With the Olympic Games and World Championships held in the same year for the first time, wrestling fans got a chance to watch the stars of the sport not once but twice in 2021. As fans continue to watch and enjoy these battles, here’s the list of the top-10 most-viewed bouts of 2021 from the United World Wrestling’s YouTube channel.
10 — European Olympic Qualifiers 65 kg: Haji ALIYEV (AZE) vs Vagzen TEVANYAN (ARM)
9 — European Championships GR 130 kg: Iakobi KAJAIA (GEO) vs Riza KAYAALP (TUR)
8 — Tokyo Olympics FS 97kg: Abdulrashid SADULAEV (ROC) vs Kyle SNYDER (USA)
7 — World Championships WW 62kg: Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) vs Kayla MIRACLE (USA)
6 — Asian Olympic Qualifiers GR 77kg: Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ) vs Shohei YABIKU (JPN)
5 — Asian Olympic Qualifiers WW 50kg: Seema BISLA (IND) vs Yui SUSAKI (JPN)
4 — World Championships WW 68kg: Rin MIYAJI (JPN) vs Meerim ZHUMANAZAROV (KGZ)
3 — Asian Olympic Qualifiers FS 65kg: Amirmohammad YAZDANI (IRI) vs Ernazar AKMATALIEV (KGZ)
2 — World Championships FS 86kg: David TAYLOR (USA) vs Hasan YAZDANI (IRI)
1 — World Championships FS 97kg: Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RWF) vs Kyle SNYDER (USA)