5 current WWE Superstars that fought in MMA

#3 Matt Riddle

The Original Bro, Matt Riddle, compiled a 8-3-2 Mixed Martial Arts record as a competitor

The Original Bro, Matt Riddle, competed in MMA from 2008 to 2013 in the UFC. With a 1-0 record as an amateur, Riddle earned a spot on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter reality television competition.

10 years ago today in the UFC I was dropping elbows on faces and 10 years later I’m doing the same but in the WWE, once a stallion always a stallion bro 🤙 pic.twitter.com/PfIlm6mGjx

— matthew riddle (@SuperKingofBros) August 1, 2020

After winning his first bout on the show, Riddle lost his second fight against Tim Credeur. The loss didn't stop Riddle from earning a contract with the UFC, as his debut came across fellow castmate Dante Rivera. Riddle would go on to defeat Rivera via unanimous decision. Matt Riddle would go on to sign a contract with Bellator MMA after being released from the UFC in 2013.

Riddle never competed for Bellator but did go on to fight in one bout in Titan FC before an injury sidelined him for a second fight.

Bro, @BaronCorbinWWE this could’ve been us but @WWEGable is always playing pic.twitter.com/yN7iGDSNjM

— matthew riddle (@SuperKingofBros) August 1, 2020

Following his MMA career, Riddle began wrestling on the independent professional wrestling circuit before joining the WWE in 2018. Most of Riddle's career has been in NXT before earning a spot on the WWE SmackDown roster this year.