Royce Alger is an American wrestler and mixed martial artist. A student of wrestling icon Dan Gable

Dan Gable

Dan Gable is an American amateur wrestler. He is famous for having only lost one match in his entire Iowa State University collegiate career—his last, and winning gold at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany while not giving up a single point...

, he went on to become a three-time All-American, three time Big Ten champion, and two time NCAA National Champion at the 167 and 177 pound weight classes. After going undefeated in his final 78 matches at Iowa, Alger spent seven years as an assistant wrestling coach coach with his alma mater.

Alger competed in mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. In his debut at UFC 13

UFC 13

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 on May 30, 1997, he lost by armlock to Enson Inoue

Enson Inoue

Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time...

 who during the pre-fight interview said that "Royce is one of Dan Gables most ferocious wrestlers". He won his next three fights, all of which were in smaller, regional events. In his fifth and final fight at UFC 21

UFC 21

UFC 21: Return of the Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...

 on July 16, 1999, he was knocked out by Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson (fighter)

Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He fought at Middleweight, and is a former Strikeforce U.S. middleweight champion...

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Mixed martial arts record

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Eugene Jackson (fighter)

Eugene "The Wolf" Jackson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He fought at Middleweight, and is a former Strikeforce U.S. middleweight champion...

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UFC 21

UFC 21: Return of the Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons Events Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa...

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|  Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Roberto Ramírez

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|  Iowa

Iowa

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|  Craig Pumphrey

Craig Pumphrey

Craig Pumphrey began his martial arts education when he was fourteen years old. He is a world-renowned award-winning martial arts expert and Guinness world record holding professional breaker. His first "big break" was diving off a shed and body slamming through 10 feet of ice...

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|  Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

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|  Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

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|  Enson Inoue

Enson Inoue

Enson Inoue is a Japanese American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 12-8-0. He is a former Shooto Heavyweight Champion. He had also previously fought in Pride Fighting Championships, the biggest mixed martial arts organization at the time...

|Submission (Armlock)
|UFC 13

UFC 13

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|  Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

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External links

• Royce Alger at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame site**