Wrestling
Wrestling slams!
Time in the wrestling room is grueling and has produced some of the world’s best and toughest athletes.
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Chris Palmquist
Wrestling is often considered the most important base for mixed martial arts, as often the fighter with the best wrestling can dictate where a fight takes place. Time in the wrestling room is grueling and has produced some of the world’s best and toughest athletes.
Current UFC champions Daniel Cormier, Chris Weidman, and TJ Dillashaw have extensive wrestling backgrounds and some of the UFC’s best fighters have come from wrestling.
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