Yazdani details emotional win over Taylor that propelled him to third world title

Hassan “The Greatest” YAZDANI (IRI) headed into the Oslo World Championships with revenge on his mind. He’d lost to career rival David TAYLOR (USA) in three consecutive matches – including once in August via a last-second takedown in the Tokyo Olympic finals. Yazdani turned the tides in Oslo on a cold October night and exacted revenge on Taylor to claim his third world title. United World Wrestling sat down with Yazdani after his epic win to talk about the losses that drove him to become a three-time world champion, what was different about his Iranian team in Oslo and what’s motivating him to chase a second Olympic gold medal. The Epic Oslo Matchup: Yazdani controlled the 86kg world finals match from start to finish to notch a solid 6-2 victory over Taylor in the highly anticipated 86kg final at the Oslo World Championships. Yazdani’s victory, coming two months after a heartbreaking loss to Taylor in the final at the Tokyo Olympics, gave him a third world title to go with his 2016 Rio Olympic gold, and