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Top boxer Lomachenko: I used to win grappling tournaments, should I fight in the UFC?

Vasyl Lomachenko is currently considered by many as the most skilled boxer in the world right now. Even with just 9 professional bouts, the two-time Olympic gold medalist — who reportedly went 396-1 as an amateur — is already a two-division champion and among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.

Vasyl, who recently sparred with former UFC champ T.J. Dillashaw, took to social media to talk about a possible switch to mixed martial arts. The 29-year-old Ukrainian says he used to win sambo and multiple grappling tournaments when he was younger.

I used to win many wrestling, judo, and sambo tournaments as a kid.