5 WWE Superstars Who Could Succeed In The UFC

#5 Jason Jordan

Jason Jordan's athleticism and wrestling background could help him succeed in the UFC

There’s a reason that WWE decided to give Jason Jordan – real name Nathan Everhart – the gimmick of being Kurt Angle’s son. That’s because like Angle – an Olympic gold medallist in freestyle wrestling who could definitely have seen UFC success in his prime – Jordan comes from a tremendous amateur wrestling background.

Wrestling at Indiana University, Jordan saw massive success as a collegiate wrestler. He became a three-time NCAA Division I qualifier, and became ranked as high as 2nd in the nation at heavyweight.

Renowned for his speed and athleticism, Jordan competed – and succeeded – in a weight class that went up to 285lbs while weighing around 225lbs himself, an incredible feat. And of course, it’s those skills that today allow him to throw around huge men like Braun Strowman in the WWE ring.

But could Jordan succeed in the UFC? For an athlete of his calibre, there’s no reason why he couldn’t. The likes of Josh Koscheck, Phil Davis and Brock Lesnar himself all came from similar backgrounds and saw massive success in the UFC, even without a lot of prior MMA experience.

At 30 years old, Jordan would still be relatively young for an MMA Heavyweight, and with the general lack of athletic talent in that division, the sky would probably be the limit for a wrestler of his calibre.