Beach Wrestling, Explained — And Why It's the Future | MMA Futures Interview

Wrestling is coming to MMA Futures — and it starts Monday, July 13 at 10AM, live. We sat down with Ed Duncan (USA Beach Wrestling / Tour of America) and David Mirikitani (Missouri Border Brawl) to break down what beach wrestling actually is, why it's built for a new generation of fans, and how it connects straight back to the roots of MMA. Fast scoring, nonstop action, first to 3 wins — and some of the best young wrestling talent in the country stepping into the sand. Our first-ever beach wrestling event goes live in Fargo the same week the wrestling world gathers there. It's the first of three events this summer: 🤼 July 13 — Fargo 🤼 August 2 — Lake of the Ozarks 🤼 September — Missouri Border Brawl ▶️ Watch it all live: mmafutures.live ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Meet Ed Duncan & David Mirikitani 1:33 What is beach wrestling? (and the scoring) 2:39 Why it translates straight to MMA 3:49 The origin story — a balcony, some sand, and Fargo 6:08 Beach vs. mat: the volleyball analogy & the Olympic push 7:30 The Eliana Bomarito story: from no weight class to world champ 9:35 What it means to bring beach wrestling to Fargo 12:59 How RAF and the big orgs are lifting the whole sport 15:27 Production value: making wrestling must-watch 17:45 July 13 and the summer series ahead Subscribe and follow along as we build the wrestling vertical all summer. #BeachWrestling #Wrestling #MMAFutures #MMA #Grappling #Fargo