Rico Chiapparelli

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Rico Chiapparelli He is a native of Baltimore Maryland. He is also known as the "Baltimore Butcher." Junior National champion as a senior in high school, he then was a standout wrestler for the University of Iowa, where he was an NCAA national champion in 1987. After college, he went on to win a USA senior freestyle championship in 1989. Currently, Chiapparelli is a mixed martial arts, submission wrestling, and wrestling instructor, as well as an MMA coach. Some of his notable professional fighters include Randy Couture, Frank Trigg, and Vladimir Matyushenko.