their show money.
Hallman faced with Russian Hand-to-hand champion and former Bellator MMA fighter Michail Tsarev on November 1, 2014.
[21] 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.
[22] Hallman has three sons, Ryley, Richie, and Jayden and a daughter named Kylar, who was born in December 2008.
[23] He 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.