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UWW Embedded: USA and Iran renew rivalry at Freestyle World Cup

By Eric Olanowski

CORALVILLE, Iowa (January 26) --- After the United States beat Mongolia and Georgia in the group stage and Iran defeated Japan and the All-World team, the two wrestling powerhouse nations clashed in colossal dual for the 2022 Freestyle World Cup title.

UWW Playlists: Best of Olympic champ Esmaeili

By United World Wrestling Press

Saeid ESMAEILI (IRI) was the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics at 67kg in Greco-Roman. A year later in 2025, he added the world title to his name, his first at the senior level, to be among one of the best Greco wrestler currently.

The 22-year-old is also a U17 and U20 world champion and has wins over all top wrestlers of his weight class including Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) and two-time world silver medalist Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE).

Watch all matches of Esmaeili from early days to him becoming a world champion in Zagreb in 2025.

Saeid ESMAEILI (IRI): All Bouts of Olympic champion