TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team lost to the U.S. 6-4 to finish runners-up at the 15th World Cup on Monday.

Ali Savadkouhi stunned everyone by beating Jordan Burroughs at 79kg.

The 2022 Wrestling World Cup was held in Coralville, Iowa on Dec. 10 and 11.

The freestyle competition featured the U.S., Iran, Japan, Georgia, Mongolia and an All-World team made up of wrestlers who placed highly in international competition, but whose countries failed to qualify for this event.

All-World team defeated Georgia 8-2 to win the bronze medal.

Also, Ukraine defeated China 6-4 to clinch the women's World Cup. A story that will be told for years to come.

IRAN (IRI) v. UNITED STATES (USA), 4-6

57 kg - Zane Raye Rhodes Richards (USA) df. Reza Hossein Momenijoujadeh (IRI) by VPO1, 6-2
61 kg - Seth Anthony Gross (USA) df. Ebrahim Esmaeil Elachichouran (IRI) by VSU, 10-0
65 kg - Rahman Mousa Amouzadkhalili (IRI) df. John Michael Diakomihalis (USA) by VPO1, 5-4
70 kg - Alec William Pantaleo (USA) df. Amirmohammad Babak Yazdanicherati (IRI) by VPO1, 4-3
74 kg - Mohmmadsadegh Biglar Firouzpourbandpei (IRI) df. Jason Michael Nolf (USA) by VPO1, 2-1
79 kg - Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi (IRI) df. Jordan Ernest Burroughs (USA) by VPO1, 6-6
86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) df. Alireza Mohammad Karimimachiani (IRI) by VPO1, 5-3
92 kg - Nathan Dyamin Jackson (USA) df. Amirhossein Biglar Firouzpourbandpei (IRI) by VPO1, 8-4
97 kg - Kyle Frederick Snyder (USA) df. Kamran Ghorban Ghasempour (IRI) by VPO, 5-0
125 kg - Amirreza Fardin Masoumi Valadi (IRI) df. Hayden Nicholas Zillmer (USA) by VPO1, 6-1