Herschel Walker's Saturday night win has caught the attention of another professional athlete-turned-MMA fighter: Jose Canseco.
The former baseball player must have watched the former football player's bout at this past weekend's Strikeforce: "Miami" event, as he yesterday left the following post on his Twitter account:
"I guess I may have to show Herschel Walker who the real bad Boy of the Sports industry is. If the powers that be are reading, I want in."
He later commented that he had received many responses to his tweet.
As fans remember, Canseco made his transition into MMA in May 2009 at Dream 9 where he took on Hong Man Choi and suffered a submission loss due to strikes in the first round. He has not fought since. His other two fighting experiences have both come in the form of boxing. In January 2009, he took on actor Danny Bonaduce, which ended in a draw; and in November 2009, he earned himself a win over Todd Poulton.
Walker, on the other hand, survived his MMA debut over the weekend, beating Greg Nagy by TKO in the third round. He had been training at American Kickboxing Academy since October in order to prepare for his first fight.
Strikeforce executives have not commented on Canseco's request, but it seems unlikely that a Walker vs. Canseco fight will happen. Currently, it is unknown whether or not Walker will return for a second fight.







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