UFC Boss ‘Very Interested’ in Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs Fighting MMA
On Monday, Jordan Burroughs rolled to an easy victory over a top UFC welterweight in an exhibition wrestling match. Naturally, there’s interest to see if he could do the same in the Octagon.
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“Yeah, listen, I’m always interested in, you know, these guys that are considered the best athletes in the world in whatever it is they do wanting to come to the UFC,” White said during an appearance on "The Jim Rome Show” on Tuesday. “Yeah, obviously I’d be very interested.”
Burroughs is one of the most decorated wrestlers in U.S. amateur history. He was a two-time NCAA national champion at the University of Nebraska, captured multiple world championships in freestyle wrestling and twice qualified for the Olympics, winning gold in 2012.
Burroughs himself addressed the possibility of competing in MMA during an interview on "Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” last month. At most, Burroughs envisions stepping into the cage as a one-and-done endeavor.
“I would love to. I just want to fight one time, that’s it. I want one fight,” Burroughs said. “For me, it’s not about the status, it’s not about the glory, it’s not about the money. I just want to throw my hands and see what I’m made of.
“..I can’t make any promises. I’m saying I’ve considered it. It depends on what the offer is like and who my opponent was... but I don’t know. It’s definitely intriguing,” he added. “I’m so comfortable in my identity as a wrestler, that if I never fought, it would never bother me one bit. But I’m also such a competitor that I’ve considered it for a long period of time.”