Steve Mocco was born on December 28,1981 and is an American former amateur wrestler, judoka and mixed martial artist.
18 Facts About Steve Mocco
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Steve Mocco is currently a coach at both combat sports, being one of the main coaches at MMA powerhouse American Top Team and an assistant wrestling coach at Lehigh University.
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Steve Mocco received multiple awards, including 2001 ASICS Tiger High School Wrestler of the Year, the 2001 Junior Dan Hodge Trophy winner, NHSCA National High School Wrestler of the Year, and Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award.
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Steve Mocco was one of the most sought-after recruits in history and committed to wrestle at Iowa for coach Jim Zalesky.
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Steve Mocco is an accomplished freestyle wrestler, he medaled at the US Senior Nationals from 2004 to 2009, competed at numerous US Team Trials, and won three Pan American Championships.
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Steve Mocco is a three-time Dave Schultz Memorial champion and four-time finalist.
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In 2008, Steve Mocco competed at the Summer Olympics, where he advanced to the quarterfinals and eventually placed seventh.
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Steve Mocco later won another gold medal at the Pan American Championships.
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In 2019, Steve Mocco was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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Steve Mocco was brought into American Top Team to help Antonio Silva prepare for his fight with Cain Velasquez at UFC 146.
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Steve Mocco had a nice experience in training and was welcomed by American Top Team.
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On January 17,2014, it was announced that Steve Mocco had signed a four-fight contract with World Series of Fighting.
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Steve Mocco faced Smealinho Rama at WSOF Canada 1 on February 21,2014.
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Steve Mocco returned to the promotion following his first loss to face Juliano Coutinho on April 10,2015, at WSOF 20.
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Steve Mocco won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Steve Mocco is the wrestling coach at the training center of multiple high-level fighters, American Top Team.
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Steve Mocco is the head coach and founder of the Steve Mocco Wrestling Academy, where he teaches youth and collegiate wrestlers at the American Top Team facility.
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Steve Mocco is an assistant coach of the wrestling team at Lehigh University.