Dan Severn: I’ve outlived 5 people I fought, 30 I pro wrestled
UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn spoke recently with James Oddy for MMA Weekly. The interview centered on the publication of The…
UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn spoke recently with James Oddy for MMA Weekly. The interview centered on the publication of The Beast’s new autobiography The Realest Guy in the Room.
During the conversation, Severn revealed a startling, sad statistic.
I’ve spent a lifetime chemical free,” he said. “I’ve been involved with two of the worst industries for it. MMA is getting worse over time and professional wrestling, oh my God, that’s on a classification all by itself. To put it point blank, I outlived five of my cagefighting opponents and almost 30 of my professional wrestling partners. And none of them were older than me.
And Severn did not come up at a time when fighters were making millions. The great ones were actual thousandaires.
People say you must have made millions,” said Severn. “No, unfortunately; I wish I did. I made thousands of dollars. But can I complain? No, because I made the most money at the time. Go back 20 years on any sport, in soccer, football, it has all improved. So I cant begrudge what I made.
Severn, now retired at age 58, would like to be involved in the UFC still, on some ambassadorial basis.
Should I be involved with it now? I should be,” he said. “That sounds very braggadocious of me, but it’s like my book title, the realest guy in the room. I am the best representative, point blank. I am lifetime chemical free, a married man, a man with an education, I have children, the whole nine yards. I don’t have one tattoo. I have never been in a fight in my life. I have never been in trouble with the law. I work with military personal, law enforcement, and air marshals, and now the worlds largest security company. I am the guy who should be touted.”