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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Jordan Burroughs Backs Real American Freestyle at 38 Ahead of Aug. 22 Debut
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 17

Jordan Burroughs Backs Real American Freestyle at 38 Ahead of Aug. 22 Debut

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17

Summary

  • Jordan Burroughs said Real American Freestyle has given him a way back into elite competition at 38, ahead of his RAF debut in Cleveland on Aug. 22.
  • RAF matters, he said, because freestyle wrestlers usually peak between ages 25 and 30 and face few post-college options to keep competing at a high level.
  • Burroughs also called the league unusual for wrestling because it has shown sustainability, after many professional wrestling ventures he has seen failed.
  • Seven combined World and Olympic gold medals make Burroughs the most decorated U.S. wrestler by that measure, underscoring the profile RAF is using as it reaches its one-year anniversary with Fox Nation.

Insights

Will RAF’s stylized fight-night format finally crack the code to making professional freestyle wrestling a profitable mainstream sport?
Can a 38-year-old Olympic legend conquer a revolutionary fight league designed to rewrite the rules of freestyle wrestling?