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WATCH: Former Spartan, UFC legend Rashad Evans appears with Mike Tyson, Henry Cejudo on All Elite Wrestling

Former Michigan State wrestler and UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans was on All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Wednesday with Mike Tyson.

If you have been aching to see a former Michigan State athlete on live tv, then you received some good news on Wednesday night. Rashad Evans, a former Michigan State Spartan who was a standout on the wrestling team before going on to become a UFC legend, made an appearance with a squadron of famous fighters, on TNT’s All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite. Evans was flanked by Mike Tyson, Henry Cejudo, and Vitor Belfort as they confronted professional wrestling legend Chris Jericho and his ‘Inner Circle.’

You can watch the video below:

Before going on to have a Hall of Fame UFC career, Evans was a very successful wrestler at Michigan State where he finished his career with a 48-34 record and just missed making the All-American team in a season where he was one of only four wrestlers to defeat collegiate wrestling legend Greg Jones.

Evans was inducted to the UFC Hall of Fame as a member of the 2019 class.

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Former Ohio State wrestler Kevin Randleman to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame

Former Ohio State wrestler Kevin Randleman will be inducted into Pioneer wing of the UFC Hall of Fame.

Former Ohio State and three-time NCAA wrestling All-American Kevin Randleman will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. The announcement came Saturday night during the UFC’s Fight Night 176.

Randleman wrestled for Ohio State from 1991-1993. He won the Big Ten title all three years, with two NCAA championships in both 1992 and 1993, but fell just shy of winning his freshman season in the NCAA final. After being a three-time All-American, he was ruled ineligible his senior season because of academic issues.

After his collegiate career, Randleman joined mixed martial arts and competed in not only the UFC, but PRIDE, WVR, and Strikeforce. It was with the UFC that Randleman was able to take hold right when things were really taking off in the world of MMA. He eventually became the UFC Heavyweight Champion in 1999, successfully defending his title once, before moving down to Light Heavyweight and also winning that title in his final bout with the UFC.

Randleman will be going into the Pioneer wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Ohio State Hall of Fame in 2004, and sadly passed away in 2016.

 

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