
Gold Medalist, Longtime Beat the Streets Competitor Burroughs Takes On UFC Standout Askren At 74kg To Highlight Tenth Annual Youth Non-profit Fundraiser At Hulu Theater at MSG
NEW YORK–
Two of the most decorated and well-known recent Olympic wrestlers will square off for the first time as 2012 Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs njupuk ing 2008 Olympian Ben Askren
as part of the 10th annual “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 6. Burroughs, who has competed at numerous past BTS events, will battle Askren, who has parlayed his wresting talents into a strong mixed martial arts career in the UFC and other promotions, at 74kg in the highly-anticipated matchup.
"Grapple at the Garden" ndhukung Beat the Streets, program gulat ing jero kutha akar umbi paling gedhe ing Amerika Serikat, dadi penggalangan dana kanggo organisasi kasebut lan kanggo ngrayakake para atlit nalika bersaing ing panggung paling gedhe ing tengah donya..
Burroughs, a four-time World freestyle champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017), has won eight consecutive BTS benefit matches, downing fellow Olympian Frank Chamizo
last year in a thrilling, come-from-behind 8-5 verdict in the main event Supermatch.
Burroughs was a three-time All-American at Nebraska, winning two NCAA titles. The Sicklerville, N.J., native also competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio but did not medal.
Burroughs has the most World gold medals in USA history with four, tied with John Smith, Adeline Gray and Tricia Saunders. His five World and Olympic gold medals trails only Smith, who has six. He also has won two World bronze medals, giving him seven World and Olympic medals in his storied career.
Askren, who went 1-1 but didn’t medal in his lone Olympic appearance, was a four-time NCAA finalist at Missouri, winning the crowns in 2006 lan 2007. His MMA career has included wins in his first 19 cocog, most recently at UFC 235 pungkasan sasi. He has fought for several other promotions, primarily One Championship and Bellator, in amassing his perfect record.
Both Burroughs and Askren competed at 74 kg at the Olympic Games. Combined, they represented the USA at this weight class for the last three Olympic Games.
“Jordan Burroughs is a great champion who has been a great supporter of Beat the Streets for years, and Ben Askren has made a name for himself with his outsize talent and personality to match,” ujare Direktur Eksekutif Beat the Streets Brendan Buckley
. “This is a match that many fans have been hoping for, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring them together in a way that will benefit our BTS kids on what is shaping up to be a huge night of wrestling at Hulu Theater.”
The news follows last week’s first announced main event bout, between New Jersey natives
James Green (Willingboro) lan Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield). Additional matchups in the Team USA vs. NCAA Champions main events will be announced in the coming weeks. Those will be preceded by several youth matches, with one previously announced: a
battle of local State Champions in JoJo Aragona (Pope John XXIII HS/New Jersey) vs.
Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor HS/New York).
Tiket kanggo tumindak sore kasedhiya saiki liwat TicketMaster, diregani miwiti ing $30 ing
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005668AA091B69. A macem-macem paket sumbangan kang kalebu "Grapple ing Taman" karcis uga kasedhiya ing
https://www.btsny.org/bts-events utawa dening emailing molalde@btsny.org, diwiwiti ing $1000
. Lawang mbukak ing Mei 6 ing 5:30 p.m., karo acara utama diwiwiti ing 6 P.M.
Kanggo taun kaping lima terus, FloSports bakal nyedhiyakake jangkoan langsung lan on-demand ing FloWrestling.com.
Beat the Streets, Inc. will invite select members of the 2018 U.S. Men’s Freestyle World Team, which placed second in the 2018 World Championships and won seven World medals, as well as select top USA women’s wrestlers.
Ngalahake kompetisi Streets Benefit, kang wiwit ing 2010, wis wiwit dadi pertunjukan utama gulat internasional sing paling apik. Acara taunan sing unik lan electrifying iki wis mbantu Beat the Streets ngunggahake mayuta-yuta dolar kanggo ndhukung program gulat pemuda lokal sing nguatake wong enom ing New York City..
The Beat the Streets Benefit pisanan dianakaké ing U.S.S. Intrepid, kapal induk mabur ing sisih kulon Manhattan. Wiwit, entuk manfaat wis njupuk Panggonan ing panggonan New York City kacathet liyane kaya Grand Central Station lan Times Square. Tim USA wis ngadhepi tim saka sak donya kalebu Jepang, Kuba, Rusia lan Iran. Paling taun, kompetisi iki tuan rumah ing Pier anyar 17 ing Distrik Seaport lan kalebu Burroughs vs. Chamizo match.
Ing 2018 U.S. World Team, which competed in Budapest, Hungary, ditampilake 2018 World champions Kyle Dake, David Taylor and J’den Cox, 2018 World silver medalist Kyle Snyder, lan 2018 World bronze medalists Joe Colon, Jordan Burroughs and Nick Gwiazdowski. Burroughs and Snyder are both multiple Olympic and World champions. Others on the USA team included 2016 World champion Logan Stieber, two-time World bronze medalist James Green and 2017 World silver medalist Thomas Gilman.
New York City Madison Square Garden iku salah siji saka panggonan olahraga lan hiburan paling misuwur ing donya. Teater Hulu ing Madison Square Garden minangka papan sing nyengsemake kanthi kapasitas kursi 5,000. Teater wis tuan rumah acara Gulat kacathet kalebu ing 1998 Goodwill Games kompetisi Gulat lan ing 2017 Grapple ing acara gulat College Garden.
Babagan Beat the Streets
Misi Beat the Streets yaiku ngembangake potensi pemuda kutha lan nguatake budaya gulat New York City.. BTS kerja langsung karo Departemen Pendidikan Kota New York kanthi kemitraan publik-swasta kanggo ngrampungake olahraga gulat sing ngganti urip. 3,000 Siswa-atlet New York City kanggo mbantu dheweke entuk gol pribadi lan atletik. Liwat operasi program gulat ing SMP lan SMA ing limang borough, BTS lan DOE nyedhiyakake aman, swasana positif ing ngendi para muda sing kurang beruntung lan beresiko bisa sinau pelajaran urip sing penting babagan grit, tanggung jawab pribadi lan kerja tim, kabugaran jasmani lan nutrisi, lan sinau seumur hidup. Tujuane kanggo mbangun kuwat, uga-dibunderaké mahasiswa-atlit dikirim liwat pembinaan, program sawise sekolah, workshop katrampilan urip, lan kemah panas. Informasi liyane bisa ditemokaké ing www.btsny.org.
Babagan Gulat AS
Gulat USA minangka Badan Pengurus Nasional kanggo Olahraga Gulat ing Amerika Serikat lan, kayata, minangka wakil kanggo Komite Olimpiade Amerika Serikat lan Gulat Dunia Bersatu, federasi wrestling internasional. Mung, USA Wrestling organisasi tengah sing diadegaké program wrestling amatir ing bangsa lan dianggo kanggo nggawe kapentingan lan partisipasi ing program iki. Wis liwat 230,000 anggota ing saindhenging bangsa, lanang lan wadon, lanang lan wadon kabeh umur, makili kabeh tingkat saka olahraga. Presidene yaiku Bruce Baumgartner, lan Direktur Eksekutif iku Rich Bender. Informasi liyane bisa ditemokake ing TheMat.com.
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