Gene LeBell, one of the pioneers of modern grappling and mma, had a defining fight back in 1963 where he fought a challenge match vs boxer Milo Savage. Gene had trained in boxing, catch wrestling and judo at the time but was not allowed to strike in the fight. Gene is a true grappling pioneer and in the video below you can see a little piece of grappling history about the defining fight in 1963
