The wrestling will be dominated by Munoz. Thats essentially where hes at. Mark Munoz is a ridiculous wrestler. He believes the much-hyped "wrestler versus wrestler" angle of the Hamill-Munoz matchup wont turn out to be as competitive as many think. Randolph, who is gunning for the Gladiator Challenge heavyweight belt the same night Munoz battles Hamill, had high praise for the 2001 NCAA champ as well. Fellow northern California high school wrestler Rick Randolph was three years ahead of Munoz in high school, took seventh in state and knows the name from way back.
Unlike football or basketball, there are strong wrestlers and programs all the way from Division I to junior college, but I do not believe Hamill had to defeat the same caliber of opposition Munoz did to snag the Div. So when Munoz, who returns this coming weekend to fight Nick Catone at UFC 102, suffered a stunning head-kick knockout loss to Matt Hamill earlier this year at UFC 96, he had to reassure a small army of loved ones that the adversity would only make him stronger. Mark Munoz, success at the Division I collegiate wrestling level and now in the most prominent mixed-martial-arts organization in the world is the result of his support system. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Mark Munoz to make middleweight debut vs. Hamill has basically relied on his strength and wrestling to win his five fights in the UFC. He was a decorated wrestler in high school and in college. Like Hamill, Munoz brings a strong wrestling background to the cage. The ridiculously-talented collegiate wrestling champion from Oklahoma State University debuted for the promotion at the season three finale in June 2006 and was victorious with a first round technical knockout, this time over WEC newcomer Ricardo Barros.
Munoz turned some heads with two strong showings under the WEC banner in 2008. Champion" in a very controversial split decision to Michael Bisping and at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" in a third round technical knockout to Rich Franklin. Hamill has also defeated Seth Petruzelli, Tim Boetsch and Reese Andy inside the Octagon. And, again, he was impressive with a first round technical knockout stoppage of Jesse Forbes. And, again, he was impressive with a first round technical knockout win over Chuck Grigsby. The ridiculously-talented collegiate wrestling champion from Oklahoma State University debuted for the promotion at WEC 34: "Sacramento," scoring an impressive first round technical knockout win over Chuck Grigsby. Munoz turned some heads with two strong showings under the WEC banner in 2008.
Hamill has also defeated Seth Petruzelli, Tim Boetsch and Reese Andy inside the Octagon. The ridiculously-talented collegiate wrestling champion from Oklahoma State University debuted for the promotion at the season three finale in June 2006 and was victorious with a first round technical knockout stoppage of Jesse Forbes.
After being medically sidelined before the semi finals of the reality show, he debuted for the promotion at WEC 34: "Sacramento," scoring an impressive first round technical knockout stoppage of Jesse Forbes.
