Former NFL star Herschel Walker is gearing up to start the media blitz for his mixed martial arts debut.Walker will make his MMA debut with world championship promotion Strikeforce on Saturday, January 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT).
The 47-year-old Walker will compete in the cage the night before the ProBowl and one week prior to the Super Bowl. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner and two-time NFL Pro Bowl competitor, is wrapping up a 12-week MMA training camp at the world renowned American Kickboxing Academy (A.K.A.) in San Jose, California in preparation for the challenge. A 1999 College Hall of Fame inductee who was also selected to Sports Illustrated's NCAA All-Century Team that year, the 6-foot 1-inch, 220 pound Walker holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and boasts additional training in the combat disciplines of Muay Thai and Kenpo. Walker recently re-emerged in the spotlight as a contestant on Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice reality series.
He's got two big media appearances set for Wendesday, Jan. 13:
FOX News Channel's FOX & Friends at 6:30 a.m. ET/PT
Sirius XM's (Channel 100) The Howard Stern Show at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT
