Shaq the MMA Fighter

Sports.Yahoo.com reports that aside from being the actor, basketball player, and active twitterer Shaquille O’ Neal apparently has an interest in MMA fighting as well.  He is learning the mixed martial arts that the MMA fighter and by the looks of it  he might be gearing up for an MMA fight sometime in the future.

 

O’ Neil trains at t Jonathan Burke’s Gracie Gym in Orlando.  O’ Neil has been traing with Burke for ten years now and has been learning the mixed martial arts that MMA fighters learn.  And he has been doing a great job learning the techniques thanks to his hard working according to Burke:  ”We can work drills twenty times through, and he works his tail off on everything,” Burke said. “He has way more talent with this stuff than people would imagine.”  O’ Neil’s is said to have strong knees and aggressive rear naked choke.

 

But will he actually enter a match?  His trainer says that it is possible but not while he playing in his regular basketball season.  I hope O’Neil does actually enter an MMA ring.  I would love to watch O’Neil show us his Shaq-Fu skills he has acquired through his intense training.  The man is a beast on the basketball court I am sure he would be a beast at the MMA floor.  The shear unusualness of a basketball player competing who is 7′2′ and weighs 325 lbs. and is beloved by so many people would make for an interesting and popular fight.

 

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