Herschel Walker Discusses Strikeforce Debut, Proving Doubters Wrong

Herschel Walker's graduation day as an MMA fighter is a little over two weeks away. The Heisman Trophy winner turned Strikeforce rookie has spent the last few months training at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., and on Jan. 30, will take on Greg Nagy at Strikeforce: Miami on Showtime.

MMA Fighitng spoke to the 47-year-old former star NFL running back about why he chose to try MMA, proving his doubters, which include UFC president Dana White, wrong, and what we can expect to see from him in his debut. The full video interview is below.


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