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I am here to eat my words. Not only did Yianni Diakomihalis not widen the gap on Zain Retherford, it was Retherford who improved upon his successes in their last meeting to sweep their best two out of three series. Despite being horribly wrong, it still may be beneficial to revisit my looks at th...
Building up to their World team wrestle-off at Final X: Rutgers, we’ve already taken a look at recent matches from both Yianni Diakomihalis and Zain Retherford. In their first meeting in April at the US Open, Diakomihalis capped off his eye-opening run with a 6-4 victory. Since then, the two-time...
It’s safe to go ahead and pick Yianni Diakomihalis to win everything until proven otherwise. The rising Cornell true junior made an immediate impact on the US senior freestyle circuit by winning the US Open one month removed from his second consecutive NCAA title. Now he’s established himself as ...
When Ben Askren challenged Jordan Burroughs to an exhibition match at Beat the Streets, it was a victory for the sport of wrestling. A two-time Hodge Trophy winner, 2008 Olympian, Bellator MMA and ONE Championship titleholder, Askren has become one of the most recognizable names in the combat spo...
On resume alone, fans have good reason to be excited about featherweight Boris Novachkov making his professional debut for Bellator MMA on April 27th. The Bulgarian-born wrestler was a two-time California state champion, going on to wrestle folkstyle at the Division 1 level for Cal Poly. He place...
In the opening months of promotion, Donald Cerrone‘s Cowboy Fight Series promised “the best prospects in MMA.” Amidst the fight announcements of top regional amateur and professional MMA talent were stud wrestlers set to make their debuts. Both D1 All-American Pat Downey and U23 world champion Ri...
Sit back and enjoy the Daddest Man on the Planet tossin’ around the big boys. Daniel Cormier is good at wrestling. Inside trips, lateral drops, head outside single lifts and crackdowns, DC does not limit his options when it comes to grounding his opponents. From Strikeforce (RIP) debutant to UFC ...
Throughout his storied UFC and WEC (RIP) career, fans, analysts, and Joe Rogan heaped on praise for the unique striking style of Dominick Cruz. We owe a great deal to the focus on Dom’s fancy feet. Many aspects of boxing footwork and head movement have a greater emphasis in the MMA meta today bec...
Donald Cerrone‘s Cowboy Fight Series officially gets going on January 19th, 2019. Cowboy has been teasing his promotion for some time, promising only the most gritty up and comers. He delivered. Three NCAA Wrestling studs will make their MMA debut for Cowboy Fight Series. Look at some of these ha...
Since his professional debut in 2005, Dominick Cruz has given us so many reasons to love him. For years Dom had the fanciest feet in the game, effective head movement, and a style that completely befuddled the more basic wrestle-boxers of his day. Perhaps you appreciate Dominick Cruz the most for...
Relive the magic with GIFs and videos of the best takedowns, scrambles, and throws from amateur wrestling matches throughout the year. These are MMASucka‘s wrestling highlights. Freestyle Wrestling Highlights: Beat the Streets It was a busy week for freestyle wrestling. The 2018 World Team Trials...