Daniel Cormier retires from wrestling for good, leaves his shoes on the mat after win over Chris Pendleton. — Daniel Cormier tied a ribbon around his prestigious amateur wrestling career earlier this afternoon, defeating former Oklahoma State University (OSU) teammate,…
By Brian Lopez-Benchimol Of all the bases of martial arts to build upon a budding, MMA, career, wrestling has been one of the truer and more dominant. Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in the amount of accomplished wrestlers…
Ryan Bader, a light heavyweight prospect climbing the ranks of a stacked division only four fights into his UFC career, has been on a meteoric rise since his time in “The Ultimate Fighter” house. His rise can quite simply be…
With Matt Hughes employing an amateur wrestling headlock to choke his way to victory over Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117, I figured the time was right to feature some more nasty amateur action “in this case, some slams. Now some…
Phil Davis, 2008 NCAA Division I 184-pound champ for Penn State, will be competing at UFC 109: Relentless at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 6. Davis, who signed with UFC just last month, will…
LAS VEGAS “So Brock Lesnar, in the parlance of pro wrestling, had gone straight heel. After bludgeoning Frank Mir to retain the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight championship at the hyped UFC 100, the former pro wrestling star decided to put…
The career: Punching guys in the face in the world of mixed martial arts. The job candidates: Two wrestling state champions from St. Edward, two accomplished college wrestlers, two athletes looking for a way to turn their sport into a…
The former University of Minnesota wrestling All-American and current Ultimate Fighting Champion heavyweight title holder in an interview credited God — and not steroids — for his physique. By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune Former University of Minnesota wrestling All-American Brock…
“I believe there are people out there that just have a warrior spirit, whether it’s fighting or something, they’ve got to do it. It’s hard to identify with me; it’s just something I do.” —Evan Tanner, 2005 On what will…
Marty Morgan was the top assistant under head coach J Robinson at Minnesota for 13 of his 16 seasons on staff. While at Minnesota, Morgan helped secure the program’s status as one of the most successful collegiate wrestling programs in…
