Dana White believes wrestling's Olympic loss could be MMA's gain

Nos5

Sad for wrestling, and pretty cool about Dana funding all those wrestling progs. I didn't know that, but Dana makes a lot of sense here. And how cool would it be to have MMA in the Olympics?!

Source: http://fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Dana-White-believes-wrestlings-Olympic-loss-could-be-MMAs-gain.html

idrankyourbeer

i would figure most olympic style professional wrestlers do not have any intentions of snapping somebodys arm off or punching somebody in the face.

Bobo_Vieri

idrankyourbeer said:

i would figure most olympic style professional wrestlers do not have any intentions of snapping somebodys arm off or punching somebody in the face.

Olympic wrestlers are fighters same as BJJ guys or boxers, probably more so than BJJ artists actually. Plus if you've ever watched it these guys are ultra aggressive and are borderline punching headbutting each other.

classicboxer

Nos5 said:

Sad for wrestling, and pretty cool about Dana funding all those wrestling progs. I didn't know that, but Dana makes a lot of sense here. And how cool would it be to have MMA in the Olympics?!

Source: http://fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Dana-White-believes-wrestlings-Olympic-loss-could-be-MMAs-gain.html

Olympic boxing is strictly point fighting, nothing like pro boxing, they want to protect the fighters. MMA would be the same. They wouldn't accept broken arms in the Olympics. I could see fights being stopped early with no tap out.

Sisti

I don't see MMA becoming an olympic sport

To us, MMA is just a sport. To most of the world, it's still "cage fighting"

Junglebird

Sisti said:

I don't see MMA becoming an olympic sport

To us, MMA is just a sport. To most of the world, it's still "cage fighting"

unfortunately true