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Ancient Greek Martial Art ‘Pankration’ and Its Influence on MMA

Pankration was one of ancient Greece’s most revered sports in the same way that millions of people love MMA today. It was an embodiment of the ancient Greek ideal of excellence, which was known in Greek as "arete." This sport...

George Zaharias and Babe Didrikson, the First Power Couple in Sports

Theodore Vetoyanis, known by his ring name of George Zaharias, was more popularly known as "The Crying Greek from Cripple Creek".

Kolitsopoulos Becomes First Greek to Win World Wrestling Championship

Arionas Kolitsopoulos became the Greco-Roman wrestling world champion by winning the gold medal in the 71kg category at the U17 World Wrestling Championship held in Turkey. The Greek athlete attained victory by defeating Iranian competitor Iranian Mohammadian 6-5. https://twitter.com/HellenicOlympic/status/1686805084984799248 Once again, the...

Legendary Greek Wrestler Mike Pappas Passed Away

The legendary Greek veteran wrestler, Manoli Savvenas, known as Mike Pappas, died in his home on December 31, 2022, of colorectal cancer. 

Giorgos Tromaras: Greece Loses its Modern Day Hercules

Greece has lost its "modern-day Hercules," Giorgos Tromaras, who passed away on Monday at age 74 after the last fight with his ill health. Giorgos Tromaras was a wrestler, two-times Greek champion in freestyle wrestling, and one time in European...

Georgios Pilidis Wins Gold for Greece at Wrestling World Championships

Greek wrestler Georgios Pilidis won gold for Greece on Sunday at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships, held in Serbia. He defeated Russia's Ibragim Abdurakhmanov 4-3 to claim gold in the 65kg category. Azerbaijan's Ziraddin Bayramov and Turkey's Cavit...

Greek American Wrestler Helen Maroulis Wins Bronze in Tokyo

Greek American wrestler Helen Maroulis won a bronze medal for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Greek American Helen Maroulis to Wrestle in the Bronze Medal Match

Greek American wrestler Helen Maroulis will compete in the Olympic women's wrestling freestyle bronze medal match on Thursday. Maroulis will face either Khongorzul Boldsaikhan of Mongolia or Fatoumata Yarie Camara of Guinea, depending on the winner of their semifinal....

Greece's Olympic Wrestler Babis Holidis Dies at 62

Greek Olympic medal winner Babis Holidis has died at the relatively young age of 62, it was announced on Wednesday. Holidis, who specialized in Olympic-style Greco-Roman wrestling, was born in Kazakhstan in 1956. He began wrestling in 1968, and ended...

Dave Bautista Returns to WWE TV for 1000th Smackdown Episode

After a four-year absence from the ring in order to pursue his acting career, Dave Bautista will be returning to WWE TV for the 1000th episode of "Smackdown". Bautista will be reuniting with some wrestling TV legends, including Triple H,...