Is there a longer lasting rivalry in wrestling than Kyle Snyder vs J'den Cox? Certainly not one that is currently being fiercely contested at the senior level.

Barry Davis - Sergei Beloglazov, Bruce Baumgartner - David Gobejishvili, Cael Sanderson - Yoel Romero, John Smith - Stepan Sarkissian, Jim Scherr - Makharbek Khadartsev, Lincoln McIlravy - Daniel Igali. The list of historic wrestling rivalries is a long one. Right at the top, however? Kyle Snyder - Abdulrashid Sadulaev. I truly believe that we are living in the midst of the time of the greatest wrestling rivalry of all time. Here’s why.

Olympic gold medalist and 4-time world champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev is currently competing at the Ali Aliev in Russia. This is his first competition since he won the Individual World Cup in December 2020. Surprisingly, Sadualev had 3 “relatively” close matches during this competition. Check out his full results below with links to each match and commentary on his international opponents.

Ever since J'den Cox won his second world title at 92kg in September, the wrestling community has debated whether he would move to 86kg or 97kg for the Olympic year. Cox has kept his weight class decision to himself, but he slated to compete next week in Cuba.

The first international stop in the trek to Tokyo is in Rome for the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event. At Ranking Series events, athletes earn points based on their finish and the number of athletes in their bracket. 

Snyder vs Sadulaev Part II. Captain America vs the Dagastani Destroyer. One, handy with the lawn mower; the other, an expert with the plow. These are humble, salt of the earth people, but also the baddest men on the planet.