Five Iranians Nominated for World’s Most Dominant Wrestler

Date: 08 December 2025 - 21:51

News ID: ۱۴۶۶۳۹

TEHRAN – Five Iranian wrestlers have been named among the contenders for the title of the most dominant wrestler of 2025, according to the United World Wrestling (UWW).
The UWW announced the nominees for the 2025 Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers, with Iran’s freestyle and Greco-Roman national team members having a notable presence on this list.
Freestylers Rahman Amouzad (65 kg) and Amir Hussein Zare (125 kg) are Iran’s representatives who will compete with Zaur Uguev from Russia, Zahid Valencia from the US, and Kyle Snyder from the U.S.
Saeid Esmaeili (67 kg), Gholam Reza Farrokhi (82 kg), and Mohammad Hadi Saravi (97 kg) are among the final nominees in Greco-Roman and will compete with Malkhas Amoyan from Armenia and Aytjan Khalmakhanov from Kazakhstan.