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Brink1.jpg NameAaron Brink
NicknameN/A
AssociationTeam Punishment
Weight ClassLight Heavyweight / Heavyweight
Height6' 3" (191 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Submission Fighting
Birth DateNovember 12, 1974
Fighting Out OfHuntington Beach, California, USA
CountryUSA
Aaron Brink PicturesOfficial Website


Aaron Brink is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes at Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight. A one-time UFC veteran, Brink has most recently competed for Gladiator Challenge and Rage in the Cage.

He had a very promising early career as a heavyweight striker, but when he was almost at the prime of his career he started working in adult films. Through the porn scene Aaron was introduced to crystal meth. His habit took over and he lost both his film and fighting careers for quite some time. He had a contract with New Era Fighting in 2007, that would have potentially paid him a million dollars to beat long-time friend Kimo Leopoldo, but it never panned out, and he didn't fight for three years, finally returning in February 2010. Due to his drug use, he was featured on an episode of the A&E channel show, "Intervention."


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Professional Record

Record24 - 20 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) (1 NC)
Wins20 (T)KOs
4 Submissions
0 Decisions
Losses6 (T)KOs
13 Submissions
1 Decisions


Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time Notes
Win Larry Robertson Submission (Punches) RITC: Rage in the Cage 150 3/19/2011 1 0:55
Loss Brad Peterson Submission (Armbar) RITC: Rage in the Cage 149 2/19/2011 1 2:50
Loss Vitor Vianna TKO (Punches) Millennium Events: MMA Explosion 10/09/2010 1 1:17
Win Dan Quinn TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Gladiator Challenge: Fahrenheit 8/20/2010 2 0:22
Loss Travis Browne KO (Punches) Gladiator Challenge: Vision Quest 2/21/2010 1 0:35
Win Lloyd Marshbanks TKO MMAX 9: MMA Xtreme 9 3/03/2007 2 N/A
Loss Sherman Pendergarst Submission (Rear Naked Choke) PF 2: Live MMA 8/18/2006 1 0:54 Originally slated to face Lloyd Marshbanks
Win Adam Nance KO LA EFN: Executive Fight Night 7/29/2006 1 N/A
Loss Eli Joslin Submission (Guillotine Choke) KOTC: Heavy Hitters 4/02/2006 1 1:52
Loss Buckley Acosta KO KOTC: Final Conflict 12/02/2005 1 0:10
Loss Robert Beraun KO RITC 76: Hello Tucson 11/11/2005 2 2:04
Loss Richard Montoya Submission (Guillotine Choke) KOTC: Execution Day 10/29/2005 1 1:55
Loss Fabiano Scherner Submission (Guillotine Choke) IFC: Rock N' Rumble 7/30/2005 1 0:50 For ISKA-MMA Americas Heavyweight Championship
Win John Meirzwa TKO (Injury) UAGF: Universal Above Ground Fighting 7/28/2005 1 N/A
Loss Mike Whitehead Decision (Unanimous) UAGF: Clover Combat 3/25/2005 3 5:00
Win Jeff Ford Submission (Punches and Elbows) Venom: First Strike 9/18/2004 1 1:47
Win Cory Timmerman Submission (Punches) RITC 60: 'The Saint' Goes Marching In 3/20/2004 1 1:05
Win Melville Calabaca Submission (Rear Naked Choke) ECS: Evolution 7/19/2003 1 0:33
Loss Andy Montana Submission (Armbar) RITC 47: Unstoppable 4/12/2003 2 1:40
Loss Alistair Overeem Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 3/16/2003 1 0:53
Win Allan Sullivan KO (Punch) CFM: Cage Fighting Monterrey 1/30/2003 1 N/A
Win Mike Bourke TKO (Corner Stoppage) HFP 2: Hitman Fighting Productions 2 11/09/2002 1 N/A For Hitman Heavyweight Championship; Due to lack of records it's unsure if Brink won the title or defended it.
Loss Jeremy Horn Submission (Rear Naked Choke) WEC 4: Rumble Under the Sun 8/31/2002 1 0:54
Win Valentijn Overeem TKO (Punches) WFA 2: Level 2 7/05/2002 1 2:24
Win Zane Frazier TKO (Punches) WEC 3: All or Nothing 6/07/2002 1 1:00
Win Curtis Crawford TKO (Punches) HFP 1: Rumble on the Reservation 3/30/2002 1 2:16
Win Vaughan Palelei KO (Punches) UA 1: The Genesis 1/27/2002 1 1:33
Loss Wesley Correira TKO (Punches) Shogun 1: Shogun 1 12/15/2001 1 1:08
Loss Harout Terzyan Submission (Armbar) UP 1: Ultimate Pankration 1 11/11/2001 1 3:23
Win Frank Blessing KO (Punches) GC 6: Caged Beasts 9/09/2001 1 0:50
Loss Bazigit Atajev KO (Spinning Back Kick) Rings: 10th Anniversary 8/11/2001 1 1:09
Win Dennis Taddio TKO IFC WC 14: Warriors Challenge 14 7/18/2001 1 0:29
NC Rich Franklin No Contest (Accidental Foot Injury) IFC WC 11: Warriors Challenge 11 1/13/2001 1 N/A For IFC Light Heavyweight United States Championship
Loss Andrei Arlovski Submission (Armbar) UFC 28: High Stakes 11/17/2000 1 0:55
Win Brian Tolbert TKO (Punches) IFC WC 10: Warriors Challenge 10 10/11/2000 1 0:56 Won IFC WC 10 Heavyweight Tournament
Win Jason Jones TKO (Punches) IFC WC 10: Warriors Challenge 10 10/11/2000 1 1:55
Loss Bobby Hoffman Submission (Punches) Rings USA: Rising Stars Final 9/30/2000 1 1:34
Win Tom Sauer TKO (Punches) Rings USA: Rising Stars Final 9/30/2000 2 4:29
Win Art Hughes KO CFF: The Cobra Classic 2000 8/26/2000 1 0:46
Loss Bobby Hoffman Submission (Neck Crank) Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A 7/15/2000 1 3:12
Win Harry Moskowitz TKO (Punches) Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A 7/15/2000 1 0:47
Loss Gan McGee Submission (Punches) CFF: The CObra Challenge 1999 12/11/1999 1 3:09
Win Al Harlow KO WCNHBC: West Coast NHB Championships 3 6/06/1999 N/A N/A
Win Al Harlow KO (Knee) WCNHBC: West Coast NHB Championships 1 12/08/1999 1 1:24
Win Ali Afra KO (Punches) WCNHBC: West Coast NHB Championships 1 12/08/1998 1 0:54

