Dan Severn has over 100 professional mixed martial arts fights on his resume. He is also the winner of the UFC 5 tournament, beating the likes of Oleg Taktarov and Dave Beneteau.
He recently spoke with Lucha Libre Online in an exclusive interview. When asked about his preparation heading into the UFC’s Octagon, Severn had a surprising response.
He elaborated further when asked about the UFC 5 tournament.
It is interesting to note that while Severn had an impressive amateur wrestling background, Al Snow has a decent martial arts background too having trained in karate and boxing.
You can watch the full interview here:
Al Snow was Dan Severn’s first MMA and pro-wrestling coach
Speaking with Hannibal TV, Al Snow gave more insight into the story.
Snow mentioned that he had met Severn through a common friend ‘Dennis’ who was a player-coach for the US Olympic team. Dan had expressed an interest in pro wrestling during that interaction.
Snow coached Dan Severn and he got into professional wrestling and UWFI – which was a precursor to UFC.
Wrestling promoter Phyllis Lee then got Dan Severn into the UFC 4 tournament after he was initially rejected.
Snow was then asked to train Dan Severn due to his martial arts background.
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You can also watch Sportskeeda’s exclusive interview with Dan Severn here:
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