2.4K views · 939 reactions | "How can you compete against somebody who's unbeatable?" Rulon Gardner did just that when he defeated Aleksandr Karelin to win the Sydney 2000 Greco-Roman gold medal. Watch the full story on 'Rulon' now: https://bit.ly/3whXF87 #StrongerTogether | Team USA | USA Wrestling | United World Wrestling | Olympics | Facebook

Alexander Karelin was born 20 years too early and missed out on becoming the world's most dominating MMA fighter. Still, he is widely regarded as one of the best athletes over the last 100 years. He was undefeated for 13 years in Greco-Roman tournaments, including 3 gold medals at 3 different Olympic games. On 21 February 1999 Aleksandr Karelin defeated Akira Maeda in a professional wrestling contest that drew a gate of $1 million. The match gained widespread media coverage. The match took place