UFC president Dana White said on Tuesday, "The UFC is joining the fight to help save Olympic wrestling," and urged Bellator MMA parent company Viacom to follow suit.
Disappointed by the IOC's recent decision to eliminate wrestling from the Olympic program, several wrestlers-turned-fighters speak out against the decision.
As dour as the IOC's removal of wrestling from the Olympics is, UFC president Dana White says that he "can't be the guy to try and run out and save wrestling."