After the success of Matt Riddle and Ronda Rousey, it appears MMA fighters are more open to a professional wrestling career.
Now you can add former two-time UFC Heavyweight champion Frank Mir to the list as the current Bellator fighter will make the jump to the squared circle in April.
Mir, 39, was announced for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport, a show that will take place on April 4 in Jersey City, N.J. at White Eagle Hall during WrestleMania weekend.
For those of you who don’t what Bloodsport is, the promotion is based off the 1988 martial arts movie. While there’s a four-sided ring, there are no ropes thus it takes a more realistic approach to pro wrestling. You won’t be seeing any flips, flops, or crazy moves in Bloodsport as that’s not the promotion's style.
Most of the participants on the show would be pro wrestlers who had extensive training in some form of legitimate combat.
The first Bloodsport event took place last April in New Orleans, as part of WrestleMania week, and featured former UFC fighters Matt Riddle, Tom Lawlor and Dan Severn, as well as pro wrestling Hall of Famer Minoru Suzuki.
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