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Jax Forrest, the current superstar of US wrestling, briefly discusses his foray into MMA.

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I said I'm I'm going to do at least one fight in my life.I don't know if it'll be like my career or anything, but I got to do at least one. Get an octagon. Just throw down. Yeah, I always said that. I don't know.It's like I mean you watch UFC and you're like, "Dang, that's cool. I want to do that." I don't know if I'd want my job to get hit in the face, but I want to do at least one. And then if I like it, who knows? Definitely going to do one choke. We got to build up to that one. Huh? We got to build up to that one.

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u/Jazzlike-Buy-6287 — 3 days ago

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For a while, the number of wrestlers making the switch to MMA had been declining, but that trend seems to be shifting. Stevenson is heading to the UFC, and most recently, Andrew Alirez also made his MMA debut. Starroci, Kerkvilet, Byrd, Henson, Buchanan, AJ Ferrari, Ed Ruth, Cesar Alvan, and Ty Watters are also considering making the switch to MMA. Even among high school wrestlers, Bo Bassett and Dawson Youngblut have stated that they aim to become UFC champions. What do you think of this trend? Also, let me know if there are any other wrestlers with similar plans.

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u/Jazzlike-Buy-6287 — 15 days ago