Olympic gold medalist praises Real American Freestyle for 'opportunity' ahead of highly anticipated debut

Ahead of his Real American Freestyle (RAF) debut, wrestling legend Jordan Burroughs is reflecting on his career, longevity and the sport's future.

The Olympic gold medalist joined "Fox & Friends" as RAF approaches its one-year anniversary on Fox Nation , demonstrating some of his signature moves.

He praised the organization for giving older competitors a second chance in the sport they love.

FOX NATION SPECIAL EXPLORES REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE WRESTLING LEAGUE FOUNDED WITH HULK HOGAN'S HELP "I'm getting older, so I'm past my prime," he said.

"Typically the average age of the Olympian or world championship team member is anywhere from 25 to 30.

So at 38, I'm on the back side of my career, but RAF has given me an opportunity to get back into that." Burroughs noted the success of RAF is unusual for the sport.

He explained how the league is the first of its kind to have "sustainability." "It's hard — I've seen a lot of professional wrestling leagues fail," he said.

"The pinnacle of wrestling, at least freestyle wrestling, has always been the Olympic Games and the World Championship." MEET KANDI KRUSH – THE FORMER OLYMPIC HOPEFUL WHO IS RISING THROUGH THE RANKS IN WOMEN OF WRESTLING Burroughs also discussed the limited options available to wrestlers after their college careers end.

"Most wrestlers start at a very young age, but post-collegiately you don't really have a lot of options," he said.

"You go to the average jiu-jitsu studio, you see the average age of an athlete there is probably 30 to 40 years old.

But wrestlers are all kids, right? And so we're trying to create a way to sustain excellence over a long period of time.

I think RAF has done a great job." Burroughs has compiled a lengthy list of achievements during his career.

After capturing two national championships with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, he earned a gold medal in the men's 74-kilogram freestyle competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

He has also claimed six freestyle wrestling world titles, three Pan American Games gold medals and multiple Pan American Wrestling Championships titles.