7 UFC fighters who've also won medals at the Olympics

#1 Mark Schultz:

Mark Schultz(right) with his brother Dave Schultz(left). Double Olympic gold medalist in 1984!

The Schultz brothers are two of the best wrestlers in the American history.

Wrestling was in the man’s blood and so was in his brother, Dave’s. The duo both bagged Gold medals in 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. After a long retirement of 8 years from the wrestling mat, Schultz decided to try his skills in the Octagon. He entered the cage to face Gary Goodridge and won the match via TKO.

In 1991, Mark Schultz along with Lee Kemp and John Smith achieved a record for "The most world titles won by a U.S. wrestler" and were entered in the Guinness Book of Records. To be a complete grappler he excelled in the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and received his black belt under Pedro Sauer.

A film ‘Foxcatcher’ was released in 2014 that depicted the story of his glories and tragedies in his life.

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