MMA News: UFC President Talking to Former WWE Champ Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle might switch from the WWE into MMA. (Ai Wire Photo)

Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle continues to give the impression that he's seriously considering switching from the WWE to mixed martial arts.

In a recent press conference with reporters, UFC president Dana White spoke about the possibility of Angle stepping into the octagon.

"I talked to Kurt Angle recently," he said. "I think needs to work on his MMA. He’ll get destroyed by any of these guys. He’s a nice guy, and I like him, but I’ll tell it like it is. I think he’s going to get destroyed if he comes in and fights with the UFC. Because he’s a gold medal wrestler, I respect him for that, but he’s been in the WWE for a long time. You just don’t jump from the WWE to MMA."

Angle shared his own ideas in an interview with sportsline.com. “I don't think anyone in mixed martial arts has seen anyone like me,” he said. “Especially being an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling. I'm just going to look around, I'm going to look for just not the highest deal, but what's what I feel is the best opportunity for me. I don't want just a one-fight deal. I want to be involved in the company for years to come. I want to fight continuously as long as I can and still be involved with the company afterward."

Regardless of which organization Angle chooses to sign with, the final decision might be left to a doctor since, in the course of his pro-wrestling career, Angle has broken his neck twice.

"I won't have any problem,” Angle said. “I had minimally invasive surgery. If a disc gets jammed and it's blocking the nerves to my arms and I can't raise my arms because my nerves are blocked, he'll go in and he'll clip out just a couple millimeters so that nerve is open again and the passageway to my arm is fine, and I'm able to utilize my arm again. I have full flexibility in my neck, because I had a doctor who saved my career. Not only did he save my wrestling career, he saved my fighting career, thank god."

Not only is Angle optimistic about his health, he’s got a good feeling about his chances in the world of MMA as well.

"I know I still have it. I just need to get back training." Angle said. “I took Brock Lesnar, who's a national champ and I was out of wrestling for I think six or seven years and I beat the crap out of him. I thought 'Wow, I've been out of wrestling for a while now' and this guy weighs 310 and I only weighed about 228 at the time.”

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