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Herschel Walker to make MMA debut

January 21st, 2010 by Colin

NFL great Herschel Walker gets ready to make his January 30th MMA debut with Strikeforce. Walker, age 47, has never been in a professional fight in his life. It was announced this week that Walker will face off against  Greg Nagy in Florida. Many people remember Walker for his heroics on the football field, but he is looking to make a new name for himself as a professional cage-fighter. Not everyone is happy about it.

“I think it’s ridiculous,” said UFC President Dana White, according to the AP. “People think we’re anti-competition? We’re anti-dumb competition. Doing stupid things like this, putting a 50-year-old guy in the Octagon for the first time, and then going out there putting out press releases like it’s a big deal because you signed a 50-year-old Herschel Walker? Are you serious?”

The UFC has a strangle hold on MMA and is by far the most popular fighting organization.  Strikeforce is trying to make a name for itself by signing Walker. Walker says he is ready to fight.

“MMA is the No. 1 sport out there for me,” said Walker, according to the AP.  “I love competition; I don’t want to lose at anything. I’m a little bit older, but I love competition.”

Will Walker’s stint as a fighter be as sucessfull as his exploits on the field? Only time will tell.

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