Boston Police Patrolman Sean "The Cannon" Gannon has an impressive resume, on paper. Gannon, who stands at 6'3" and weighs 265 lbs, is a six time Golden Gloves Champion, a Northeast Regional Boxing Champion, a Massachusetts State Heavyweight Blackbelt Judo Champion, and a North American Grappling Association World Champion."The Cannon" first gained notoriety in the world of mixed martial arts from a street fight video that made its way across the internet last year. Gannon went toe to toe with Kimbo Slice in a brutal bare-knuckle exchange. Slice, cousin of boxer Emmanuel Augustus, is an underground street fighter from Miami. Gannon had seen a video of Slice, and apparently was not impressed. Gannon found out Kimbo was accepting challenges, and flew to Florida to fight him. The video is rather brutal, but borders on silly at times.Once the video began to circulate, Gannon fans popped up all over the internet; most of them probably loud-mouthed "Southies" that believe the Red Sox really were cursed. His popularity continued to grow in August of 2004, when Gannon made his 'official' MMA debut in the Mass Destruction promotion, and was victorious over Mike Dexter. The infamous Gannon/Kimbo video continued to make the rounds on the 'net, eventually finding its way into the hands of the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe. That's when the shit hit the fan.As you might imagine, the Boston Police Department frowns upon their officers engaging in unsanctioned street fights. Gannon embarrassed the BPD, and damn near lost his job over the incident. Much to everyone's surprise, Ultimate Fighting Championship announced in January of this year that they had signed Gannon to a three-fight contract. This was an obvious move on UFC's behalf to capitalize on Gannon's 'freak show' aspect, and exploit Boston's Lamest to get their pay-per-view buyrates up. Unfortunately for UFC, Gannon needed to have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, and his debut would be delayed until October.