Result – Coleman Wsub1 (Strikes)
An NCAA National Champion in 1988 and a 1992 US Olympian, Mark Coleman had achieved a lot in his athletic career, but in 1996, the 31-year old didn’t know what was next. Then he turned on the television one night.
“I was definitely at a crossroads,” Coleman told me in 2008. “With wrestling, there wasn’t a whole lot of pay involved, you were doing a lot for personal pride, and I was definitely not sure about what my future held. That’s why it was so exciting when I saw the first UFC on TV.