6 WWE Superstars you didn't know also competed in MMA 

Both Bam Bam Bigelow and 205 Live star Jack Gallagher have had careers in Mixed Martial Arts
Both Bam Bam Bigelow and 205 Live star Jack Gallagher have had careers in Mixed Martial Arts

#4 Ludvig Borga

Borga battled several WWE legends, including Tatanka during his brief time in the company
Borga battled several WWE legends, including Tatanka during his brief time in the company

Ludvig Borga (aka Tony Halme) had a short, but memorable career in WWE from 1993 to 1994. The Finnish wrestler was brought in to feud with Lex Luger, who at the time was in his pro-America gimmick as a babyface. While Borga was featured prominently on television, Borga would suffer an ankle injury and end up leaving the company soon after.

After parting ways with WWE, he would go on to compete as both a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Borga even had one fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and shared the Octagon with the legendary Randy Couture at UFC 13, back in 1997. Couture would go on to submit Borga early in the first round, in what would be the former WWE stars last MMA fight. Borga’s pro record would end up being 0-4.

Outside of the ring and the Octagon though, Borga would try his hand at other ventures, and some eagle-eyed fans may be able to spot him as a police officer in 1995's Die Hard: With a Vengeance, where he shares the screen with Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson.

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