FINAL X LINCOLN Where: Devaney Center, Lincoln NE When: Saturday June 15, 2019 With all the excitement and controversy surrounding the first chapter of this year’s Final X Rutgers, who’s counting down the days till round two??  Let’s get right in to it...

  Wrestling is a sport encompassing many variables for success. As much value as we place on athletes for skill and technique, sometimes it just boils down to old-fashioned speed and strength. Speed can be developed by sprints, laps around the facility, and...

  This Saturday, June 15th, in Lincoln Nebraska, we will see a rematch of last year’s Final X 57kg matchup between Daton Fix (Titan Mercury WC/Cowboy RTC) vs. Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC). Last year at Final X, Gilman beat Fix in...

  The majority of takedowns in wrestling involve you tying up with your opponent in some shape or form. Moving them with a collar tie and inside control for a double leg, arm dragging for a sweep single, it doesn’t matter. There’s great...

Get Your Movement Mojo Back   Movement is a critical part of wrestling, as poor footwork can be the difference between being able to sprawl effectively or being taken down right from the start. But footwork alone is not the only factor to...

It wasn't always pretty, but Pat Smith of the Minnesota Storm beat 2018 Junior World Champion Kamal Bey in two straight matches in a best of three to secure the 77 kilogram spot on the US Greco-Roman wrestling world team. Smith, who is...

In a decision with huge implications for the 2020 NCAA team race, 2019 NCAA Champion Anthony Cassar will be returning to Penn State on a medical redshirt. Despite spending five years in college already, the NCAA has determined that Anthony's career was so...

Will Downey Capitalize On This Opportunity? Final X went down this past weekend at Rutgers University and Pat Downey made his first world team. His opponent was supposed to David Taylor, but Taylor pulled out of the event after injuring his knee at...

Defending World Champion J'Den Cox won his Final X series over NCAA Champion and Hodge Trophy winner Bo Nickal to reclaim the world team spot at 92 kilograms. J'Den won 2 straight matches in their best-of-three series, without allowing Bo to score an...

Cejudo Becomes Double UFC Champ Fanatic Wrestling’s Henry Cejudo added his name to a very short list: becoming a double champion by defeating Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 for the vacant bantamweight title.   Cejudo, the UFC Flyweight Champion, came into the fight...

Ask any experienced grappler what the most important part of the body is for performance, and the vast majority will say the hips. It makes sense, as the hips are the prime directional indicators for any sport. From being able to hit ankle-breaking...

Check out the Match By Match Breakdown and Our Picks   Location: RAC, Piscataway, NJ Session 1, 12:00pm Bout 1 Men’s Greco 87 Kg: Joe Rau, TMWC vs. Ben Provisor NLWC Rau: Div. 3 Nat’l Champ at Elmhurst College in Illinois, 2x Midlands...

Ben Askren Fixes Your Double Leg A good double leg showcases all the finer points of wrestling; timing, explosive movement, and a chance to land and opponent on his back and pin. It is a fundamental skill in wrestling, mixed martial arts, jiu-jitsu,...

UFC Champ and Olympic Gold Medalist Shares Takedown Prowess Anybody who has been a fan of the UFC’s lighter weight classes has undoubtedly seen Henry Cejudo’s rise to dominance. If you haven’t, here’s a quick refresher.   Henry Cejudo won an Olympic gold...

Defending World Champion Kyle Dake has requested and recieved a wrestle-off delay for the world team spot at 79 kilos, he announced today in an Instagram post. After a dominant run at last year's worlds, where he didn't give up a point the...

After an injury suffered in a recent match, reigning world champion at 86kg David Taylor will miss this year's Final X event, thereby conceding his place on the world team to World Team Trials champion Pat Downey. The two were to meet in...

Former Michigan State wrestler at 174lbs Rashad Evans will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in the class of 2019, after a long and successful career in MMA. The Spartan wrestler started for two years in the Big Ten after winning...

After an intense weekend of competition, 10 women emerged as the World Team Trials champions, giving them the right to face off for the Final X world team spot. Each bracket was narrowed down to the best few in the nation, and the...

The finals are set to determine who will represent America at the 2019 World Championships, with each best-of-three series to be contested in either Rutgers on June 8th, or Lincoln on June 15th. Each event will feature two sessions, and will see matches...