Can you believe we’ve made it to the final week of 2020?
Dec 24, 2020, Pro
Alan Vera has been in the United States for nearly four-and-a-half years after defecting from Cuba. It happened in Frisco, aTexas city that boasts a population of approximately 200,000 -- and a place that hardly gets mentioned whenever the Lone Star State is brought up in conversation.
Nov 14, 2020, Pro
Jordan Burroughs, Zahid Valencia, and all of tomorrow's competitors sat down for an entertaining press conference before their showdowns tomorrow.
Nov 13, 2020, Pro
When Jordan Burroughs tweets, people pay attention. He's been giving everyone plenty to think about recently as he's landed a couple of zingers in conversations with David Taylor and Zahid Valencia. So are the social media jabs just playful banter, or could they have an actual impact on Burroughs' match with Zahid Valencia on November 14?
Ana Godinez wrestles for Canada but is from Mexico. Hear the story of how she and her family got to where they are today.
Nov 13, 2020
What a card we have on tap for Saturday night! Jordan Burroughs and Zahid Valencia make their returns to the mat, Anthony Echemendia gets a Senior level test, the biggest Greco-Roman match of the year, two of the biggest women's freestyle stars, and much more.
The clutch gene is a real thing and Jordan Burroughs has it. Time and time again we have seen him be down late and go and get the points he needs to win. The fact that it was hard to narrow this list down to just 11 times Burroughs came up clutch speaks for itself. If Zahid is winning late on Saturday, he could actually be in big big trouble.
Nov 12, 2020, Pro
November normally means the start of the NCAA season, and while we don't have the typical litany of college duals and opens this year, Buckeye fans will get a preview of two of the next four years of their middleweights on Saturday night when Anthony Echemendia and Sammy Sasso take the mat.
We've got point spreads and a pick 'em contest, so now you can test your wrestling acumen against your fellow fans and leverage your enjoyment of this weekend's epic event.
Nov 11, 2020
Jordan Burroughs makes his return as he takes a big jump up in weight, Anthony Echemendia gets a Senior level test, the biggest Greco-Roman match of the year, and two of the biggest women's freestyle stars will be in action. Saturday night can't get here soon enough. Take an in-depth look at each match in the order they will be contested deep in the heart of Texas.
Nov 9, 2020
Zahid Valencia has been good since elementary school when he was making Tulsa finals. Now, he’s a Junior World medalist, 2X NCAA champion, and Senior Nationals champion. On Saturday night he’ll have his biggest test yet when he takes on 5X World/Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs.
Nov 7, 2020, Pro
Thirteen months have passed since Ohio State’s Anthony Echemendia stepped on the mat in a competitive wrestling match. After bringing home a pair of stop signs from Fargo, the Cuban immigrant wrestled fellow Fargo champ Josh Saunders at Flo’s annual Who’s #1 event. After steamrolling Saunders 10-0, Echemendia has been waiting for the chance to get back on the mat and pick up his next victory.
Nov 6, 2020, Pro
The above photos were taken the same year: 2012. Jordan Burroughs is now 32 and Zahid Valencia is 23. While the paths they have taken to get to this point are similar, they occurred almost a decade apart. When Jordan Burroughs won his first NCAA title, Zahid Valencia was in middle school and barely weighed over 100 lbs.
Nov 6, 2020
It's not often we get to see matchups between two wrestlers ranked #1 at their respective weight classes, but that's exactly what we'll have on November 14 when Alan Vera, the top man at 87kg, bumps up to take on G'angelo Hancock, the top man at 97kg. Their #1 rankings plus each man's high-powered offense makes this the biggest US Greco-Roman match of the year.
Nov 5, 2020
On November 14, Anthony Echemendia will wrestle his first senior level match since immigrating to the United States, but stories of his practice room intensity have already become commonplace in the wrestling world. Listen to a number of wrestling personalities describe times Echemendia threw caution to the wind in a workout.
Nov 5, 2020, Pro