Saturday, July 13, 2013

Educational Background of UFC and MMA Fighters

Mixed martial arts has a bunch of educated athletes from a variety of backgrounds to their name. Many of the fighters on the UFC roster and competing in the sport of mixed martial arts a whole came from the amateur wrestling program in America, and several competed in the NCAA level. Here are some of the educational backgrounds of MMA fighters:

Brandon Vera. Old Dominion University
Cain Velasquez.  Arizona State University
CB Dalloway. Arizona State University
Chael Sonnen. University of Oregon, Sociology degree
Chad Mendes. California Polytechnic State University
Chris Weidman. Hofstra University, Psychology degree
Clay Guida. William Rainey Harper College
Dan Henderson. Cal State Fullerton and Arizona State University
Daniel Cormier. Oklahoma State University
Dennis Bermudez. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Evan Dunham. University of Oregon
Gray Maynard. Michigan State University
Jake Shields. San Francisco State University
Jamie Varner. Lock Haven University
Jeff Monson. Oregon State University, Master's in Psychology
Jim Miller. Virginia Tech
Jon Jones. Iowa Central Community College
Josh Koscheck. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Mark Munoz. Oklahoma State University
Matt Mitrione. Purdue University
Nik Lentz. University of Minnesota
Phil Davis. Penn State University
Randy Couture. Oklahoma State University
Rashad Evans. Michigan State University, Psychology degree
Ricardo Lamas. Elmhurst College
Rich Franklin. University of Cincinnati, Master's in Education
Rick Story. Southern Oregon University
Rosi Sexton. Trinity College in Cambridge, degree in Mathematics. University of Manchester, PhD in Theoretical Computer Science.
Ryan Bader. Arizona State University
Ryan Couture. Western Washington University
Sara McMann. Lock Haven University, degree in Theatre.  Gardner-Webb University, Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling.
Scott Jorgensen. Boise State University
Shane Carwin. Colorado School of Mines, Mechanical Engineering degree. Western State College, Environmental Technology.
Takeya Mizugaki. Kanto Gakuin University, Master's in Electrical Engineering
T.J. Dillashaw. California State University, Fullerton
Urijah Faber. University of California, Davis
 
 


 



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