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Seven Women’s World Team members lead large USA team in all styles at Spanish Grand Prix

This week, USA sends a strong team – including seven 2018 Women’s World Team members – to compete at this year’s Senior Grand Prix of Spain, July 14-15 in Madrid, Spain.

The tournament begins on Saturday, July 14, with Greco-Roman first, followed by men’s freestyle later that day. Women’s freestyle competes the next day, Sunday July 15.

The seven World Team members are Sarah Hildebrandt (53 kg), Jacarra Winchester (55 kg), Alli Ragan (59 kg), Mallory Velte (62 kg), Forrest Mollinari (65 kg), Tamayra Mensah-Stock (68 kg)
and Adeline Gray (74).

Gray is a three-time World champion and five-time World medalist. Ragan has won two World silver medals.

Making her first appearance since the 2017 World Team Trials, two-time Olympian and four-time World medalist, Elena Pirozhkova (65 kg) returns to the mat.

Iowa’s NCAA champion and two-time Junior World champion Spencer Lee also puts himself back in to competition at 57 kg in men’s freestyle.

More stars from the men’s freestyle team include Iowa’s past NCAA champion Cory Clark (61 kg) and four-time NCAA All-American Tyler Graff (61 kg).

A team of seven U.S. Marine Corps Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete, led by National Team member Xavier Johnson (63 kg), Peyton Walsh (77 kg) and John Stefanowicz Jr. (82 kg).

2018 GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
at Madrid, Spain, July 14-15 (6 hours ahead of ET)

Schedule

Friday, July 13
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Qualification rounds through finals (GR 55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg, 9 kg, 130 kg)
4:00 p.m – 9:30 p.m. – Qualification rounds through finals (MFS 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg)

Saturday, July 14
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Qualification rounds through finals (WFS 50 kg, 53 kg, 55 kg, 57 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)

U.S. Greco-Roman Roster
63 kg: German Diaz Maldonado, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (Puerto Rico/USMC)
63 kg: Xavier Johnson, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (USMC)
67 kg: Raymond Bunker, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (USMC)
67 kg: Jamel Johnson, Camp Lejeune, N.C.(USMC)
77 kg: Peyton Walsh, Glen Allen, Va. (USMC)
77 kg: JayShon Wilson, Hubert, N.C. (USMC)
82 kg: John Stefanowicz Jr., Camp Lejeune, N.C.(USMC)

Coach Jason Loukides, Jacksonville, N.C.

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Roster
57 kg: Spencer Lee, Murrysville, Pa (TMWC)
61 kg: Cory Clark, Iowa City, Iowa (TMWC)
61 kg: Tyler Graff, Blacksburg, Virginia (TMWC)

Coach: Mark Perry, Iowa City, Iowa

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Roster
50 kg: Erin Golston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC)
50 kg: Charlotte Fowler, Katy, Texas (Campbellsville Univ.)
53 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC)
53 kg: Haley Augello, Chapel Hill, N.C., (NYAC)
53 kg: Cody Pfau, Brush, Colo. (TMWC)
55 kg: Jacarra Winchester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (TMWC)
55 kg: Dominique Parrish, Scotts Valley, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
57kg: Michaela Beck, New York, N.Y. (NYAC)
55 kg: Gracie Figueroa, Fowler, Calif. (TMWC)
57 kg: Alexandra Hedrick, Fair Oaks, Calif. (TMWC)
59 kg: Alli Ragan, Iowa City, Iowa (TMWC)
59 kg: Megan Black, Batavia, Iowa (TMWC)
59 kg: Bri Csontos, Amissville, Va. (TMWC)
62 kg: Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (TMWC)
62 kg: Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
65 kg: Elena Pirozhkova, New York, N.Y. (TMWC)
65 kg: Forrest Molinari, Colorado Springs, Colo. (TMWC
68 kg: Tamyra Mensah-Stock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (TMWC)
68 kg: Alexandria Glaude,West Sacramento, Calif. (TMWC)
76 kg: Adeline Gray, Kingston, Pa. (NYAC)

U.S. Women’s Freestyle National Head Coach: Terry Steiner, Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Women’s Freestyle National Assistant Coach: Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Coach: Brent Barnes, Lake Stevens, Wash.
Coach: Valentin Kalika, New York City, N.Y.
Coach: Cleo Lane, Fresno, Calif.

