Herschel Walker challenges Dana White to fight

To the casual sports fan, Herschel Walker's appearance on today's edition of "ESPN First Take" was probably a bit confusing.

On ESPN2's daily morning sports show, the 47-year-old NFL veteran championed mixed martial arts and made some boastful claims about his talent level – but forgot to mention a single time that he had been signed by Strikeforce.

Instead, the conversation mostly focused on the UFC and Walker's open challenge to fight company president Dana White.

Earlier this month Strikeforce announced that Walker, the 1982 Heisman Award winner, had been signed to the organization and would make his MMA debut as a heavyweight in early 2010. However, "ESPN First Take" host Jay Crawford never made mention of Strikeforce and simply said that Walker was making his "MMA" debut. The aspiring fighter never mentioned it either.

Sadly, it was a missed opportunity for Walker and Strikeforce to plug an organization that's built a lot of momentum in recent months with a new CBS deal, solid roster additions and a couple successful shows.

Instead, Walker focused on White's recent criticism of the signing, as well as "The Ultimate Fighter 10."

Walker said he had to give White and UFC co-owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta their "props" for bringing the sport "mainstream." But he said that while White may be able to evaluate fighters, the UFC executive can't do the same with general athletes.

Walker then made his biggest claim of the interview when talking about the current heavyweights-only season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

"I'll put dimes to donuts all the heavyweights on the show right now I will beat," Walker said of the cast, which includes a former IFL champion, thee former UFC fighters, four NFL vets and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson. "And that's pretty easy to say."

But the challenges didn't stop there.

"Dana always tells people to put their money where your mouth is," Walker said. "And I'll tell Dana that since he says I'm so old, why doesn't step in the ring with me because he's been practicing (MMA), as well?"

Walker said all the money could go to charity, which he's doing with his Strikeforce fight purses. The funds go to Project Turn Around (also known as Alternative Community Development Services), a community-enrichment nonprofit organization.

For more on "ESPN First Take," go to the show's official Web site at ESPN.com.

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It's so stupid when people want to challenge Dana to a fight...HE'S NOT A FIGHTER...and he never claimed to be.

What about when he challenges people?

Bigs03 wrote:

It's so stupid when people want to challenge Dana to a fight...HE'S NOT A FIGHTER...and he never claimed to be.

Dana talks enough junk to warrant guys calling him out.

Don't act like we weren't all saying it either. Walker is 47 and just starting MMA. It is a joke and he is too damn old.

Bigs03 wrote:

It's so stupid when people want to challenge Dana to a fight...HE'S NOT A FIGHTER...and he never claimed to be.

Then he should stop saying things that make people want to fight him.

Guy should be more concerned about his mental health and keeping track of his meds so he doesn't blow up a school somewhere.... We don't have a comprehensive list of those personalities, but with the reported amount of different ones he has, a drag queen, teenage girl, white supremecist and Wolf's 7 year old booger picker are all possibilities.

Eye on the ball Herschel...

I would still rather see Dana fight TA! I think Dana would kick his ass though!

Just because Dana talks shit doesn't mean he is going to get in the cage. He talks shit because in the business world he has been able to crush any opposition pretty much so far. He got a lot of backlash when he used the word faggot but other than that nothing he's done has gotten him any more than a slap on the wrist.

It would be like David Stern saying some european league was stupid for signing someone followed by that player challenging Stern to a game of one on one...it's ridiculous. Dana is not a fighter. If Dana had said, "Strikeforce is dumb for signing Herschel Walker...I would straight up whoop his ass", then Herschel would have a reason to challenge Dana.

It's almost a good thing Strikeforce hasn't been mentioned by this freakshow. Trade him to Dream for Melvin Manhoef.

This is such a goof move by Strikeforce to sign this guy.

He's not in the wrong. Dana disrespected him. I don't know why everybody runs to White's defense when guys want him to back up his constant shit talk.

Yeah, sure. Dana is not a fighter, but he sure likes to talk like he's one.

I'm not a fan of the signing, but i'm willing to give the guy an oppurtunity to fight.

