Photo by Chris Gerhardt — Herschel Walker signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce.
Herschel Walker alluded to entering the cage and the ring at the Strikeforce: Cyborg vs. Carano card.
Well, now he’s going to get his opportunity as Strikeforce has signed the former Heisman trophy winner and NFL player to a multi-fight contract.
Walker holds a fifth-degree black belt in tae kwon do and has been training with American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif. to add more tools to his game.
“I’ve been training for several years. I would play college football games on Saturday and then compete in martial arts tournaments on Sunday after church I’m now looking forward to opening up another chapter in my life and to competing in MMA,” Walker said today in a press release.
There is no timetable for when Walker would enter the cage, but some speculate it might happen in 2010. He will fight in the heavyweight division.
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