Support Staff
Referee: Drew Hayes, Tempe, Ariz.
Medical: Jodi Loecke, Windsor, Colo.
Chiropractor: Rosie Main, Meridian, Idaho

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Cruz, Naser, Sorensen and Porter bring home gold from the Canada Cup

GUELPH, Ontario, Canada – Four American wrestlers claimed individual gold medals this past weekend at the Canada Cup.

U.S. champions included Darian Cruz (New York Athletic Club/Lehigh Valley WC) at 57 kg/125.7 lbs., Ali Naser (Sunkist Kids) at 61 kg/ 134.5 lbs., Brandon Sorensen (Titan Mercury WC) at 70 kg/ 153.4 lbs. and Jesse Porter (New York Athletic Club) at 79 kg/ 174.2 lbs.

A three-time NCAA All-American and 2017 NCAA national champion for Lehigh, Darian Cruz overpowered Canadian Brayden Todd, 10-3. Cruz met his second Canadian, Samuel Jagas and defeated him in a closer match, 3-1. For his finals match, Cruz met another top American, Frank Perrelli and overcame him, 5-3.

Arizona State’s NCAA qualifier Ali Naser received a bye in his first match to put him up against Canada’s Ligrit Sadiku and tech-falled Sadiku, 11-0. In the finals, Naser found himself head-to-head with Canada’s 2017 Pan-American silver medalist Aso Palani. Naser defeated Palani, 11-4 to collect the gold.

The Iowa Hawkeyes’ four-time NCAA All-American, Brandon Sorensen, dominated in his first match against Canada’s Caleb Rutner, tech-falling Rutner 11-0. In the semifinals, Sorensen inched by fellow American, Mario Mason in a 3-3 decision. Sorensen faced two-time NCAA All-American Ganbayar Sanjaa of Mongolia. Sorensen defeated Sanjaa in a close 2-1 decision.

USA Wrestling’s fourth gold medalist, usually known for his Greco-Roman career, wrestled a round-robin. 2017 U23 Greco-Roman World Team member, Jesse Porter, pinned Baljot Mangat of Canada in 1:07. Porter received his second hand-raising by forfeit against Canada’s Brock Munro. In his final match, Porter blasted Canadian Braydon Ambo by technical fall, 15-4.

Joining Perrelli as a silver medalist for the USA was two-time Greco-Roman Olympian Ben Provisor of the NYAC at 92 kg. Bringing home bronze medals from the USA were Josh Rodriguez of the Nittany Lion WC at 57 kg, Rob Mathers of the Sunkist Kids at 65 kg, Mario Mason of the NYAC/LVWC at 70 kg and Lester Calderon of the NYC RTC at 97 kg.

Only one American female entered the women’s division. Alexis Porter of NYAC earned a fifth-place finish by defeating Canada’s Breanne Graham, 8-0.

CANADA CUP
at Guelph, Canada, July 7

Men’s freestyle medalist

57 kg/ 125.7 lbs.
Gold – Darian Cruz (NYAC/LVWC)
Silver – Frank Perrelli (NYAC/LVWC) (Dec 5-3)
Bronze – Josh Rodriguez (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club)

61 kg/134.5 lbs.
Gold – Ali Naser (Sunkist Kids)
Silver – Aso Palani (BMWC)
Bronze – Ligrit Sadiku (Brock Wrestling Club)

65 kg/143.3 lbs.
Gold – Dillon Williams (Team Impact)
Silver – Michael Asselstine (Bears Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Rob Mathers (Sunkist Kids)

70 kg/ 154.3 lbs.
Gold – Brandon Sorensen (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club)
Silver – Ganbayar Sanjaa (MONGOLIA/NYAC) (Dec 2-1)
Bronze – Mario Mason (NYAC/LVWC)

74 kg/ 163 lbs.
Gold – Franklin Gomez (Puerto Rico)
Silver – Jevon Balfour (Brock Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Tyler Rowe (Brock Wrestling Club)

79 kg/ 174.2 lbs.
Gold – Jesse Porter (NYAC)
Silver – Braydon Ambo (London-Western Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Baljot Mangat (Guelph WC)

86 kg/ 189.6 lbs.
Gold – Alex Moore (Montreal WC)
Silver – Ahamed Shamiya (Hamilton Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Hunter Lee (Saskatoon Wrestling Club)

92 kg/ 202.8 lbs.
Gold – Jordie Steen (Montreal WC)
Silver – Ben Provisor (NYAC)
Bronze – Clayton Pye (Brock Wrestling Club)

97 kg/ 213.9 lbs.
Gold – Richard DesChatelets (Brock Wrestling Club)
Silver – Dalton Webb (Guelph WC)
Bronze – Lester Calderon (NYC RTC)

