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Olympic Gold Medalist Kyle Snyder: ‘I want to fight UFC’
- Updated: September 13, 2016
Less than a month ago, Maryland native and Ohio State University junior, Kyle Snyder, became the youngest American ever to win a wrestling gold medal at the Olympics. Last week, after attending UFC 203 in Cleveland, he was inspired to make the leap into mixed martial arts.
With the following tweet, Snyder proclaimed his intentions:
I want to fight @ufc
— Kyle Snyder (@Snyder_man45) September 11, 2016
The Buckeye expanded on his brief yet tantalizing tweet in an interview with Fox Sports.
Impressed by the showmanship of the promotion, Snyder was excited at the notion of becoming the first person to wrestle in a world or Olympic championship while simultaneously fighting in the UFC.
Without committing to a specific timeline, Snyder sounded confident in his ability to juggle both sports, telling Fox:
“I want to fight. Basically what that tweet means. I love wrestling, I really do. I would want to continue wrestling but I want to do both at the same time. I want to pursue my wrestling career, wrestle in World Championships and the Olympic games, but if the scheduling could work out and I can …
