UFC Fighters with Wrestling Training

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Mo Lawal

2001 NCAA Div II
184 lbs: 2nd Place Muhammed Lawal Central Oklahoma
2002 NCAA Div II
197 lbs: 1st Place 197 Muhammed Lawal - Central Oklahoma
2003 NCAA Div I
197 lbs :3rd Place
Muhammed Lawal - Oklahoma State

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TJ Dillashaw was expected to face Takeya Mizugaki on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173.[15] However, with the show losing its main event, Dillashaw was moved up the card to face Bantamweight champion Renan Barão in the main event.[16] In one of the biggest upsets in UFC history,[17] Dillashaw won the fight in dominant fashion, defeating Barão via TKO in the fifth round to become the new UFC Bantamweight champion. In addition to winning the title, Dillashaw received bonuses for Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night.[18]

Wrestling career[edit]

High school[edit]

While wrestling for Coach Jan Schulz at Bret Harte High School, Dillashaw was a four-time sectional qualifier and two-time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state qualifier.[1] As a junior, Dillashaw placed fifth at the CIF state championships, and ended the season with a record of 45-7. He placed second at the CIF State championships as a senior to cap off a 52-6 record and finished with an overall record of 170-33.[1]

College career[edit]

With a successful high school career, Dillashaw received a full-ride scholarship to wrestle for Cal State Fullerton. In the 2005-06 season, Dillashaw's freshmen year, he posted a 14-16 record including a 10-8 mark in dual matches. He went 3-4 in Pac-10 dual meets. Dillashaw traveled to the Ukraine in the summer of 2006 to work on his wrestling skills.[1] Dillashaw's sophomore season was a more successful one having an overall record of 17-14 with an 11-4 mark in duals including 5-3 in the Pac-10. In April 2007, he placed sixth in the University Greco Wrestling Championships in Akron, Ohio, at 132.25 pounds.[1] He also placed fourth at the Pac-10 championship in 2007.

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In 2008, he placed fourth in the Pac-10 Championships and finished with a 22-10 record with four pins. He was 7-0 in Pac-10 duals, taking second place at Cliff Keen Invitational. His senior season he was ranked 10th in the nation at 133 lbs.[1]

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Bulldog Bob Brown-Saskatchewa wrasslin rodeo champ 1971

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Brown dated Penny Lee of Des Moines, Ia for many years. In 1996, Brown suffered a heart attack, and was pronounced dead twice before being revived. This caused him to retire from in-ring competition. Following his retirement, he worked as a security guard in a casino in Kansas City, Missouri until his death on February 5, 1997.[2