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WWE Legend Goldberg Wanted MMA Career: ‘That Was A Dream Of Mine’

WWE superstar Bill Goldberg has revealed he considered making a career in MMA but ultimately opted to focus on professional wrestling because it paid better. The 54-year-old clearly made the right choice. Today he is globally recognized as one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling. Goldberg has also successfully transitioned into acting, he has […]

WWE superstar Bill Goldberg has revealed he considered making a career in MMA but ultimately opted to focus on professional wrestling because it paid better.

The 54-year-old clearly made the right choice. Today he is globally recognized as one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling. Goldberg has also successfully transitioned into acting, he has most notably featured in The Longest Yard, Looney Tunes, and The Goldbergs.

In an interview with TMZ Sports, Goldberg revealed that his “dream” was to compete in MMA.

“If you know anything about my background when it comes to MMA, I had one of largest MMA gyms in the country back in the late ’90s,” he said. “That was a dream of mine.”

Goldberg trained alongside UFC legends Randy Couture and Mark Coleman during their prime fighting years.

So how does the WWE icon think he would have faired inside the Octagon?

“I think my stand up skills would have played well, no question,” Goldberg says. “Because a lot of people have no idea as to what I’ve done in the past.”

“But, I’d be lacking in the ground game, there’s no doubt — and the problem with a guy like myself is I’d end up hurting myself more so than getting hurt by the other person,” Goldberg added. “I’ll break a hand on someone’s face! I’ll blow my shoulder out trying to choke somebody! At the end of the day, I’m my own worst enemy!”

“So the longwinded answer is absolutely I would have loved to have done it if the opportunity was such that it was comparable, if not more advantageous, in the world of professional wrestling. But, at the time, it was a no-brainer for me,” Goldberg concluded.

Despite not getting to live out his dream of competing in MMA, Goldberg remains a fan of the sport and has been inspired by Dustin Poirier who recently upset Conor McGregor at UFC 257.

“He’s from Lafayette Louisiana, it’s a great story and I just hope people understand,” Goldberg said. “I’ve said many times about a few people, his talents are at the top of the game but they pale in comparison to what is actually inside his heart. He’s a great person.”

Goldberg is set to face Drew McIntyre in a WWE championship bout at the Royal Rumble on Sunday.

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That Time WrestleMania’s Goldberg Set Off One of MMA’s Wildest In-Cage Brawls

It’s no secret that WrestleMania main eventer Brock Lesnar had an MMA career. Heck, he was the UFC’s most popular, most influential fighter for a long time and set the bar for pay-per-view and box-office success, and his second run in the company was b…

What’s often forgotten is that his opponent on Sunday has also stepped into the cage himself. Don’t let his on-screen character fool you, though. He wasn’t in the cage as a fighter. He was actually in the cage as a commentator and analyst.

Back in 2007, fledgling promotion EliteXC was looking to make as big a splash as possible. One way it did so was reaching out to Goldberg, who was tabbed to be the promotion’s answer to fellow celebrity-turned-commentator Joe Rogan.

For the most part, that run has been mercifully forgotten as his work at the desk and on the microphone was widely panned by fans and pundits (though it remains immortalized in a few videos). That said, Goldberg’s MMA career stands out for his role in one of MMA’s most notorious (but beloved for some) moments. Check out the video here (warning, NSFW):

Following his title defense over Yves Edwards, Elite XC 160-pound champ KJ Noons was approached by Nick Diaz (flanked by his brother, Nate Diaz) to set up a rematch of their controversial 2007 bout. With fighters’ entourages shouting at one another, Goldberg points the mic to Diaz, who utters one of the most famous lines in MMA history.

“Don’t be scared, homie.”

Goldberg tries, and fails, to defuse the situation, but a scuffle starts that sees the two groups forcibly separated, with the Diaz brothers ultimately making their way back up the ramp with middle fingers raised.

The moment, and that one line, live on with MMA fans, and while most of the personalities outside Diaz get omitted from the folktales about the brawl, make no mistake: The man holding the microphone is our WWE universal champ.

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How Did Brock Lesnar Fare At WWE’s Survivor Series Vs. Goldberg?

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After 12 years away from pro wrestling, Goldberg returned and completely dominated former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar Sunday night at Survivor Series.

The …

After 12 years away from pro wrestling, Goldberg returned and completely dominated former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar Sunday night at Survivor Series.

