WWE: 19 Professional Wrestlers with surprising MMA records that you may not know about

Shinsuke Nakamura; Brock Lesnar; Matt Riddle
Shinsuke Nakamura; Brock Lesnar; Matt Riddle

#18 Batista

Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista

Batista, aka Dave Bautista, is one of the top names in the world of wrestling to have ever entered the world of MMA. In the early 2000s, it was obvious that Batista was being built up as the future of wrestling.

He was a part of the group Evolution, where he was flanking the likes of Triple H and Ric Flair. Randy Orton and Batista would later break away from the group to find their own place in wrestling. Both achieved success, but 'The Animal' Batista was one of the most successful.

He was seen as a top-level Champion and won 6 WWE World Championship belts in his time with the company. However, he had ambitions in the acting world and soon decided to leave to pursue these interests.

This saw Batista lose all the money that he had as he was left without work. Still determined, he fought a single MMA fight during this time that he was able to win emphatically.

He would later get cast as Drax The Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy, and since then, he has not had to look back.

Record: 1-0

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