I think that you guys are greatly underestimating Angle. He is an olympic champion, if Randy can take down Chuck so can Kurt. He has been a competing athlete for many years now, it's not like he is just jumping straight into MMA with no knowledge or conditioning. He does talk smack and he can't seem to make up his mind whether or not to come into MMA but the choice is not that easy for him. I'm sure TNA is paying him a lot more than the UFC would, they have a track record for pathetic pay days.
Wrestling is the best discipline to have for the transition into MMA and he may be arguably one of the best if not the best wrestler of all time. Give him time to train striking and submissions and I honestly think he could be a force in the LHW division. He has the takedowns, strength, and conditioning to beat an aging Chuck, he just needs to quit talking and start training.
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