Future MMA Stars at the Olympics?

[Blue]

I don't usually get too excited by the Olympics, apart from the Boxing and a couple of other bits and bobs, but I'm looking forward to watching out for any Judokas or Wrestlers who might be aspiring fighters.

It would be great to see an Olympic style Martial Arts event run in a similar way.

[AntonM]

Peter Cousins is gona be awsome at MMA if he turns. But i doubt it. He had one fight against Rob Broughton http://www.mmauniverse.com/fighters/SS15766 and completely dominated it. With some striking training he would be awsome HW!!!

[Luke]

Peter Cousins is gona be awsome at MMA if he turns. But i doubt it. He had one fight against Rob Broughton http://www.mmauniverse.com/fighters/SS15766 and completely dominated it. With some striking training he would be awsome HW!!!

Is he in the olympics?

I think they should have MMA in the olympics, or at least some kind of Amateur MMA.

[Le_Divin_Marquis]

Georgi GOGCHILDZE (wrestling 98kg)
- Ramaz NOZADZE (wrstlng100kg)
- Zurab ZVIADAURI (judo 90kg)

But the next big thing is:
Mo LAWALL, wrestling, 84kg

[FNG]

A year or so ago FILA accepted submission wrestling as a form of competition and a consortium of fighters/administrators (I think Renzo was 1 of them) was trying to get it on the roster for 2016. But i then heard the whole thing fell apart, Kainer or anyone else know more about this?

[karstenbigk]

i come frm a JUDO background.. n i thik its a great base for MMA if Peter Cousins turned to MMA full time he'd b a Power House!! just look at "JUDO" Jim Wallhead.........

[the jabroni]

i thought not a single person qualified in GB wrestling to the olympics?
They've got some good wrestlers from Iran and the Ukraine but haven't been in the country 5 years even though they have a British Passport. I think they setting there sites on the 2012 olympics.

Rich

[AntonM]

Is he in the olympics?

I think they should have MMA in the olympics, or at least some kind of Amateur MMA.

Yes he is i think he's gona do well http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing20...e.aspx?id=6664

[Blue]

Is there enough interest in traditional martial arts to even imagine that one day there could be something like that? A (bi)annual event incorporating a number of different martial arts and moving from City to City? Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, etc?

Then again, with MMA, ADCC, regular Muay Thai shows a lot of the arts probably wouldn't need it.

It would be a nice idea though.

[Luke]

Yes he is i think he's gona do well http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing20...e.aspx?id=6664

Silver in the world championships eh, that aint too shabby, I'll be looking out for him then. Also believe he beat Broughton in MMA!