Mike Van Arsdale

Born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa, van Arsdale has a very decorated background in wrestling. He attended Waterloo West High School, and compiled a record of 20-6 as a sophomore, went 28-2 while also winning a state championship as a junior, and then went 27-3 while being a state-runner up in his senior year. Van Arsdale then won a Junior National title and was a Junior World runner-up title before continuing his career in college at Iowa State University. A first-team freshman All-American, van Arsdale placed sixth in the NCAA tournament as a sophomore (1985) and placed third in his junior season (1986). As a senior, he was the 1988 NCAA Division 1 collegiate wrestling champion at 167 lb (76 kg). After college, van Arsdale won a World Cup Championship in 1991, a CISM (military) World Championship, was a two-time Olympic alternate, and a six-time member of the National Freestyle Wrestling…

Filmography

All (6)Movies (5)TV (1)

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UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3

2006 · Self

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UFC 54: Boiling Point

2005 · Self

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UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2

2005 · Self

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The Ultimate Fighter

2005 · Coach / Self

IVC 6: The Challenge

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IVC 6: The Challenge

1998 · Himself

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UFC 17: Redemption

1998 · Self