I've heard humans affirmation abundant times that done up boxers go into MMA, but maybe they should change their tune to say that it's done up NFL players who go into MMA. Right now, there are 4 fighters on this analysis of The Ultimate Fighter who are advertised as above NFL players and even Kimbo Slice can affirmation the NFL as allotment of his accomplishments acknowledgment to a assignment on the Miami Dolphins convenance squad. Well, there's yet accession NFLer headed into the apple of MMA: Herschel Walker.
Strikeforce has active Walker, a above Heisman Trophy champ and a backstab Pro Bowler with the Dallas Cowboys, to a multi-fight contract. He becomes the latest accession to their Heavyweight analysis and, according to Strikeforce administrator of communications Mike Afromowitz, will apparently accomplish his admission some time in 2010.
Walker will be apparently the a lot of acclaimed NFL amateur to access a ring or cage in the action of MMA, but he comes in at the rather avant-garde age of 47. He'll be training with Bob Cook at American Kickboxing Academy, which is home to the brand of Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Mike Swick and Cain Velasquez. Walker does accept a aggressive arts accomplishments with a 6th amount atramentous belt in tae kwon do and has aswell accomplished in Muay Thai and Kenpo karate. He has declared that he's been training alloyed aggressive arts for several years now.
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