Jeff Blatnick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jeff Blatnick

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1957

Place of Birth: Niskayuna, New York, United States

Date of Death: 24-Oct-2012

Profession: motivational speaker, amateur wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Blatnick (July 26, 1957 – October 24, 2012) was an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator.
He won NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships in 1978 and 1979 and won the Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1984 after battling back from cancer. As a commentator, Blatnick worked UFC 4 through UFC 32 for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
He also served as the UFC commissioner and was instrumental in helping the UFC get regulated by the athletic commissions, which kept the sport of mixed martial arts alive during its dark ages in the United States at the time.
Blatnick is among the people credited with giving the sport of mixed martial arts its name.He was born in Niskayuna, New York, and was most recently an MMA judge for the New Jersey athletic commission.