When you think of a deaf athlete you wouldn't think he would be in the sport of fighting. The people that would believe that to be true would be wrong on so many levels. One of the top light-heavyweight contenders in the ufc is deaf. Matt Hamill first began in wrestling becoming a three-time NCAA division III National Chamion in the 167, 190, and 197 weight classes. Hamill also has a silver medal in Greco-Roman and Gold in Freestyle wrestling from the 2001 summer deaflympics. He started his UFC career on the show of ultimate fighter but couldn't continue to the semi-finals because of an injury but returned to face fellow ultimate fighter contestant in the finale to beat him by KO. In my mind is biggest accomplish is that he became the man to clear the road for other deaf people to have the motivation to fight in MMA. I Can't wait to see this amazing fighters next fight.
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