Shaquille O'Neal to Work With UFC Following Retirement?
by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 11, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
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What does a man with 28,596 points in his NBA career and a legacy as one of the all time best big men do after he retires? It looks like the answer to that question may be "become an ambassador for the UFC." MMA Fighting has the info about a possible future relationship with Shaquille O'Neal from UFC President Dana White's recent ESPN appearance:
"Shaq loves it," White said on ESPN's First Take program. "Shaq's been training for a long time, and actually a week before he retired, Shaq called me and said he wanted to be involved in the UFC somehow. He's always been a good friend to us, and I'm sure you're going to see Shaq around the UFC a lot."
White went on to mention that Shaq helped launch season one of The Ultimate Fighter and I'm sure many fans remember seeing O'Neal cageside at many events.
Having a very media friendly, extremely recognizable major star from an established sport hanging around the UFC as an ambassador could serve to make the sport more palatable to certain people. It isn't some ultimate solution to becoming the biggest sport in the world, but there certainly is some value in having a guy like Shaq who can go on ESPN or wherever and talk about upcoming cards in an entertaining way.
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Long Duck Dong is toast
Clay Guida ensured he is now and forever the worlds most exciting and active boring fighter.
by Urijah Bieber on Jun 11, 2011 12:06 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Shaquille O'Neal: Chief Executive Mumbler, Zuffa, LLC.
I, for one, look forward to the Funky Aristotle requesting that Jon Jones tell him how his ass taste.
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by inadvertentgroinstrike on Jun 11, 2011 12:06 PM EDT reply actions
Kevin James must be pissed.
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by Neil Manich on Jun 11, 2011 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He got to do a film with the UFC's top star though
I was surprised to see Brock do blackface in this day and age but he really makes it work.
by simpsycho on Jun 11, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
l.o.l
Clay Guida ensured he is now and forever the worlds most exciting and active boring fighter.
by Urijah Bieber on Jun 11, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess it can't hurt?
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id love to see this fight
Shaq 7’1 325lbs. vs. Hong Man Choi 7’2 352 lbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDaDz0I6ekQ
by nick999 on Jun 11, 2011 12:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
apparently shaq's been training for years too
dk if he has any sort of bjj belt ranking, but we’d at least expect him to not pull a canseco
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
HMC is a shell of himself
his life saving operation made him lose a lot of muscle(50lbs+ it appears) and he’s really lethargic now.
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Life extending operation
he’s still gonna die young most likely, sad to say.
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That is to say
Shaq would be the bigger, stronger, faster, better athlete.
The HMC that fought Semmy would maim Shaq.
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canseco shoulda at least took on sumone his own size he loked like a midget nex to choi, that was an embarassment for sure.
Jose Canseco
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-Hey, I’d like some fancy position in your organisation, even though I have no experience in the sport.
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DAMN it’s gotta be sweet to be a star like that.
What does Dan Marino know about gloves? He's from Miami!
But he sold the fuck out of some Isotoners.
by donkeypunch on Jun 11, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Warren Moon is selling cars in Seattle.
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what happened to all of his money?
"Every time I talk on the phone with someone who doesn’t know me, they call me "ma’am"." .....cut to a couple months later....... "You can alter that sig now. I spoke with someone I know on the phone and she repeatedly addressed me as a female. Fuck." - Scott C. Broussard
by Earl Montclair on Jun 11, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
He's still rich
he just owns some Honda dealerships in the Seattle area.
I bet he could get Nick Diaz a sweet deal.
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Shaq Fu is for real
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