Rosholt preparing for next MMA challenge

DALLAS - Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter development group Team Takedown (www.teamtakedownfirghters.com) will send three of its fighters - Oklahoma State wrestling legends Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller - in for their next wins on Saturday, March 15, at the Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Rosholt (3-0) will take on Chad Jay (7-2) in one of two main event fights. Rosholt, a former wrestling standout at Sandpoint, is a three-time NCAA wrestling champion and four-time All American. Hendricks (2-0) will battle Blake McDaniels (5-0) in the second main event match-up. Hendricks is also a four-time All American and as well as a two-time NCAA wrestling champion.

Both main events consist of 3 five-minute rounds.

All three TTD fighters are alumni of Oklahoma State University, so it won't be too much of a stretch to hope for a partisan crowd. In addition, the remainder of the card will feature additional Oklahoma-based talent and young athletes from Osaka, Japan.

Team Takedown is a fighter management company out of Arlington, Texas. It is known for the unconventional method of putting fighters on salary, allowing them to focus on training full-time. In addition, its fighters are making the transition from all-star wrestlers to mixed martial arts athletes.

HDNet Fights announced today that it is teaming with the Xtreme Fighting League for the upcoming “HDNet Fights Presents: Xtreme Fighting League”. The event will air live, exclusively on HDNet.

Of the Team Takedown members, Mezger said the former OSU Cowboys are the next generation of MMA superstars. “This will be their first time on TV,” he said. “We really expect a lot of good things out of them.”

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