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Kurt Angle Reveals UFC Debut Opponent Dana White Had In Mind For Him

AngleUFC president Dana White had a very familiar face in mind for Kurt Angle’s potential mixed martial arts debut. Although now retired from professional wrestling, Angle has gone on record multiple times stating how close he was to having a career in MMA. Given his amateur wrestling pedigree — not to mention a gold medal […]

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UFC president Dana White had a very familiar face in mind for Kurt Angle’s potential mixed martial arts debut.

Although now retired from professional wrestling, Angle has gone on record multiple times stating how close he was to having a career in MMA.

Given his amateur wrestling pedigree — not to mention a gold medal in wrestling at the 1996 Olympics — Angle would have done extremely well in the young sport during his prime.

In the end, it wasn’t to be. However, once he departed the WWE in 2006 before eventually ending up at TNA, Angle had talks with White over competing in the UFC.

And the idea in mind was for him to face Daniel Puder.

“He [White] wasn’t very specific on saying we’re going to protect you, but the opponent that he gave me at the beginning was a good opponent,” Angle said on his podcast (via WhatCulture). “Very intriguing from a public interest standpoint, especially from a pro wrestling fan standpoint. Very intriguing because he didn’t have a lot of experience in MMA, he only fought a couple times, but I had a little episode with him in the WWE. That was Daniel Puder.

“When Dana said that to me, I said, ‘Are you serious? Daniel Puder, that’s all?’ Not that I thought Daniel Puder was easy, because he actually had my arm trapped and he would have broken my arm when we did our little episode on SmackDown. I just knew that I could beat Daniel Puder.”

Puder notably put Angle in a kimura lock and almost broke his arm during a live episode of SmackDown which went against what was in the script. It led to tension between the pair and plenty of heat on Puder who was never able to kickstart his pro wrestling career since.

You can watch the incident below:

It certainly would have been an intriguing fight and one Angle would have loved to have had.

Daniel Cormier To Star In Sequel Series Of Tom Hardy’s ‘Warrior’

Daniel CormierDaniel Cormier has been cast in the television series ‘Warriors’. The show will be a sequel to the acclaimed 2011 film ‘Warrior’ that starred Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as brothers with a difficult past, destined to meet in the finale of an MMA tournament. Warrior writer and director Gavin O’Connor revealed that the series will […]

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Daniel Cormier has been cast in the television series ‘Warriors’.

The show will be a sequel to the acclaimed 2011 film ‘Warrior’ that starred Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as brothers with a difficult past, destined to meet in the finale of an MMA tournament.

Warrior writer and director Gavin O’Connor revealed that the series will move away from the Conlon brothers and instead focus on a new batch of characters who compete in MMA.

“So here’s the show; it’s four characters, two men, two women, they’re all fighters, and they’re going to get into Sparta [the competition from Warrior] and will eventually be facing each other and fighting, and I’m going to get an audience supporting the two girls and two guys,” O’Connor told Discussing Film. “So it’s got the DNA of the movie, but the most important part of the show is that it’s not about the fight in the cage. This show is a drama about the fight outside of the cage.”

“What are they fighting for? Fighting your way out of poverty, to save for your family – I want to deal with things that are going on in the world because I have a character that’s in Dublin, Ireland, in Mountjoy prison. There’s a Muslim girl who’s a fighter, who’s living in her Muslim conservative community outside of Paris. She’s a lesbian and a fighter, and in her community neither one of those are permitted. So you have a woman who’s in two closets almost, she’s got to find a way out of two closets. That’s kind of the idea.”

So far, Cormier is the only person to be cast in the TV series.

“The one person I’ve cast so far is DC (Daniel Cormier),” O’Connor said. “He’s playing a guy named Bob. He’s playing Bobby Watkins, who lives in Houston and is fighting his way out of poverty for his family.”

Do you look forward to watching Daniel Cormier as Bobby Watkins?

Dan Lambert, American Top Team Fighters Crash AEW Event

Dan LambertDan Lambert was joined by Junior dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski and Jorge Masvidal as ATT made an appearance at AEW All Out over the weekend. Lambert is the owner and founder of American Top Team, and also happens to be a huge professional wrestling fan. He has made a number of appearances at All Elite […]

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Dan Lambert was joined by Junior dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski and Jorge Masvidal as ATT made an appearance at AEW All Out over the weekend.

Lambert is the owner and founder of American Top Team, and also happens to be a huge professional wrestling fan. He has made a number of appearances at All Elite Wrestling events since it’s formation, showing some impressive skills on the mic. His latest appearance took place this Sunday, at the company’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year.

Accompanied by his fighters and AEW stars Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky, Lambert cut a promo hyping up the mixed martial artists and wrestlers, perhaps teasing a nearby collaboration.

.@AmericanTopTeam’s #DanLambert is here in a skybox with @junior_cigano, @GamebredFighter, @andreiarlovski & #MenOfTheYear @ScorpioSky & @OfficialEGO and they are putting all of #AEW on notice.

While none of the ATT standouts Lambert has brought with him to AEW events have actually competed in the ring, it’s certainly helped them gain exposure and could potentially set them up for a new career once their MMA days are over. Arlovski and dos Santos both drew cheers, while Masvidal garnered the biggest reaction.

