Rick Hawn

Olympic Judoka in MMA

Tue, 2012-08-28 10:25 — Bevois

Above: 2008 Olympic Judo bronze medalist and Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

This has been a very big month for Judo with the Olympics taking place in London and former Olympic bronze medalist judoka Ronda Rousey defending her Strikeforce women's bantamweight title just 54 seconds into her match with former champion Sarah Kaufman. Rousey won by applying her signature Juji Gatame (Armbar) in just 54 seconds of her MMA title fight headlining a Zuffa-owned Strikeforce card on Showtime.

ADCC champion Braulio Estima vs. Olympic judoka Rick Hawn at Shine Fights - Worlds Collide (May 15, 2010)

Fri, 2010-04-02 13:05 — OTM News

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) today announced the official signing of another main card bout for its upcoming “WORLDS COLLIDE: MAYORGA VS. THOMAS” event, as 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club 88-kilogram/Absolute division champion and Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom Braulio Estima (0-0) will make his MMA debut against 2004 Olympic judo competitor Rick Hawn (6-0). The fight will be contested at a catchweight of 175 lbs.