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Jake Rosholt (6-2), four-time All American and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion out of Oklahoma State University (OSU), was released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) yesterday following his Nov. 21 submission loss to Kendall Grove. Rosholt announced the news via his official Twitter account. He turned pro about two years ago and had gone undefeated [...] NEW YORK (Sept. 9, 2009) — Two-time United States Olympic wrestling team member and former NCAA Division I national championship runner up Daniel Cormier will make his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at the STRIKEFORCE: Challengers event at Tulsa, Oklahoma’s SpiritBank Event Center on Friday, September 25. Cormier (0-0) will face an opponent that has yet [...] Props:Fight!magazine Quoteworthy: “This is a huge, huge fight for me. I’m fighting someone with a big name, who has tons of fans and respect. It’s on pay-per-view, on the main card, so I’m pumped. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the biggest fight of my life…. Chris is a very tough fighter who always comes forward and [...] Yet another high-profile amateur wrestler is heading to the world of mixed martial arts. Daniel Cormier, a two-time Olympian and the U.S. squad’s 2008 Olympic team captain, was a two-time JUCO national champion and NCAA Division I runner-up at Oklahoma State University in 2001. MMAjunkie.com learned of the move from Zinkin Entertainment & Sports Management, a high-profile [...] Undefeated up-and-comer Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (4-0) will lock horns with ADCC champion Mark Kerr (15-10) at “M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough”after grizzled veteran Don Frye withdrew from the Aug. 28 bout scheduled for the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. It will mark the United States debut for the decorated collegiate wrestling champion and [...] Props:Fighthype Quoteworthy: “He’s not even funny anymore. Every time Rampage makes a joke about black people, he talks about our features. He says things that someone in the Klan would say to us. When he made that ‘black on black crime’ comment towards Rashad, I didn’t see any black people laughing at that, but the white people [...] |
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