Education
Hamman, who was expelled from a private school, later attended Atascadero High School where he was a standout athlete in football, swimming, track and field, and also competed in wrestling for one year.
Hamman, who was expelled from a private school, later attended Atascadero High School where he was a standout athlete in football, swimming, track and field, and also competed in wrestling for one year.
A professional competitor since 2006, he has also formerly competed for the UFC, Strikeforce and ShoXC.
Hamman continued with football as a defensive end for the University of Redlands, winning All-Conference honors. He also worked as a teacher and an assistant coach before pursuing mixed martial arts Early career
Hamman began training in mixed martial arts when he was 22 years old at the Unbreakable Gym under Brian Warren in November 2005 and made his professional debut in 2006.
He began training with Henry Akins, Antoni Hardonk, and Vladimir Matyushenko of Dynamix Mobile Marketing Association in 2010.
Hamman received national attention while fighting for the now-defunct EliteXC under their ShoXC banner on the cable network Showtime, most notably for a two-fight series against Po"ai Suganuma. Ultimate Fighting Championship
Hamman made his UFC debut against Alexander Gustafsson on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105.
Hamman lost via first round KO. After that, Hamman faced Rodney Wallace on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111. Hamman was defeated by Kyle Kingsbury via unanimous decision on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22.
However, Hamman was awarded his second Fight of the Night honors.
Foreign his next fight, Hamman dropped to Middleweight and faced Central Bank Dollaway at UFC on Versus 5. He was successful in his middleweight debut, winning via TKO at 3:38 of round 2. Hamman faced Costas Philippou on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.
He lost via KO in the 1st round.
Hamman was expected to face Kyle Noke on March 3, 2012 at UFC on Forex 2. However, he withdrew from the fight due to an undisclosed injury, and was replaced by UFC newcomer Andrew Craig.
Hamman next faced Michael Kuiper on August 11, 2012 at UFC 150. Hamman lost via TKO in the second round.
After over a year out, Hamman faced Magnus Cedenblad on August 31, 2013 at UFC 164.
He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round. After the loss, Hamman was released from the UFC. World Series of Fighting
After over a year away from the sport, Hamman signed with the World Series of Fighting. He debuted for the company on October 11, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada against former The Ultimate Fighter Nations competitor Luke Harris.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fight of the Night (Two times) versus
Rodney Wallace, Kyle Kingsbury.