Canseco to headline a MMA card in Japan
Let’s take a look at Jose Canseco’s checklist of things to do in your life:
1) Become a MVP winner in Major League Baseball. Check, as he won the 1988 American League MVP Award with the Oakland A’s.
2) Become a star on a television reality show. Check, as he became a cast member in Season five of the Surreal Life on VH-1.
3) Write a tell-all book on the steroid era in baseball. Check, as he wrote the book entitled Juiced.
And now you can add headlining a mixed martial art event to his list, as Canseco will fight 7-foot-2 and 330 pound Hong-Man Choi on May 26 in Japan.
Canseco vs. Choi is one of four matches in DREAM’s “Super Hulk Tournament” organized to boost television ratings. Here is the entire card:
Super Hulk Tournament (Open-Weight)
– Jose Canseco vs. Hong-Man Choi
– Gegard Mousasi vs. Mark Hunt
– Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa vs. Bob Sapp
– Jan “The Giant” Nortje vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Despite a 1-2 record, Choi is a dangerous MMA fighter due to his size and sheer strength. This is a definite step up from Canseco’s last opponent inside the ring, actor Danny Bonaduce. They boxed to a draw in an exhibition bout last January, and Canseco was also knocked out in a boxing match against former NFL player Vai Sikahema last summer.
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Posted in: Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, MLB
Tags: American League, Bob Sapp, Danny Bonaduce, Dream, Gegard Mousasi, Hong Man Choi, Ikuhisa Minowa, Jan Nortje, Japan, Jose Canseco, Juiced, Major League Baseball, Mark Hunt, MMA, MVP, NFL, Oakland A's, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Super Hulk Tournament, Surreal Life, Vai Sikahema, VH-1