BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » jordan burroughs https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Jordan Burroughs warming up to MMA crossover: ‘I want one MMA fight before I retire’ https://www.badmma.com/jordan-burroughs-warming-up-to-mma-crossover-i-want-one-mma-fight-before-i-retire.html https://www.badmma.com/jordan-burroughs-warming-up-to-mma-crossover-i-want-one-mma-fight-before-i-retire.html#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:54:23 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/jordan-burroughs-warming-up-to-mma-crossover-i-want-one-mma-fight-before-i-retire.html Jordan Burroughs has altered his stance on competing in MMA. Burroughs, who is one of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time with an Olympic gold medal and two NCAA Division 1 championships on his resume, has never been particularly warm to the idea of putting on MMA gloves to step into the cage. As recently as January, in fact, Burroughs said he was unlikely to even make the switch, citing the fight he simply has no desire to get “punched in the face.” Something has seemingly forced a change in tone, though. On Wednesday, Burroughs took to social media and said he’s fighting the urge to give MMA a try – but just one time (via Twitter ): I want one MMA fight before I retire.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/jordan-burroughs-warming-up-to-mma-crossover-i-want-one-mma-fight-before-i-retire.html/feed 0 Star wrestler Jordan Burroughs unlikely to try MMA: ‘I just don’t want to get punched in the face’ https://www.badmma.com/star-wrestler-jordan-burroughs-unlikely-to-try-mma-i-just-dont-want-to-get-punched-in-the-face.html https://www.badmma.com/star-wrestler-jordan-burroughs-unlikely-to-try-mma-i-just-dont-want-to-get-punched-in-the-face.html#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:13:01 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/star-wrestler-jordan-burroughs-unlikely-to-try-mma-i-just-dont-want-to-get-punched-in-the-face.html The freestyle wrestler many consider to be the best ever produced by the U.S. has to admit there are times when a career in mixed martial arts seems mighty appealing. Like when Conor McGregor showed up on “Fight Island” for UFC 257 . “I follow Conor McGregor on Instagram,” Jordan Burroughs said on a recent edition of “The Jim Rome Show.” “I see him pull up with a new Rolex and a Bentley, driving a Lamborghini to practice, riding a yacht to Abu Dhabi to ‘Fight Island,’ I’m like, ‘Damn I should have followed.’” And besides, there is certainly a template for the jump from the mats to the cage, as sometimes it seems like the most reliable pipeline to UFC gold. “It’s an interesting dynamic, because I think I could really translate well,” Burroughs said. “Most of the champions in MMA are former wrestlers – Kamaru Usman, Henry Cejudo, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/star-wrestler-jordan-burroughs-unlikely-to-try-mma-i-just-dont-want-to-get-punched-in-the-face.html/feed 0 Daily Debate results: Do you think Jordan Burroughs will ever fight in the UFC? https://www.badmma.com/daily-debate-results-do-you-think-jordan-burroughs-will-ever-fight-in-the-ufc.html https://www.badmma.com/daily-debate-results-do-you-think-jordan-burroughs-will-ever-fight-in-the-ufc.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2019 15:31:24 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/daily-debate-results-do-you-think-jordan-burroughs-will-ever-fight-in-the-ufc.html Wrestling has proven one of the strongest bases from which to launch an MMA career, so will we see one of greatest American wrestlers of all-time ever step in the cage? Recently, Olympic gold-medal winner and multiple-time world champion Jordan Burroughs earned a very one-sided technical fall over undefeated UFC contender Ben Askren in a charity wrestling match. Shortly after, Dana White was asked if he’d be open to welcoming Burroughs to the octagon, and the UFC boss admitted he’d be “very interested” in perhaps reaching a deal .

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