UPDATE: Wrestling officially dropped from Olympics. What does this mean for MMA/UFC

ZroC · 02-11-2013, 09:42 PM

UPDATE: Wrestling has been officially dropped from the Olympics for 2020
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/21427455

Sad and idiotic move. I can think of plenty of other sports that need to be dropped. Do we really need all those swimming events?

They only COULD BE removed. The Olympic committee will soon be removing one sport those two are on the short list of sports which receive little interest. They may not be removed but the fact that they're on the short list is kind of scary in itself.

Do you think this will reduce the number of potential cross over athletes or will it force those superior wrestlers into the UFC instead?

Personally I think the stock of wrestlers may be reduced in wrestling without the promise of Olympic gold, however the wrestlers that are there may seek out their fortune in the UFC. What else could they do? Oh yeah WWE I guess.

AP_RESURRECTION · 02-11-2013, 09:49 PM

who knows bro - maybe brazil will introduce bjj :]

YoungBoyd · 02-11-2013, 09:49 PM

FOH. Remove Clay pigeon shooting or some other lame shit.

Powerlift · 02-11-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by YoungBoyd

FOH. Remove Clay pigeon shooting or some other lame shit.

synchronized swimming

NetHazard · 02-11-2013, 09:51 PM

Uh.. no

They're both established martial arts/sports in themselves that are too big to fail at this point.

YoungBoyd · 02-11-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Powerlift

synchronized swimming

Yes, there are plenty of sports to remove before wrestling and tkd.

TheKoreanZombie · 02-11-2013, 09:53 PM

Remove diving?

Rex Kwon Do · 02-11-2013, 09:55 PM

There's no way wrestling is getting removed. There is plenty of interest in it globally. Maybe not in Western Europe, but getting rid of it would be ridiculous. That'd be like nixing the 10k and 5k because it has become apparent that it's useless to even try medaling unless you are from East Africa (the incredible Galen Rupp notwithstanding), and therefore it's really just a competition between a few countries.

Joker Jiujitsu · 02-11-2013, 09:55 PM

I can't see wrestling being removed. I could see TKD getting the axe, however.

Body Shot · 02-11-2013, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NetHazard

Uh.. no

They're both established martial arts/sports in themselves that are too big to fail at this point.

Obviously many people disagree that's why they are contenders to be removed. IMO they could market them better mostly times that fans can watch. These should stay and I hope they really do.