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International Olympic Committee Votes to Reinstate Wrestling for 2020 Games

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:58:16 +0000

Wrestling has been reinstated for the 2020 Olympics. Choosing between wrestling, baseball/softball, and squash, the International Olympic Committee voted at a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday to reinstate wrestling as an Olympic sport. Wrestling received 49 votes, while a combined baseball/softball bid got 24 and squash 22, according to the Associated Press.

International Olympic Committee Votes to Reinstate Wrestling for 2020 Games – MMA Weekly

Wrestling saved: sport gets votes needed to remain in Olympic games

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Wrestling snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on Sunday morning. With a majority 49 votes out of 95 cast by the International Olympic Committee, wrestling was saved and got the one spot remaining for the 2020 Games.

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Wrestling saved: sport gets votes needed to remain in Olympic games – MMA Junkie

Agon Wrestling Targeting First MMA-Style Event for October with Several MMA Fighters on Board

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:14:59 +0000

As the wrestling world continues to wait on the upcoming vote by the International Olympic Committee for the verdict for what will be the final sport added to the 2020 games, the community at large isn’t slowing its plans for overall growth. As first teased on MMAWeekly.com a few months back, promoters are mounting plans to put together a first-of-its-kind wrestling event that will mimic many major MMA shows, such as the UFC or Bellator, while also taking a page from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu events such as Metamoris. Sources have indicated to MMAWeekly.com that plans are coming together for the first event to be held on Oct. 22 at the Rio in Las Vegas for the first ever Agon Wrestling Championships. The promotion is apparently eyeing three possible match-ups, including a main event that could see a Bellator champion step back on the mats that he called home for many years. The main event currently in discussion with event promoters could pit former Olympian and two-time NCAA champion Ben Askren in a folk-style wrestling match against four-time NCAA champion (from four different weight divisions) Kyle Dake. The promotion hopes to crown the winner as the No. 1 contender in the world folk-style wrestling championship, with Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs likely sitting as the top-ranked wrestler in that division. Other match-ups that are currently being pursued include current Bellator wrestler and former NCAA champ Bubba Jenkins against former teammate from Penn State Frank Molinaro, as well as NCAA All-American and current RFA champion Lance Palmer against Oklahoma State standout Jordan Oliver.

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Agon Wrestling Targeting First MMA-Style Event for October with Several MMA Fighters on Board – MMA Weekly