In an explosive interview with Bob Kapur of SLAM!SPORTS , Kurt Angle has gone back on his prior statements regarding wanting to be in Mixed Martial Arts, and now is saying he prefers professional wrestling to the UFC-dominated fighting sport.

 

"In wrestling, there’s a story in every match. In MMA, you cannot tell that story," Angle stated, "There is not story in a 'shoot' fight -- you either get knocked out, choked out, tapped out, or you make it and the referee decides who wins by decision. It becomes very difficult to tell a story in a worked shoot."

 

"I believe pro wrestling will always be around," Angle predicted,  "People like to lose that touch of reality for a couple of hours and watch the show and have fun. Going out there, and cutting a promo, or heeling in a match and the crowd are booing you, and they’re becoming emotionally involved -- that’s what makes it fun. Wrestling’s a beautiful art. I’m a big MMA fan, and I think wrestling’s way better."