The 2016 MMA National Olympic Teams: Australia

With the 2016 Summer Olympics scheduled for Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sherdog.com staff and contributors sat down to put together hypothetical MMA Olympic teams for the following countries: United States, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Poland and Australia. This 10-part series will map out the yellow brick road to Rio de Janeiro for the men and women who call the cage home, Zika virus be damned.

Australia has become a quiet powerhouse at the Olympics, ranking in the top 10 in the medal count in each of its last six appearances dating back to the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. That includes a 58-medal haul in 2000, with Sydney as the host city.

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