Shaquille O’Neal Headed To MMA Next? Issues Challenge To Hong Man Choi
Published 06/18/2009 · By Ronnie Gamble

2009-06-18 - Shaq and Hong Man ChoiIs Shaquille O'Neal getting ready for another sports career once he retires from the NBA? MMA? UFC? Maybe.

In a video clip posted over at The6Levels.com (run my instructor John Burke), the 7'1" NBA center, fresh off a training session, issues a challenge to any would-be opponents in the world of MMA, specifically calling out one fighter.

"We don't care about nobody. We'll fight anybody. I'll even fight him (pointing to a stand-up figure of Chuck Liddell), after I fight the big boy that knocked out Jose Canseco -- Hong Man Choi," Shaq says with a smile.

"I'm coming for you. Don't worry about it. I'm retiring the next year, two years. I'm coming for you. I look like Jose to you? No," Big Shaq continued.

Hong Man Choi is a Korean kickboxer and former ssireum wrestler, who currently competes in K-1, an MMA style sport combining an array of martial arts.

He fought retired baseball player Jose Canseco in an MMA match on May 26th for the promotion Dream, as part of its Super Hulk Tournament. He beat Canseco in 1 minute 15 seconds.

Choi weighs in at 330 lbs., and stands at 7'2". In comparison, Shaq is 7'1" and also weighs in at 330 lbs.

That would be one hell of a match-up? Who would win?

 
19 Comments
dretruth - June 18, 2009 at 1:26 pm

I love to see big chinamen it smashes the sterotype of China Men.

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aYo4YaYo - June 18, 2009 at 1:54 pm

SHAQ FU!!!!!!!!!!

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hevi hev - June 18, 2009 at 1:58 pm

if Shaq wins, MMA won’t be taken seriously.

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Joe - June 18, 2009 at 2:27 pm

ppv blockbuster I don’t think so, but wow, what a fight to see.

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IDIOT - June 18, 2009 at 2:38 pm

DUDE ITS A FREAKING JOKE!

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Vengeance IS MINE!!!!!!!! - June 18, 2009 at 7:42 pm

DAMN, A 7ft 2in KOREAN????

NOW YA KNOW NOBODY GON STEAL FROM HIS CORNER STORE….

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homie - June 18, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Shaq iz very homic

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Brixx - June 18, 2009 at 9:38 pm

Hope he will give the chinaman a SHAQ ATTACK!

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rubs - June 18, 2009 at 11:58 pm

King kong vs God Zilla

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Philly-O - June 19, 2009 at 11:52 am

Hong Man Choi isn’t that talented of a fighter, he’s just really BIG. But Shaq would give him problems because Shaq is really BIG and really athletic for a guy his size.

Given that Shaq has been doing MMA training for what, a year or two now…in 2 years, he could probably be ready to fight in MMA against guys like Choi.

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Brian Jones - June 19, 2009 at 1:29 pm

king hong vs. shaqzilla

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A-Beatz of WTNRRADIO.COM - June 19, 2009 at 3:52 pm

Thats Shaqtastic!

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nano - June 19, 2009 at 9:49 pm

i wanna see SHAQ use his pacman power to destroy sleeping giant china men… warrup 2 da bl00d$

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nano - June 19, 2009 at 9:51 pm

I wann’ c SHAQ use pacman power to destroy sleeping giant chinamen..

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kevink - June 19, 2009 at 10:34 pm

if shaq can fight, im all for him. mma is not gonna be any less if shaq joins. remember ex-professional wrestler, brock lesnar is heavy weight champion.

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live large - June 20, 2009 at 10:00 am

Shag will do work on that guy for real!

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Mos High - June 20, 2009 at 12:41 pm

No doubt in my mind that Shaq wud get his ass handed 2 him. He don’t come across as someone wit serious knuckle game.

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Tong Po Flo - June 24, 2009 at 8:39 pm

I just hope Shaq Diesel don’t get Kimbo Slice’d!!

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vp` - June 27, 2009 at 12:38 am

when is the fight on what date

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