Undoubtedly, one of the best bases to have going into MMA, if not the best base, is amateur wrestling. Some of the best fighters in the world were amateur wrestlers at one point, whether you’re talking about Jon Jones, Chris Weidman or Cain Velasquez.
You could even see it when the fight to keep wrestling in the Olympics raged on for the past year. MMA fighters left and right were stepping up and calling for the continued inclusion of MMA in the Olympics.
The amateur ranks of wrestling have plenty of talent that could jump to MMA. Here are five wrestlers who could make an impact in the cage and we’d love to see in the near future.