Pride trying to sign Gardner

**Div1Wrestler** · 08-16-2004, 04:06 PM

Yomiuri Sports reports that DSE/PRIDE is in negitations with the agent of US Olympic wrestling gold medalist Rulon Gardner, with the intention of signing him to a fight contract.

Well if you can win by just laying on the mat like he did the gold he'll do good j/k..........

**GQ-Bouncer** · 08-16-2004, 04:38 PM

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no olympic wrestler will win against a experience MMA fighter with MMA rules, they'll probably set him up against a japanese fighter and make it a "US VS JAPAN" showdown matchup

ahh well, hopefully this gardner guy can pick up some kickboxing and jujitsu moves pretty quick

**radar1234** · 08-16-2004, 08:37 PM

wasnt matt linhdland an olympic wrestler?

**Div1Wrestler** · 08-17-2004, 04:07 AM

yes matt was (a silver medalist)

Iam still sore how he won his gold medal.......

**Kärnfysikern** · 08-17-2004, 05:41 AM

man they should have tried to sign karelin when he was at his peak, that monster would pic people apart.
Gardner is just one **** lucky sob

**GQ-Bouncer** · 08-17-2004, 02:31 PM

monster?

i think bob sapp is enough of a monster for all the MMA tournaments

**Kärnfysikern** · 08-18-2004, 04:20 AM

Yeah bob sapp is a muscle beast no doubt about it but I have 500 times as much respect for Karelin. IMO hes the greatest athlete ever!!

**Div1Wrestler** · 08-18-2004, 04:33 PM

Karelin is the greatest athlete ever in the sport of wrestling. One of My coaches wrestled him in the olympics and said he has never felt a stronger man in his life....