Van de meest bekende mma vechters met een achtergrond in het folkstyle,freestyle of greco-roman worstelen heb ik een paar videos uitgezocht zodat je kan zien hoe ze het deden in hun eigen sport voor ze aan MMA begonnen. Ook staat hun record erbij en verderop staat een korte uitleg over wat de betekenis is van sommige van hun records.
Randy Couture
Afbeelding: Randy Couture tegen Hall of Famer Greg Gibson, een wereldkampioen freestyle, greco-roman en Sambo.
Couture in het rood
Couture in het rood
- High School : 1 Time State Champion
- NCAA Division I All-American (x3)
- Time NCAA Division I Runner Up(x2)
- Olympic Alternate(x3)
- Olympic Trial Finalist
- Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - second place (June 13, 1990)
- Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - winner (January 1, 1991)
- Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - second place (January 1, 1992)
- Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg - third place (May 21, 1997)
- Pan American Championship Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg - second place (March 24, 1998)
- Pan American Games Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - winner (August 6, 1991)
- FILA test tournament Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg - third place (March 14, 1998)
- FILA World Cup Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - third place (November 9, 1991)
- FILA World Cup Greco-Roman Seniors 90 kg - third place (November 21, 1992)
Kevin Randleman
Meer foto's hier.
Highschool wrestling match in 1989, Randleman is hier 18 jaar.
Een video op flowrestling.com van Randleman vs Chelesvig in de Big Ten Finals.
Collegiate record: 108-7-3.
- NCAA Division I runner-up (1991)
- NCAA Division I Championship (2 Times - 1992 & 1993)
- Big Ten champion (3x)
- Undefeated in his final collegiate season.
- Inducted into the Ohio State Hall Of Fame September 11, 2004
Randleman begon met worstelen toen hij tien jaar oud was en heeft Mark Coleman leren kennen tijdens het Olympic Developmental program. Mark Coleman trainde toendertijds voor de Olympische spelen en Randleman trainde voor de NCAA finales en ze woonden voor die trainingen 2/3 jaar samen.Voor de meeste MMA fans is het bekend dat ze later samen in Hammer House trainden.
Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar vs Wes hand (part 1)
Brock Lesnar at age 19.
High School Record: 33-0
Collegiate Record: 106-5
1998 Junior College National Champion
Big Ten Title (1999-2000)
1999 NCAA Division I Runner-up (All-American)
Ranked #1 Heavyweight in the Big Ten (2000)
2000 NCAA Division I Champion
Only 3 losses in Division I, and revenged his los against Wes Hand. One loss against ex-NFL player and wrestling legend Stephen Neal,watch here!
De mooiste partij vind ik die tegen Stephen Neal in de NCAA finale in 1999. Brock was toen al een beest.
Cain velasquez
Cain in het rood
Highschool record: 110-10
Collegiate record: 86-17
- State wrestling champion Arizona(highschool) (x2)
- NCJAA national championship (JUCO)
- NCAA division I All-American (x2)
Josh Koscheck
- 2001 NCAA div. 1 national champion
- Collegiate record: 42-0
- NCAA div. 1 all American(4x)
- PSAC Wrestler of the Year award(3x)
- Eastern Wrestling League Achievement Award(2x)
Mark Coleman
- NCAA Division I Champion(1988)
- 1992 US Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team member (finished 7th in Barcelona Olympic Games)
- FILA World Championships runner-up (1991)
- NCAA Division I All-American (1986)
- Two-time Mid-American Conference Champion
- 1988 Big Ten Champion
- Defeated Randy Couture in a freestyle match at the Olympic Festival by one point.
Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson vs quincy clark.
Dan Henderson vs Todd Giles
- United States
- 1990 Espoir Nationals champion
- 1990 Junior Nationals double champion
- 1990–91 U.S. Olympic Festival champion
- 1991 & 1993–94 University Nationals champion
- 1992 Final Olympic Wrestle-off champion
- 1992 Olympic Team Trials champion
- 1992 Western Regional Olympic Trials champion
- 1993–94 World Team Trials champion
- 1993–94 U.S. Nationals champion
- 1996 West Regional Olympic Trials champion
- 1988 Espoir Nationals (2nd)
- 1995 World Team Trials (3rd)
- 1991 U.S. Nationals (3rd)
- 1992 U.S. Nationals (5th)
- 1990 University Nationals (4th)
- 1989 Espoir Nationals (5th)
- 1996 U.S. Nationals (6th)
- 1990 U.S. Nationals (7th)
- International
- 1995 Sunkist International Open champion
- 1994 World Cup (2nd)
- 1994 Pan American Championships (2nd)
- 1991 Concord Cup (3rd)
- 1995 Pan American Games (3rd)
- 1994 German Grand Prix (4th)
- 1993 German Grand Prix (7th)
- 1992 Olympics (10th)
- 1994 U.S. World team member
Mark Munoz
- FILA junior world silver medalist (1998)
- NCAA Div. 1 National Champion(2001)
- NCAA All American (2x)
- Big 12 (2x)
Shane Carwin
(donkerblauw)
- NCAA Div II Wrestling National Runner-up (1996 &1997)
- NCAA II Wrestling National Champion (1999)
Phil Davis
Collegiate record 116-20
Highschool record 112-17
- NCAA division 1 all American(4x)
- The fourth four-time All-American in Penn State's wrestling history
- Junior National Greco-Roman competition in 2002 & 2003 (runner-up)
King Mo
- 2008 U.S. Senior National Championships: 1st Place
- 2008 Golden Grand Prix International: 2nd Place
- 2007 U.S. Senior National Championships: 1st Place
- 2007 Golden Grand Prix International Open: 1st Place
- 2005 U.S. Senior National Championships: 1st Place
- 2005 U.S. World Team Trials: 1st Place
- 2005 World Wrestling Championships: 7th Place
- 2003 NCAA Division I National Championships: 3rd Place
- 2003 NCAA Division I Big 12 Champion
- 2002 NCAA Division II National Championships: 1st Place
- 2001 NCAA Division II National Championships: 2nd Place
- Highest international ranking: #2 after Russia's Adam Saitiev.
Cole Konrad
- Collegiate record: 155-13-0
- NCAA division I all-American (x4)
- Fourth Heavyweight All American from Minnesota after Brock Lesnar
- Undefeated in Junior and Senior year
Daniel Cormier
- NCAA Division I runner up
- Big 12 conference runner up
- Highest international ranking: #15
- 2004 Olympics (4th place)
- Hier zijn volledige lijst.
Jon Jones
- JUCO regional champ 2004
- Division I state champ 2005
- NHSCA All-American 2005
- NJCAA champion 2006
Rashad Evans
- JUCO national champion
- One of three people to defeat wrestling legend Greg Jones
- Collegiate record: 48-34 (Division I)
Chael Sonnen
- World University Greco-roman seniors (85.0kg) runner up
- NCAA Division 1 All-american (1998)
- Senior US Open Greco Championships (8x runner up)
- University nationals champion(2x)
- Pinned Tito Ortiz in 29 seconds in a competition between University of Oregon vs Bakersfield.
- Olympic alternate
Matt Hughes
- JUCO All-American (2x)
- NCAA division I All-American (2x)
De meeste Amerikaanse mma-vechters hebben wel enige ervaring met worstelen, zoals Ben Henderson ,Jon Fitch, Chuck Liddell, en Sean Sherk die meer dan 400 partijen heeft gedraaid. Als je niet bekend ben met de titels gewonnen door de bovenstaande mma-vechters lees dan de korte uitleg erover hieronder.
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