On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman
speaks with wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Joe Warren.
A 2006 Greco-Roman wrestling world champion, and one of the most exciting
competitors on the mat, Joe Warren has just signed to fight in the Bellator
Fighting Championships mixed martial arts promotion in their featherweight (145
lbs.) tournament, starting this April. After just a few months of training, he
made his mixed martial arts debut in 2009 in the Dream featherweight tournament
in Japan. He won his first two fights over veterans Chase Beebe and Kid
Yamamoto to advance to the finals, before losing to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter
Bibiano Fernandes.
We spoke at length with Joe Warren about his plans to continue wrestling while
fighting. He told us why he believes that wrestling is a tougher sport than
mixed martial arts. He elaborated on the relationship between wrestling and
mixed martial arts, and the transition wrestlers must make when they become
professional fighters. He discussed his fights in Dream, the upcoming tournament
in Bellator, his goal of wrestling in the 2012 Olympics, his plans to open a
new gym in Denver, Colorado, and much more.
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