Kyle Dake will be Team USA’s representative at 74kg and will look to defend his world title on September 16-17 in Belgrade, Serbia. Dake will be the favorite to bring home gold but will be challenged by a deep field. Check out the full preview below to get to know the biggest threats and landmines at 74kg.

Kyle Dake is the USA's world team representative at 74kg. This world championship preview will give a brief overview of Kyle Dake's international career and give an in-depth preview of his potential competitors at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo, Norway.

Kyle Dake will represent the United States at the Olympics at the 74kg weight class this August in Tokyo. Leading up to the Olympic Games, we’ll be exploring what colleges contribute the most World/Olympic team members and medals by weight class. In this article, we’ll analyze the last 30 years of results at 74kg from worlds and Olympics to see what college produces the best 74kg wrestlers.

For decades, 74 kg has been America's best weight class. From Dave Schultz to Kenny Monday, and from Brandon Slay to Jordan Burroughs, the USA has been deep at the middleweights in men's freestyle. That depth will be on display this weekend, as some of the top talents in the nation look to settle old scores at the RTC Cup.

Now less than a week away from the first whistle, Senior Nationals registration is starting to heat up. With 49 wrestlers currently signed up at the end of early registration, 74 kg is going to be one of the largest weight classes in Coralville.

The first international stop in the trek to Tokyo is in Rome, Italy, for the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series event. At Ranking Series events, athletes earn points based on their finish and the number of athletes in their bracket. 

This weight class is all about Jordan Burroughs vs Frank Chamizo, Round 3. Not that there aren't any other contenders, just that none of them have the same star power as Burroughs and Chamizo.

Since 2011, beating Jordan Burroughs in a single match has proven to be a tall task for anyone at 74kg. However, beating him in two out of three matches has been all but impossible.