Herschel Walker starting out new career in MMA
That Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia legend Herschel Walker has signed a contract with a mixed martial arts promoter to prove that, in his words, he's still one of the best athletes in the world.
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Walker, 47, signed a multi-fight deal with fight promoter Strikeforce and will begin a 12-week training camp in October in San Jose, Calif., according to a press release. No fights have been scheduled yet.
"MMA fighters are said to be some of the best athletes in the world," Walker said in the release. "My plan at the age of 47 is to show the world I am still one of the best athletes as well."
Walker, who won a Heisman Trophy at Georgia in 1982 and then played professional football for 15 years, holds a fifth-degree black belt in tae kwon do and has been trained in muay thai and kenpo.
Said Walker, "I will go in there and test myself against any 20-year-old."
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