Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 20, 1965
Place of Birth:
Waterloo, Iowa, USA
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Mike Van Arsdale
Biography
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 team. van Arsdale was inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | Self |
| 2005 | UFC 54: Boiling Point | Self |
| 2005 | UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 | Self |
| 1998 | IVC 6: The Challenge | Himself |
| 1998 | UFC 17: Redemption | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter | Coach / Self |