4x D1 champion / World Gold medalist Logan Stieber to start MMA

[EmbraceTheGrind]

Today he announced his retiring from competitive wrestling. He didn't post anything about MMA but 2 sources close to him (Myles Martin and Nathan Tomasello) have posted on his instagram saying good luck in the octagon / something along those lines. He's also stated he's been interested in MMA over the past few years.


Will be interesting to watch him compete. His accolades are a step above Askren and DCs in folkstyle and freestyle.

 

[Naught2Sixty]

Oh cool another dude trying to hug it out to a title shot.

 

[Threetrees]

Hes a fun one

 

[Pequeño Corey]

High level wrestlers are known for some crazy antics, like Cejudo swinging a toy snake, or Cormier throwing his shoe. Can't wait to see what this guy does.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Let's see how he takes a punch first

 

[GueseGuy]

Was he a beast in wrestling? Is he better than say Ed Ruth?

 

[GiSP]

High level wrestlers are known for some crazy antics, like Cejudo swinging a toy snake, or Cormier throwing his shoe. Can't wait to see what this guy does.

Farts in his hand and throws it at people, perhaps?

 

[loisestrad]

When are we gonna see "retired" world class boxers try out MMA for real (not like Couture-Toney)? Is wrestling simply the superior arts when it comes to "fighting"?

 

[EmbraceTheGrind]

When are we gonna see "retired" world class boxers try out MMA for real (not like Couture-Toney)? Is wrestling simply the superior arts when it comes to "fighting"?

High level boxers make more (tho i can argue mid and low level UFC fighters have it better in terms of pay / medical cost / etc). Also I believe it is, especially american folkstyle.

 

[EmbraceTheGrind]

Was he a beast in wrestling? Is he better than say Ed Ruth?

Yeah and I'd stay stylistically he translates better than Ruth. Ruth was built around defense if I remember correctly.

 

[pick999]

Is this really UFC related?

 

[Brother Numsi]

When are we gonna see "retired" world class boxers try out MMA? Is wrestling simply the superior arts when it comes to "fighting"?

I believe it's 'easier' to transition from wrestling to MMA than boxing to MMA by far unless you have a boxer who has a solid BJJ background and TDD.

 

[Vil7]

It would be cool if Kyle Snyder competed in MMA also. I think he'd crush some people.

 

[Sonny Qc]

so, he will be a 135er?
(145 at best)

pass.....

 

[Based and White Pilled]

When are we gonna see "retired" world class boxers try out MMA for real (not like Couture-Toney)? Is wrestling simply the superior arts when it comes to "fighting"?

Boxers make a lot more money than wrestlers so probably never.

Any elite boxer who makes the switch is an outlier and doing it just to test himself. Wrestlers do it to make a living.

 

[EmbraceTheGrind]

Boxers make a lot more money than wrestlers so probably never.

Any elite boxer who makes the switch is an outlier and doing it just to test himself. Wrestlers do it to make a living.

True and we haven't even seen that many truly elite wrestlers because most of them either get a nice coaching job w/ a pension or use their degree.

 

[rjmbrd]

True and we haven't even seen that many truly elite wrestlers because most of them either get a nice coaching job w/ a pension or use their degree.

We haven't seen many truly elite wrestlers because the risk -vs- reward is way out of wack. The starting pay in the #1 MMA organization in the world is 12k to get your head punched in.

Just in the USA we crown 8 new All-American Division I wrestlers every single year. Where are all these guys? Teaching high school gym for 45k/year because thats how bad entry level pay is in the UFC.

 

[iwillbebackin3weeks]

another wrestler ... WOW

 

[iwillbebackin3weeks]

When are we gonna see "retired" world class boxers try out MMA for real (not like Couture-Toney)? Is wrestling simply the superior arts when it comes to "fighting"?

you dont have many options as a wrestler.

 

[youngsteinel]

We haven't seen many truly elite wrestlers because the risk -vs- reward is way out of wack. The starting pay in the #1 MMA organization in the world is 12k to get your head punched in.

Just in the USA we crown 8 new All-American Division I wrestlers every single year. Where are all these guys? Teaching high school gym for 45k/year because thats how bad entry level pay is in the UFC.

We actually crown 80. 8 per weight class with 10 weight classes