5 WWE main event Superstars who almost joined the UFC

#3 Kurt Angle

Oh, it’s true, it’s damn true!

Of all the Superstars on this list, Kurt Angle probably came the closest to signing with the UFC.

One only needs to scan through the current UFC roster to register that Olympic-level wrestlers, who didn’t even win Gold, by the way, are at the top of their respective weight classes – Daniel Cormier is the Light Heavyweight Champion, and Yoel Romero is on the cusp of a Title shot at Middleweight.

How then do you think a bonafide Olympic Gold medallist in wrestling – obtained despite competing with a broken freaking neck – would have done?

In fact, according to UFC supremo Dana White, Kurt Angle was offered a spot on the Ultimate Fighter season 10 along with famous Youtube sensation Kimbo Slice. Why it didn’t work out, however, is something both men differ in their opinions of.

Angle says the contract on the table wasn’t what he wanted while Dana White blames the fact that Angle didn’t pass his medical for why the deal didn’t get done.

Either way, Kurt Angle was a whisker away from competing in the Octagon of the UFC. And if how quickly he learnt the ropes in pro wrestling was any indication to go by, he would have been just fine at MMA too.