", ▁after ▁being ▁released ▁from ▁j ail , ▁sp ending ▁ 9 2 ▁consecutive ▁days ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁for ▁assault ▁charges . ▁Hoff man , ▁a ▁tal ented ▁wrest ler ▁and ▁football ▁player , ▁attended ▁Ell sw orth ▁Community ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ron ▁before ▁leaving ▁college ▁a ▁year ▁early ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns . ▁Hoff man ▁spent ▁half ▁of ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁before ▁being ▁released . ▁Two ▁days ▁out ▁of ▁j ail , ▁Hoff man ▁attended ▁a ▁local ▁fight ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁f ighter ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁up , ▁spect ators ▁were ▁asked ▁if ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁step ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁absent ▁f ighter . ▁Hoff man ▁accepted ▁the ▁challenge , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁bout . ▁ ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Hoff man ▁compiled ▁a ▁professional ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 - 1 ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁Super B raw l ▁organization ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁After ▁knock ing ▁out ▁future ▁U FC ▁heavy weight ▁champion , ▁Ric co ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁defe ating ▁future ▁P ride ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁cont ender , ▁He ath ▁Her ring , ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision , ▁Hoff man ▁lost ▁to ▁future ▁U FC ▁heavy weight ▁champion ▁Josh ▁Bar nett ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁Hoff man ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁arm ▁in ▁the ▁win ▁over ▁Her ring , ▁but ▁ignored