125 kg/ 275.6 lbs.
Gold – Aly Barghout (Montreal WC)
Silver – Sean Molle (BMWC) (Dec 5-2)
Bronze – Frederick Choquette (Montreal WC)

Women’s freestyle medalist

50 kg/ 110.2 lbs
Gold – Jessie MacDonald (Brock Wrestling Club)
Silver – Jiang Zhu (China)
3rd Place – Nadezhda Sokolova (Russia)

53 kg/ 116.8 lbs.
Gold – Stalvira Orshush (Russia)
Silver – Diana Weicker (Brock Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Jie Ni (China)

55 kg/ 121.25 lbs.
Gold – Nina Menkenova (Russia)
Silver – Gabriella Ramos (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Cara Nania (Dinos Wrestling Club)

57 kg/ 125.7 lbs
Gold – Irina Ologonova (Russia)
Silver – Hannah Taylor (Brock Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Alexandria Town (York Wrestling Club)

59 kg/ 130.1 lbs
Gold – Svetlana Lipatova of Russia
Silver – Xiuyun Chen of China
Bronze – Laurence Beauregard of Montreal WC

62 kg/ 136.7 lbs.
Gold – Jessica Brouillette (Brock Wrestling Club)
Silver – Uliana Tukurenova (Russia)
Bronze – Hongli Yan (China)

65 kg/ 143.3 lbs.
Gold – Yulia Prontsevich (Russia)
Silver – Skylar Grote (Brock Wrestling Club)
Bronze – Yue Zhang (China)

68 kg/ 149.9 lbs.
Gold – Danielle Lappage (Dinos Wrestling Club)
Silver – Khanum Velieva (Russia)
Bronze – Olivia Di Bacco (Brock Wrestling Club)

72 kg/ 158.7 lbs
Gold – Jiao Wang of China
Silver – Tatiana Kolesnikova of Russia
Bronze – Galina Bulatova of Russia

76 kg/ 167.6 lbs.
Gold – Erica Wiebe (Dinos Wrestling Club)
Silver Justina Di Stasio (BMWC)
Bronze – Yuqing Ye (China)

U.S. Women’s freestyle performances

62 kg/ 136.7 – Alexis Porter (NYAC), 5th
LOSS Uliana Tukurenova (Russia), 8-1
WIN Wendy Liu (Team Impact), tech-fall 15-2
LOSS Hongli Yan (China), 7-3
WIN Breanne Graham (Dinos Wrestling Club), 8-0

U.S. Men’s freestyle performances

57 kg/ 125.7 lbs – Darian Cruz (NYAC/LVWC), Gold
WIN Brayden Todd (London-Western Wrestling), 10-3
WIN Samuel Jagas (Brock Wrestling Club), 3-1
WIN Frank Perrelli (NYAC/LVWC), 5-3

57 kg / 125.7 lbs – Frank Perrelli (NYAC/LVWC), Silver
WIN Josh Rodriguez (Nittany Lion WC), tech-fall 10-0
WIN Alex Moher (Brock Wrestling Club), tech-fall 10-0
LOSS Darian Cruz (NYAC/LVWC), 5-3

57 kg / 125.7 lbs – Josh Rodriguez (Nittany Lion WC), Bronze
LOSS Frank Perrelli (NYAC/LVWC), tech-fall 10-0
WIN Samuel Jagas (Brock Wrestling Club), 13-0
WIN Brayden Todd (London-Western Wrestling), injury

61 kg / 134.5 lbs – Ali Naser (Sunkist Kids), Gold
WIN Ligrit Sadiku (Brock Wrestling Club), tech-fall 11-0
WIN Aso Palani (BMWC), 11-4

65 kg / 143.3 lbs – Rob Mathers (Sunkist Kids), Bronze
WIN Trystan Kato (Team Impact), tech-fall 10-0
LOSS Michael Asselstine (Bears Wrestling Club), 10-4
WIN Connor McNeice (Dinos Wrestling Club), tech-fall 11-0
WIN Elvir Uzunovic (Guelph WC), tech-fall 11-1

70 kg / 154.3 lbs – Brandon Sorensen (TMWC), Gold
WIN Caleb Rutner (London-Western Wrestling), tech-fall 11-0
WIN Mario Mason (NYAC/LVWC), 3-3
WIN Ganbayar Sanjaa (Mongolia/NYAC), 2-1

