'Inside MMA' Goes LIVE This Weekend From the University of Iowa

'Inside MMA' Goes LIVE This Weekend From the University of Iowa

Bas and Kenny travel to Iowa City this Friday, January 15 at 9:00 p.m. ET

DALLAS, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- This Friday, HDNet's "Inside MMA" is LIVE from Iowa City, home of the Iowa Hawkeyes, to preview one of the biggest NCAA wrestling duals of the year between two college powerhouses - the #1 ranked University of Iowa and #3 Oklahoma State.

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HDNet has also arranged an hour-long "meet and greet" with Kenny Rice, Bas Rutten and Guy Mezger. Fans can meet the stars of "Inside MMA" from 6:00 to 7:00 pm CT on Friday, January 15 at the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame building, located at 2425 Prairie Meadow Drive in Iowa City.

The "Inside MMA" roundtable for Friday night will feature Dan Gable, former Iowa Wrestling Coach and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee, former UFC Champion Pat Miletich, Scott Casber, of TakedownRadio.com; and HDNet Fights President, Guy Mezger.

Also on Friday, Ron Kruck goes in-depth and on-location to look at the storied wrestling programs at both Iowa and OSU - in addition to a visit to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Don't miss the LIVE panel this week as Kenny and Bas discuss the history of these legendary college wrestling programs - and, hear from Randy Couture on how he transitioned from All-American wrestler at OSU to MMA star.

Don't miss this special LIVE episode of "Inside MMA," tomorrow, January 15 at 9:00 p.m. only on HDNet.

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