Team Takedown took root in March 2007, when it signed collegiate wrestling standouts Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks, and Shane Roller, to seven-year management deals.
In a model unique to MMA, team members earn a salary, and have their living and training expenses paid, in exchange for half of their fight earnings.
It costs about $450,000 per year to support each fighter, according to Erhardt.