Tag: Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker now 2-0 in his MMA career

January 31, 2011 /

Former NFL star Herschel Walker advanced to 2-0 in his MMA career writes Jeff Cain of HeavyMMA.com.

Former NFL star and Olympian Herschel Walker advanced his professional mixed martial arts to 2-0 with a technical knockout win over Scott Carson at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg” in San Jose on Saturday.

The 48-year old Walker took a high kick to the head to in the opening seconds, but moved forward landing a looping left that knocked Carson to the canvas.

On the ground, Walker maintained dominant position landing several punches and knees to the head and body, one knocking Carson’s mouthpiece bouncing across the cage.

As Carson tried to use the fence to get to his feet, Walker dropped him with another punch and followed with a couple of more forcing the referee to stop the fight.

“I took a kick where I think I was getting a little bit too excited,” said Walker about the high kick landed by Carson early in the fight. “And when you’re in an MMA fight, you shouldn’t get kicked like that.”

“One thing that Javier (Mendez) told me was build offense. I’ve got to be on the offense,” said Walker. “I gotta control what I’m doing in the cage.”

Walker’s not going to try to make another run in the NFL, but instead looks to improve and compete in MMA.

“MMA is my love,” he said following the fight. “I love MMA.”

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External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

Herschel Walker wants to play for the Falcons next season. Yes that Herschel Walker.

January 26, 2011 /

Earlier this week, Herschel Walker was on a teleconference call promoting an upcoming MMA fight and said that he wanted to be the “George Foreman of football.”

From ESPN.com:

“Who knows, at 50 I may try for football again to show people I can do that,” Walker said Monday on a teleconference call to promote an upcoming fight. “I want to be the George Foreman of football. I can come back and do that one more time.”

“The two teams I would come back to play for are Minnesota or Atlanta,” Walker said. “It would probably be Atlanta because that’s home for me.

“I’m a Georgia boy. That’s just home.”

That’s just what the Falcons need: another bruising running back to go along with Michael Turner and Jason Snelling – and one approaching 50, no less.

With how good of shape he’s in, I wouldn’t doubt that Herschel could return to football and take a few handoffs. Have you seen him lately? The man could scare children with his action-figure like physique.

But at his age, I’m thinking one hit from Jerome Harrison would end that experiment real quick.

External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, NFL

Herschel Walker wins first MMA fight

January 31, 2010 /

Herschel Walker defeated Greg Nagy in the third round on Saturday night to win his MMA debut. Referee Troy Waugh called the fight after Walker drove Nagy into the fence and then proceeded to pummel him with a flurry of punches.

From TSN.com:

“The experience was exciting,” Walker said. “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

Still trim and fit at 47, Walker used his strength advantage to wear down the 26-year-old Nagy (1-2). He appeared to be close to the win near the end of the second five-minute round, but Nagy managed to extend the bout.

In his football days, Walker dropped jaws with a workout regimen that included upwards of 3,000 situps and pushups everyday. He also holds a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Considering that most athletes-turned-MMA-fighters get crushed in their MMA debuts, this is impressive. I have no idea who the hell Greg Nagy is, but well done Herschel, well done.


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Mixed Martial Arts, NFL

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