Biography

Brink grew up in Huntington Beach, California, as the son of a blue-collar worker when blue-collar workers could still make it in Huntington Beach. He started two passions when young: wrestling and surfing. He began wrestling around the age of 8 because the surfing didn't make his father feel like he was being athletic. However Brink was most passionate in the ocean.

In fact, he still uses the surfboard as a training mechanism.

"It keeps you balanced, agile; it's good for your cardio," Brink said. "You can be out of shape and surf for a few days and be right back in shape. It's such a fun thing to do, and at the same time, it's great for training."

Brink participated in both wrestling and surfing in high school, but he ran into problems. He was kicked out of Huntington High School for fighting, and from 1989-1992, he was in and out of juvenile hall eight times for different issues.

"You're in school, then the next thing you're expelled, then the next thing you're in juvenile hall for three months, then six months, then nine months," Brink said. "I run from probation. I fled from the police. I had some problems."

Soon, that included real prison time. Brink was arrested for smuggling marijuana from Mexico to the United States and was sentenced to time at Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island. Interestingly, the stay aided some of his MMA skills. But, the heavy bag on which he worked during his time on the inside only got him so far. He was 24 when he was released, and he hooked up with Tito Ortiz, an old friend from high school who encouraged him to enter MMA. He debuted in December 1998, and by the start of 2003, he had fought 24 times.

Pornography, Meth Addiction, and "Intervention"

Aaron Brink became Dick Delaware when he was 27.

"I met this porn producer," Brink said. "I was fucking around with some girls at a party, and he noticed I was very gifted. He said, 'Man, you're a goddamn pro. If you get a test, I'll put you in a scene.'"
"So I got into a few scenes. I was making some money. And it was through the porn world I got into meth."

Brink survived on that routine for years. Then, eventually, his wife began to worry about his problem and e-mailed the show "Intervention." She relayed his back story about fighting, porn and drugs, and the show bit.

The taping worked, he said, at least for the crystal meth. He's been clean from it since, even though he has relapsed with other drugs, including the marijuana.

"I had a doctor write me a prescription for Vicoden," Brink said. "I took it for a whole weekend. I was starting to feel really sick, and I needed something to relax me. I pounded back, but I didn't get sucked back into the lifestyle."

Instead, he was working back into MMA. His weight had ballooned to 274 pounds, but between the working out, conditioning and surfing, Brink feels like he's back and ready to fight.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Post-Intervention

After appearing on "Intervention," Brink began training in MMA once again.

"Nobody wanted to take a chance on me," Brink said. "A lot of people saw the show and knew I had gotten into porn and become drug-addicted, so I burned a lot of bridges in the King of the Cage, where I did a couple no-shows, and some other places."
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