This weekend in MMA: Former England wrestler Mike Grundy stepping into the octagon with UFC
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by JD Rader, USA Wrestling
If you’re looking for something to watch on the down weekend between NCAA Division I conferences and the National Championships, look no further than ESPN+.
Although no former U.S. wrestlers will be competing, a former England wrestler, Mike Grundy, will be in the Octagon.
Grundy, a native of Wigan, England, made two Junior World Teams and one Senior World Team while wrestling for England. At the 2009 Senior World Championships, representing Great Britain, Grundy went 1-1 at 74 kg/163 lbs. In his last international wrestling competition, Grundy earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, perhaps the best achievement of his international career.
Since making the transition to MMA, Grundy has gone 11-1 in professional competition. Eight of his wins have come by submission and seven of those eight wins have occurred in the first round.
In his UFC debut, Grundy will be taking on Nad Narimani. The fight will be on the undercard of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal fight card.
Action will begin at 1 p.m. ET and be aired live on ESPN+.
Last weekend recap
Fighting on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs dos Santos last weekend, Omari Akhmedov, a Dagestan, Russia native, defeated Tim Boetsch by unanimous decision in their middleweight fight. In addition to being a member of the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame, Boestsch is a four-time Maine state champion and wrestled at Lock Haven University in college.
Although no former U.S. wrestlers will be competing, a former England wrestler, Mike Grundy, will be in the Octagon.
Grundy, a native of Wigan, England, made two Junior World Teams and one Senior World Team while wrestling for England. At the 2009 Senior World Championships, representing Great Britain, Grundy went 1-1 at 74 kg/163 lbs. In his last international wrestling competition, Grundy earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, perhaps the best achievement of his international career.
Since making the transition to MMA, Grundy has gone 11-1 in professional competition. Eight of his wins have come by submission and seven of those eight wins have occurred in the first round.
In his UFC debut, Grundy will be taking on Nad Narimani. The fight will be on the undercard of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal fight card.
Action will begin at 1 p.m. ET and be aired live on ESPN+.
Last weekend recap
Fighting on UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs dos Santos last weekend, Omari Akhmedov, a Dagestan, Russia native, defeated Tim Boetsch by unanimous decision in their middleweight fight. In addition to being a member of the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame, Boestsch is a four-time Maine state champion and wrestled at Lock Haven University in college.
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