While all three men are still active in their MMA careers, they appeared to enjoy taking part in the event and could possibly make the transition later on. Appearing alongside Lambert certainly seemed to put their foot in the door.

All Out was a massive success for the fast-rising wrestling promotion. On top of a series of highly anticipated wrestling matches, it also saw the debut of a number of high-profile signings, including former WWE stars Ruby Soho (fka Ruby Riot), Bryan Danielson (fka Daniel Bryan), and Adam Cole.

AEW has continuously grown out their roster, and appear more than happy to take on some newcomers who can come in with same name value already behind them.

What did you think of Dan Lambert’s promo? Will we see any MMA fighters make the switch to pro wrestling?

Khabib Nurmagomedov Claims Ronaldo Told Him About His Man United Return One Month Ago

Khabib NurmagomedovFormer UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov knew about Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to return to Manchester United well before the rest of the world did. According to utdreport, Nurmagomedov said “A month ago he [Cristiano Ronaldo] told me that he was moving to MUFC. I expected this deal to take place. I think that Manchester United […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov knew about Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to return to Manchester United well before the rest of the world did.

According to utdreport, Nurmagomedov said “A month ago he [Cristiano Ronaldo] told me that he was moving to MUFC. I expected this deal to take place. I think that Manchester United is more suitable for him than Juventus. For me, the transition was not a surprise.”

Ronaldo spent six years with Manchester United from 2003-2009 where he won many trophies and awards while dominating the English Premier League. Now 13 years later Ronaldo is back and ready to dominate the league once again for Manchester United.

The greatest Lightweight fighter of all time Nurmagomedov was rumored to have signed with a football team recently. Rumor had it that Nurmagomedov was signing with FC Legion Dynamo, a football club out of Russia. The team is based out of Dagestan which is the hometown of the legendary Nurmagomedov and many other fighters. Those rumors were shot down and called “fake news” by ‘The Eagle’s’ manager Ali Abdelaziz.

Nurmagomedov has been speaking about many things recently including, the “uselessness of ring girls” and how Jose Aldo can’t have another peak in his career. Nurmagomedov has been nicknamed the ‘Karen’ of the MMA world (by up and coming star Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett) with how he has been speaking recently. Although he is not fighting anymore, ‘The Eagle’ is still making headlines and fight fans are eating it up. The more Nurmagomedov talks the more headlines and things we collectively have to talk about. Nurmagomedov has also made the MMA rounds as a coach this year and is a perfect 4-0 as a coach this season.

Do you think Khabib Nurmagomedov will ever play football professionally?

Video: Watch Brock Lesnar Make Surprise Return At WWE Summerslam

LesnarBrock Lesnar is back. The former UFC heavyweight champion made a surprise return at the WWE Summerslam pay-per-view event on Saturday night right after Roman Reigns defeated John Cena in the main event. Lesnar — who was sporting a new look with a full beard and ponytail — arrived just as Reigns was standing over […]

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Brock Lesnar is back.

The former UFC heavyweight champion made a surprise return at the WWE Summerslam pay-per-view event on Saturday night right after Roman Reigns defeated John Cena in the main event.

Lesnar — who was sporting a new look with a full beard and ponytail — arrived just as Reigns was standing over Cena as the crowd unsurprisingly erupted.

You can watch it below:

It was revealed last year that Lesnar — who hadn’t appeared on WWE since April 2020 — was notably out of contract with Bellator president Scott Coker reaching out to him over a potential fight with Fedor Emelianenko.

In the end, it looks like Lesnar decided to stay with the WWE similar to all the other times where his contract expired and rumors of a return to mixed martial arts resurfaced.

For those who still have hope, it looks highly unlikely with Lesnar having just turned 44 last month. Then again, anything can happen in combat sports.

Do you think we’ll ever see Lesnar in MMA again?

VIDEO | Karate Fighter Wins Gold Despite Getting Knocked Out

KarateSajad Ganjzadeh won karate gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite being knocked out by Tareg Hamedi in the men’s 75-kilogram weight class on Saturday. Hamedi was ahead by three points when he let a fight-ending head kick fly. The Saudi Arabian knocked Ganjzadeb out cold before wheeling away in celebration after he seemingly secured himself […]

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Sajad Ganjzadeh won karate gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite being knocked out by Tareg Hamedi in the men’s 75-kilogram weight class on Saturday.

Hamedi was ahead by three points when he let a fight-ending head kick fly. The Saudi Arabian knocked Ganjzadeb out cold before wheeling away in celebration after he seemingly secured himself an Olympic gold medal.

Unfortunately, Hamdei was disqualified for using “excessive” force. In the Olympic version of karate, fighters are not allowed to follow through with their strikes.

Ganjzadeh didn’t realize he’d actually won gold until he woke up in the medical room backstage. The Iranian admitted it was somewhat bittersweet to have won the gold medal on a technicality.

“The last thing I remember was that I was behind by scores and then that incident happened and I don’t remember much after that, and what I remember was that in the medical room I woke up and I heard from the coach that I won the match,” Ganjzadeh said. “I’m very happy that I achieved this gold medal but I’m sad that it had to happen like this.”

Do you think Tareg Hamedi was robbed of his Olympic gold medal after he knocked out Sajad Ganjzadeh?