Another high-level wrestler will test the waters in MMA.
After months of teasing a potential jump, Jordan Oliver (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has a home with Bellator MMA. Wednesday, the promotion announced it signed Oliver to an exclusive multifight deal.
Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the promotion revealed Oliver will compete at featherweight with a debut in 2023. A specific date or opponent for his debut was not announced.
Oliver, 32, competed in freestyle and folkstyle wrestling. He wrestled four years at Oklahoma State University. Oliver is a 2019 U.S. national champion (freestyle), a two-time NCAA Division I national champion (folkstyle), a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, and a four-time Big 12 Conference champion (folkstyle).
After college, Oliver set his sights on the Olympics. In 2021, he was a 2020 U.S. Olympic Team member as the representative in 65kg men’s freestyle wrestling, but didn’t qualify in the 2021 World Olympic Qualifier.
Seems like you’ve got the Bellator fans excited, @that_dude_JO 👊😎 pic.twitter.com/fYdO7qlwRp
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) March 1, 2023
