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SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 7/1: Kayla Harrison, Olympic Judo medalist, headed to MMA; Snoop Dogg on Dana White show; UFC 213 updated

July 1, 2017

Olympic Judo Medalist Kayla Harrison set to make MMA debut Kayla Harrison is already a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo, but it seems she’s still looking for more gold. Harrison will make her debut […]

10 YRS AGO: The prospects of Kurt Angle in MMA – Can he compete? Whom might he face?

September 24, 2016

Ten years ago this week, MMATorch published a column by Jesse Hauser about the prospects of Olympic Gold Medalist and pro wrestler Kurt Angle becoming an MMA fighter. Kurt Angle to compete in MMA. In 1998 […]

Dana White tells ESPN SportsCenter he’s aiming to have MMA added as Olympic sport

August 16, 2016

Dana White, President of UFC, says he wants to see MMA added as a sport in the Olympics. “We’ve probably been working on that for like three or four or five years,” he said on ESPN […]