Herschel Walker to face WEC veteran Carson at 'Strikerforce: Henderson vs. Babalu'
by Matt Bishop on Nov 6, 2010 2:25 AM EDT
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College Football Hall of Fame member and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker has an opponent for his second trip into the cage — Scott Carson — ESPN.com reports.
The fight between the 48-year-old Walker and the 40-year-old Carson will be broadcast as part of the main card of "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" on Dec. 4 on Showtime from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Like us, you're probably asking "who in the world is Scott Carson?" Well, we have answers for you. Carson (4-1 MMA) fought at the first-ever WEC show on June 30, 2001. That was his fourth professional fight. He's only fought once since. The ESPN report provides more background.
Carson, 40, is 4-1 in pro bouts. In June, the Costa Mesa, Calif., resident was knocked out in the first round by Lorenz Larkin at a MEZ Sports-promoted event in Los Angeles. Carson accrued his three career victories between 1999-2001, but said a back injury kept him out of the cage for the next 10 years.
Carson said he previously trained with former UFC champion Chuck Liddell for eight years and recently joined UFC middleweight Mark Munoz's Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, Calif.
Walker (1-0 MMA), made his professional debut at "Strikeforce: Miami" in January defeating Greg Nagy by third-round TKO.
"I want to show that my experience level has increased a good deal," said Walker via text. "I've become a much better MMA fighter. Last time, I was very green. This time, I'm going to be more skilled and have a lot more to display in the Strikeforce cage."
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I could easily see Herschel transition as an executive for Strikeforce following his fighting career and becoming their public face.
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At least then people would pay attention
Although at the same time, I don’t know if people would pay enough attention to him to tune in to the fights.
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Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
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