The bout aired in the main event spot on WWE Network from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Former WWE Star: CM Punk Should Not Fight In UFC

Former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg recently appeared on Submission Radio to promote the new WWE 2K17 video game, which is slated to be released next month. During the interview, Goldberg was asked about former WWE star CM Punk’s MMA debut, which took place at UFC 203 earlier this month against Mick Gall. As seen in

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Goldberg believes that in no way should Punk, real name Phil Brooks, be fighting in the largest MMA promotion in the world.

“There’s no question he should not fight in the UFC. That would be blasphemy,” Goldberg said. “It would be a slap in the face to all the guys who work their asses off to make it to prelims on Fox, on undercards and on the main event card.”

Goldberg explained that neither from a promoter’s standpoint or a competitor’s standpoint, Punk fighting in his very first pro-MMA fight in the UFC has no logic behind it. Goldberg stated that if Punk still has the passion to fight despite his age then he can fight at lower-level shows against competition that is on his level.

“At the end of the day, from a promoter’s standpoint, from a competitor’s standpoint, from his standpoint, there’s no logic to him stepping in that octagon again. If he still has the passion for it and wants to train and compete, then yeah, lower-level shows are where he needs to be.”

“To see a guy at an advanced age, that’s a professional at a given sport, and then wants to transition to something else, obviously you look at motives behind it, and I truly believe that the kid loves fighting. It’s something like Brock trying professional football,” he said. “I don’t liken it to (Brock) doing fighting because that’s a logical transition, but for him to play football without any high-school or any collage experience and try to play in the NFL, that’s like CM Punk trying to go into the UFC without any amateur fights. But Brock made a bigger splash I think than CM Punk did. But at the end of the day, man, I’m not gonna fault him for anything except for being not smart enough to understand the difference in quality as far as experience and as far as abilities concerned and let that override his desire to pursue a dream.”

You can listen to the interview here:

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Goldberg Gives His Opinion On Conor McGregor

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Mixed martial arts has evolved so much in the last 20 years, going from a sordid pleasure to a mainstream attraction in a relatively short time. It seems like just yesterday that bar brawlers who could knock a guy out were the biggest draws, names like Tank Abbott of the UFC old school spring to mind on that topic. Now we see a much more polished product, with the market leader the Ultimate Fighting Championship constantly carving a new era in the sport.

Of course the one punch knockout artist is still one of the biggest attractions for the casual fan, but what we see in terms of skill and training in the modern UFC athlete far exceeds the limitations of the men who’s blood and sweat make the foundations of modern MMA. One man who’s followed the sport keenly is WWE legend Bill Goldberg, who talks about owning one of the biggest MMA gyms in the 1990’s, and discusses the evolution of mixed martial arts with The Ringer.

“I was a huge fan of the UFC, and of mixed martial arts, back in its embryonic state, when the Gary Goodridges, and the Don Fryes, and the Tank Abbotts were getting paid 100 bucks to smash people’s face for entertainment. I owned the largest MMA gym in the country back in the late ’90s.”

“They used to train?—?whether it was [Randy] Couture, or Frye, or Kevin Randleman?—?they used to train at my place. I had a love affair with the martial arts and it very much interests me, and I thought the combination of a guy that weighed 290 that could do a backflip and do these submission moves would succeed. I knew that the UFC and that mixed martial arts in general was going to prosper”

“I was at Jared Allen’s Night-Ops golf tournament, benefiting the military, and Ryan Bader was there two days ago. And Bader came up and asked to pick me up, asked me to pick him up; it’s a completely different relationship. All those guys wanna be us. All the fighters wanna be in professional wrestling, I don’t care what they say. There’s a huge parallel in it and they [the MMA fighters] very much appreciate those guys [the pro wrestlers] and conversely we very much appreciate what they do.”

Of course where this translates in to current events is the UFC’s growing relationship with the WWE. With Brock Lesnar, the most successful pro wrestling to MMA crossover set to make his return at UFC 200, fighters Paige VaZant and Ronda Rousey are rumoured for a Summerslam and Wrestlemania exchange. The worlds of wrestling entertainment and mixed martial arts have never been closer than now.

But Goldberg, even though one of the most well known faces in the outlandish and brash world of pro wresting, is not a fan of Conor McGregor’s style.

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Mike Goldberg Fired from NFL on Fox After Poor Performance, Twitter Meltdown

UFC play-by-play commentator Mike Goldberg had his first try at calling an NFL game on Sunday, and it has since been revealed this was a one-and-done effort. Goldberg was lambasted by NFL fans for the performance, botching calls left and right, most notably thinking that Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate was on the Minnesota […]

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