70 kg / 154.3 lbs – Mario Mason (NYAC/LVWC), Bronze
WIN Gunnar Sales (Guelph WC), tech-fall 12-1
LOSS Brandon Sorensen (Titan Mercury WC), 3-3
WIN Nick Rowe (Brock Wrestling Club), tech-fall 12-2
WIN Caleb Rutner (London-Western Wrestling), tech-fall 10-0

70 kg / 154.3 lbs – Tony Tolbert (Pennsylvania RTC), 6th
LOSS Ganbayar Sanjaa (Mongolia/NYAC), fall
LOSS Caleb Rutner (London-Western Wrestling), tech-fall 13-0
LOSS Nick Rowe (Brock Wrestling Club), injury

79 kg / 174.2 lbs – Jesse Porter (NYAC), Gold
WIN Baljot Mangat (Guelph WC), fall 1:07
WIN Brock Munro (Keystone), forfeit
WIN Braydon Ambo (London-Western), 15-4

92 kg / 202.8 lbs – Ben Provisor (NYAC), Silver
LOSS Jordie Steen (Montreal WC), 6-4
WIN Don McNeil (NYAC), injury
WIN Kadeem Samuels (LVWC) 3-2
WIN Clayton Pye (Brock Wrestling) forfeit

92 kg / 202.8 lbs – Kadeem Samuels (LVWC), 4th
LOSS Jordie Steen (Montreal WC), 8-2
LOSS Ben Provisor (NYAC), 3-2
LOSS Clayton Pye (Brock Wrestling), 7-6
WIN Don McNeil (NYAC)

92 kg / 202.8 lbs – Don McNeil (NYAC), 5th
LOSS Clayton Pye (Brock Wrestling), injury
LOSS Ben Provisor (NYAC), injury
LOSS Jordie Steen (Montreal WC), forfeit
LOSS Kadeem Samuels (LVWC), forfeit

97 kg / 213.9 lbs– Lester Calderon (NYC RTC), Bronze
LOSS Richard DesChatelets (Brock Wrestling), fall 5:00
LOSS Dalton Webb (Guelph WC), tech-fall 11-0

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UFC 226 results, highlights: Daniel Cormier knocks out Stipe Miocic for heavyweight title

You may or may not agree with placing Daniel Cormier in the conversations among the greatest of all time in the UFC, but after what took place on Saturday night at UFC 226, he has certainly earned the recognition. Cormier went into the Octagon looking to make history and become a simultaneous two-division champion by defeating reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic — and DC did just that.

Cormier became the new UFC heavyweight champion on Saturday night in quick and impressive fashion. After battling back and forth for a good portion of the opening round, Cormier landed a stiff right hook to the jaw of the seemingly unstoppable Miocic to shock the world and claim victory. It was Cormier’s first knockout win since he KO’d Patrick Cummins in 2014.

“I am 39 years old, and I’ve been second a lot of times, but today I finally accomplished everything from crying in this very same octagon last year — almost a year to the day — to becoming the UFC heavyweight champion. Joe, this is the most amazing thing I’ve ever experienced,” Cormier said after the fight.

Immediately, we would learn who Cormier’s next challenger will inevitably be.

That’s later, however. The main focus of Saturday night is that Cormier quickly added to his legacy at UFC 226 by impressively ending the reign of the most dominant UFC heavyweight champion in history. Cormier joins Conor McGregor in becoming the only other fighter to hold two titles at the same time.

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UFC 226 fight card/results

Daniel Cormier (c) def. Stipe Miocic via first-round TKO (punches)
Derrick Lewis def. Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Mike Perry def. Paul Felder via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Anthony Pettis def. Michael Chiesa via second-round submission (Armbar)
Khalil Rountree def. Gokhan Saki via first-round TKO (punches)
Paulo Costa def. Uriah Hall via second-round TKO (punches)
Raphael Assuncao def. Rob Font via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Drakkar Klose def. Lando Vannata via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Curtis Millender def. Max Griffin via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

 

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Ex-MSU wrestler, UFC champ Evans retires from MMA

Rashad Evans, former UFC light heavyweight champion and “The Ultimate Fighter 2” winner, is now a former mixed martial arts fighter.

Evans, a high school and collegiate wrestler who made his pro MMA debut 14 years ago, revealed his decision to retire from MMA on ESPN’s “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” Monday.

Just two weeks ago, the 38-year-old Evans was the victim of a knockout in the first minute of the first round to Anthony Smith at UFC 225 at the United Center in Chicago on June 9. It was his fifth straight loss.

