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Trice's transformation from All-American wrestler to MMA fighter

Jarod Trice wrestles VMI’s Joshua Wine during the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 17, 2011 in Philadelphia Penn. Trice beat Wine in overtime with a decision of 3-1.

From a former Central Michigan three-time All-American wrestler's perspective — college wrestling stinks.

"I'm going to be honest with you, I hate (college wrestling)," said former CMU wrestler Jarod Trice. "I think it is the dumbest style of wrestling that you can do, period. We are the only country that competes in it. Freestyle and Greco-Roman style wrestling are the only two styles that people care about."

Trice explained that in the world of wrestling, folkstyle — the collegiate wrestling style — isn't popular or used around the world.