Jordan Burroughs

[OhioHusker43065]

Won his second wrestling national title last night for the Huskers.  Dude is an absolute stud.

[helenahusker]

For sure - Sam McKewon has him in the 10 top all time Husker athletes in the Monday morning takes column this morning.

[ATX_Husker]

He is already on the radar of those in the MMA world:

NCAA wrestling’s best: Five who should transition to MMA

Jordan Burroughs: He won the national championship for Nebraska at 165 pounds, dominating every step of the way. No one had an answer to his double-leg takedown, and he already has the foot and head movement that will help him transition to MMA. He's already caught the eye of fighters, as Strikeforce heavyweight and two-time Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier called dibs for American Kickboxing Academy to train Burroughs. Seeing the job they did with Cain Velasquez, Josh Koscheck and Cormier, it would be a good home for Burroughs.

[ATX_Husker]

Burroughs Captures Gold at World Championships

Former Husker and two-time NCAA champion Jordan Burroughs captured the 163 pound/74 kg gold medal at the Senior World Championships Sunday night in Istanbul, Turkey.

Burroughs becomes the first Husker since Bill Scherr in 1985 to win a freestyle World Championship title. The title qualifies Burroughs for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, which take place from July 27 to Aug. 12.

Burroughs, who left Nebraska as one of the most decorated wrestlers in school history, defeated 2010 World silver medalist Sadegh Goudarzi of Iran in the finals, 3-2, 4-1, to give the United States its first freestyle World Champion since 2006.

Burroughs is the first wrestler since Stephen Neal of Cal State Bakersfield to win an NCAA Championship and World Championship in the same year. Neal accomplished the feat in 1999.

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Burroughs, Varner reach men’s freestyle finals at Pan American Games on Monday

Both U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers competing on Monday have qualified for the gold-medal finals on last day of Pan American Games wrestling competition on Monday at CODE II Gymnasium

The U.S. athletes in the finals are 2011 World champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and 2011 World bronze medalist Jake Varner (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

Burroughs opened with a dominant technical fall over Jose Mercado of Ecuador, who was fifth in the 2011 Pan American Championships.

In the semifinals, he defeated Ricardo Roberty of Venezuela, 2-1, 1-1. Burroughs had also defeated Roberty in the quarterfinals at the 2011 World Championships in Turkey, 2-1, 1-0. Roberty was fifth in the 2011 World Championships.

Burroughs will face Yunierki Blanco of Cuba in the finals. Blanco was second in the 2011 Pan American Championships and was the 2011 World Cup champion.