In his pro career which he launched in April 2004, Evans compiled a 19-8-1 record competing primarily for the UFC. He joined the promotion as a top prospect after emerging as the heavyweight winner of TUF 2, though he immediately dropped down to light heavyweight (205 pounds) following the conclusion of that tournament. In his first eight UFC fights, Evans came out the victor over some of the top talent in that weight class at the time, including Michael Bisping, Chuck Liddell, and Forrest Griffin.

In fact, it was that third-round TKO of Griffin at UFC 92 in December 2008 that made Evans the UFC light heavyweight champion. Evans lost that title in his first defense against Lyoto Machida but came back with four big-time wins over opponents such as Quinton Jackson and former Penn State champ — and future Bellator titlewinner — Phil Davis.

Prior to entering the Octagon, Evans crafted an impressive amateur wrestling career. He was a two-time New York state wrestling championships finalist for Niagara-Wheatfield High School. Evans then enrolled at Niagara County Community College, where he was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American, winning the 165-pound title at the 2000 NJCAA Wrestling Championships. Evans then headed west to Michigan State, where he became a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships qualifier at 174 pounds. One of Evans’ greatest amateur accomplishments: being one of only four wrestlers to defeat Greg Jones, three-time NCAA champ for West Virginia University.

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Vitor Belfort: Floyd Mayweather Would Suck At MMA!

Hey, you know all those videos of Floyd Mayweather running around the cage looking agile and buff?
Vitor Belfort is not impressed.
“The Phenom” knows a thing or two about mixed martial arts (MMA), having been in the fight game for over two decades. And to Belfort, this notion that Mayweather could cross over to cage fighting and not get ground into dust is preposterous.

“I think he doesn’t have a chance even against the young kids, 15, 14-year-olds,” Belfort told MMA Fighting. “He has a lot to learn on the ground, kicks. With his arms, on his weight, he’s a phenom. Now, involving legs and other things, no chance.”
Mayweather has been teasing a debut in UFC in the wake of his technical knockout win over Conor McGregor in last August’s boxing spectacle. That led to some lame tweets from both sides but nothing in the way of substance.
But if Belfort is right, then Mayweather should skip UFC and fight here.

 

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MMA Fighter, Conor McGregor, Arrested For Assault!

Courtesty of CBS Sports:

Update: Conor McGregor turned himself in to police late Thursday night following the incident that took place in Brooklyn. According to MMA Fighting, an NYPD spokesperson has confirmed the current lightweight champion has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief.

Conor McGregor may soon be a wanted man in the state of New York. After McGregor caused an incident at the Barclays Center on Thursday afternoon by throwing a guardrail at a bus and injuring at least one person, UFC president Dana White said McGregor now has a warrant out for his arrest, one that prevents him from leaving the state.

“They are looking for him right now. His plane cannot take off; he cannot leave the state of New York,” White said. “I’m assuming, eventually, if they don’t catch him, he’ll turn himself in. You can imagine he’s going to be sued beyond belief, and this was a real bad career move for him.

“After this disgusting, despicable move, I think everyone’s relationship with Conor is going to be not so great,” White continued. “Even the police officer who came to me was like ‘God, I was a fan of his, too. Not anymore.’ This is the type of bad move you make that turns a lot of people off.”

However, contrary to White’s statement, ABC News reports that the NYPD is still investigating the incident involving McGregor with no formal arrest warrant out for the UFC champion at this time.

In addition to McGregor’s legal situation, one of his teammates, Artem Lobov, has been pulled from the UFC 223 card. Lobov was set to fight Alex Caceres.

McGregor and his team showed up after the UFC 223 media day festivities wrapped up at Barclays Center and appeared to be looking for a fighter. When they were unable to get access to the bus, McGregor picked up a guardrail and hurled it at the vehicle, shattering the glass and cutting UFC 223 fighter Michael Chiesa on the face. Chiesa was transported to the hospital to be treated for the cuts, and it is unknown whether he will be able to on Saturday night.

“He’s got some beef with Khabib because of the Artem [Lobov] thing that went down. You don’t come into Barclays Center [and] attack people on a bus who are fighting the next day,” White said. “And the worst part is the women that were on the bus. They’re fighters. Rose [Namajunas] is a fighter. Karolina [Kowalkiewicz] is a fighter. But these goons are throwing bike racks and chairs like that through the windows of the bus and didn’t care who they hit or who they hurt.”

Video quickly surfaced of the fracas, showing McGregor and his team rushing the venue before hurling the guardrail and leaving in a bus that was waiting for them outside.

It is unclear at this time what sparked the seemingly planned attack.

 

 

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