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Ed Ruth: Bellator’s Next Welterweight King? Ed Ruth, multi-time collegiate wrestling national champion, has remained on his meteoric rise since his major professional debut on November 4, 2016 at Bellator 163. The wrestling phenom is 5-0, with only one of those going the distance. Few have come i...
Johnny Eblen: From Mizzou Wrestling to Future MMA Champion Many in the world of MMA have an established collegiate wrestling background. Not many have wrestled for a national championship-caliber school like Johnny Eblen. Eblen wrestled for the power-house University of Missouri. Mizzou has produ...
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...
For many years, Ryan Bader (24-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC, 2-0 Bellator) was the understudy to the top tier at 205 pounds in the UFC. Despite his blue-chip wrestling pedigree and destructive power, Bader fell just short when the stakes were highest. It’s safe to say he’s working on leaving that legacy in th...
Cuban Olympian Maikel Perez could be a much needed shot in the arm for MMA’s 125-pound landscape. The UFC‘s Flyweight division is in a hard place right now with no viable contenders for its champion, Demetrious Johnson. It’s been several years since a compelling opponent was offered to Johnson, ...
Since the early days of the sport, wrestlers in MMA have made an impact. From the times of Dan Severn and Mark Coleman to the present day elite, Division 1 wrestlers have had success at the highest level. Frankie Edgar, Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic and TJ Dillashaw all started as blue chip wrestl...
MMA’s connection to American pro wrestling continued Sunday evening, thanks to King Mo Lawal, Colby Covington, Bobby Lashley, and Stephan Bonnar all being involved in an Impact Wrestling pay-per-view event that took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With the success of the Money Fight, it looks l...
The grappling skills of Georges St-Pierre was truly special during his first run in the UFC.
Wrestling Is the Focus Bellator 186 is bringing the grind back to the cage. Wrestling will always be a quintessential part of MMA. When 186 takes place at the home of the best collegiate wrestling program in the nation, it will be back on display in a manner that could benefit both Bellator and t...
Bellator MMA has finalized it’s Bellator MSG pay-per-view card with a fight featuring arguably the hottest prospect in the entire sport right now. 20-year-old wrestling sensation Aaron Pico will make the jump to MMA when he takes on former RFA title-challenger Zach Freeman at Madison Square Garde...
With so many different countries and promotions participating in MMA around the world it can be hard for fans and even experts to track upcoming MMA prospects. In a sport like football, it’s much different. We not only have College football on TV, but we even have High School football on TV as we...
RIZIN FF has announced the debut of heavyweight legend Mirko Cro Cop as well as other pivotal first-round match-ups for their 16-man tournament at a press conference in Japan on Thursday. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Hyun Man Myung MMA & kickboxing legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (31-11-2, 1...
On Sunday morning we learned that Olympic wrestling has been saved. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a secret electronic ballot in Buenos Aires to determine the future of the sport. There were 95 votes cast and 49 of them were in favor of keeping wrestling in the games. Olympic wres...
Summer is upon us and what better way to stay cool than in a very cool tank top. Vancouver, BC based company Roots of Fight has released their Summer 2013 tank top collection and it features something for everyone. Roots of Fight releases Summer 2013 tank top collection The six different designs ...
Bloody Elbow is reporting that evidence has come to light that casts doubt on the six national wrestling championships that UFC middleweight Karlos Vemola claims to have won between the ages of 10 and 16. Firstly, the Czech wrestling federation does not have any records prior to 2001. Additiona...
At 3-0, former NCAA wrestling champion Bubba Jenkins is ready to begin the next chapter in his career as the #1 world ranked prospect has signed a long-term promotional agreement with Bellator. Jenkins is scheduled to make his Bellator debut this summer and will be given a number of fights before...