Herschel game to fight again on April card
The million-dollar question, of course, is would Walker be willing to do it again? Yes, I’d love to fight again,…
The million-dollar question, of course, is would Walker be willing to do it again?
Yes, I’d love to fight again, Walker told Sherdog.com on Wednesday. The 1992 U.S. Olympic bobsled team member said he’d even be game to turn right back around into training — with his coaches’ blessings — for Strikeforce’s second CBS-telecasted event, currently targeted for either April 17 or 24.
A CBS representative told Sherdog.com Wednesday that the network would be open to hosting Walker’s next fight on the April card.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he planned to call Walker and his trainers on Thursday to a gage their interest in another bout. Coker didn’t rule out an April return.
Javier Mendez, one of Walker’s primary trainers at AKA, said a late April bout would be a possibility under the right conditions.
Some have been enthusiastic about the added attention Walker’s participation has brought Strikeforce and the sport. Others questioned why a novice fighter was given such a coveted platform on which to make his debut.
I probably didn’t deserve to be on it because there were a lot of great fighters on that card that probably deserved to be there more than me, but I want to try and bring some more recognition to this sport, said Walker. If I can come into the sport and maybe use my fame to promote it a little bit and get more people to watch and maybe bring it a little more into the mainstream, I don’t know why anyone who’s an MMA fan would object to that.
