BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » mijaín lópez https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Photos: Mijaín López at the Paris Olympics https://www.badmma.com/photos-mijain-lopez-at-the-paris-olympics.html https://www.badmma.com/photos-mijain-lopez-at-the-paris-olympics.html#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:09:32 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/photos-mijain-lopez-at-the-paris-olympics.html Check out these photos highlighting Cuban wrestler Mijaín López , who became the first Summer Olympian in any individual sport to win five consecutive gold medals in the same event in Paris. (Photos by USA TODAY Sports and Getty Images) Olympics: Wrestling Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games… Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Olympics: Wrestling Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Seungchan Lee (Korea) during the Paris… Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Seungchan Lee (Korea) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Olympics: Wrestling Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the… Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Olympics: Wrestling Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the… Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Olympics: Wrestling Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the… Aug 5, 2024; Paris, France; Mijain Lopez Nunez (Cuba) and Sabah Saleh Shariati (Azerbaijan) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/photos-mijain-lopez-at-the-paris-olympics.html/feed 0 Cuban wrestler Mijaín López wins fifth straight Olympic gold, retires at Paris Games https://www.badmma.com/cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-wins-fifth-straight-olympic-gold-retires-at-paris-games.html https://www.badmma.com/cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-wins-fifth-straight-olympic-gold-retires-at-paris-games.html#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:40:43 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-wins-fifth-straight-olympic-gold-retires-at-paris-games.html PARIS — A Cuban wrestler made Olympic history Tuesday and perhaps put himself in the conversation as one of the greatest Olympic athletes ever. Mijaín López became the first Summer Olympian in any sport to win five consecutive gold medals in the same event, a masterful feat of longevity and dominance that he reached by defeating Chile’s Yasmani Acosta, 6-0, in the 130-kilogram final in Greco-Roman wrestling at Champ-de-Mars Arena. When it was over, López picked up his coaches in a pair of bear hugs before walking to the center of the mat and untying his shoes. In the international symbol for a wrestler’s retirement, he removed his shoes, left them on the mat and walked away.

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