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Royce Alger (born 1965) is an American

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spo ...

and retired

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. A student of wrestling icon

Dan Gable Danny Mack Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gable is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a world gold medalist, ...

, he went on to become a three-time All-American, three-time Big Ten champion, and two-time NCAA National Champion at the 167 and 177 pound weight classes in 1987 and 1988, at the

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. After going undefeated in his final 78 matches, Alger spent seven years as an assistant wrestling coach with his alma mater. He was also a World silver medalist in

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at the

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. Alger later competed in

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. In his debut at

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on May 30, 1997, he lost by armlock to

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. He won his next three fights, all of which were in smaller, regional MMA events. In his fifth and final fight at

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on July 16, 1999, he was knocked out by

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References

External links

Royce Alger at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alger, Royce 1965 births Living people American male sport wrestlers American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Iowa Hawkeyes wrestlers Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters