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Colorado wrestling promoter endorsing MMA

By Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Amateur wrestling, which had its first major North American presence in MMA with Dan Severn's 1994 UFC debut, has long been a very rough way to make a living: There just isn't much of one unless you get an Olympic medal and some endorsements. (This on a good day: If you can name 2008's gold medalist, you've seen Bob Costas more than I care to.) Recognizing the financial pitfalls of that career, Colorado wrestling organizer Ed Gutierrez is making more overt attempts to indoctrinate his wrestlers ...

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