Bigs03 wrote:

Just because Dana talks shit doesn't mean he is going to get in the cage. He talks shit because in the business world he has been able to crush any opposition pretty much so far. He got a lot of backlash when he used the word faggot but other than that nothing he's done has gotten him any more than a slap on the wrist.

It would be like David Stern saying some european league was stupid for signing someone followed by that player challenging Stern to a game of one on one...it's ridiculous. Dana is not a fighter. If Dana had said, "Strikeforce is dumb for signing Herschel Walker...I would straight up whoop his ass", then Herschel would have a reason to challenge Dana.

poor analogy. David Stern is an old man, and basketball is not a means by which men have settled their differences for centuries.

captain organic wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

Just because Dana talks shit doesn't mean he is going to get in the cage. He talks shit because in the business world he has been able to crush any opposition pretty much so far. He got a lot of backlash when he used the word faggot but other than that nothing he's done has gotten him any more than a slap on the wrist.

It would be like David Stern saying some european league was stupid for signing someone followed by that player challenging Stern to a game of one on one...it's ridiculous. Dana is not a fighter. If Dana had said, "Strikeforce is dumb for signing Herschel Walker...I would straight up whoop his ass", then Herschel would have a reason to challenge Dana.

poor analogy. David Stern is an old man, and basketball is not a means by which men have settled their differences for centuries.

It's not a poor analogy, it's a perfect one.

Dana doesn't promote backyard brawls, no, that's more of a Kimbo Slice thing.

Bigs03 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

Just because Dana talks shit doesn't mean he is going to get in the cage. He talks shit because in the business world he has been able to crush any opposition pretty much so far. He got a lot of backlash when he used the word faggot but other than that nothing he's done has gotten him any more than a slap on the wrist.

It would be like David Stern saying some european league was stupid for signing someone followed by that player challenging Stern to a game of one on one...it's ridiculous. Dana is not a fighter. If Dana had said, "Strikeforce is dumb for signing Herschel Walker...I would straight up whoop his ass", then Herschel would have a reason to challenge Dana.

poor analogy. David Stern is an old man, and basketball is not a means by which men have settled their differences for centuries.

It's not a poor analogy, it's a perfect one.

Dana doesn't promote backyard brawls, no, that's more of a Kimbo Slice thing.

What does backyard brawls or Kimbo have to do with this?

I really don't see why you think it's surprising when one guy who talks shit about a fighter gets challenged to a fight. It seems like the expected reaction to me.

captain organic wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Bigs03 wrote:

Just because Dana talks shit doesn't mean he is going to get in the cage. He talks shit because in the business world he has been able to crush any opposition pretty much so far. He got a lot of backlash when he used the word faggot but other than that nothing he's done has gotten him any more than a slap on the wrist.

It would be like David Stern saying some european league was stupid for signing someone followed by that player challenging Stern to a game of one on one...it's ridiculous. Dana is not a fighter. If Dana had said, "Strikeforce is dumb for signing Herschel Walker...I would straight up whoop his ass", then Herschel would have a reason to challenge Dana.

poor analogy. David Stern is an old man, and basketball is not a means by which men have settled their differences for centuries.

It's not a poor analogy, it's a perfect one.

Dana doesn't promote backyard brawls, no, that's more of a Kimbo Slice thing.

What does backyard brawls or Kimbo have to do with this?

I really don't see why you think it's surprising when one guy who talks shit about a fighter gets challenged to a fight. It seems like the expected reaction to me.

In your quote about how men have settled their differences, you're talking about a street fight. Dana doesn't promote fighting as a means to settle a score, but as a sport instead. Sure, there are beefs in the industry that build up a fight but in the end, it's all about the sport and a way to make money.

Whatever, I couldn't care less about Herschel Walker in the fight world. Anyone who begins a fighting career when they are closer to being a senior citizen than a twenty-something is fooling himself.

I will give him a chance but to call out the whole cast of tuf 10 including roy nelson come the fuck on. Walker would get subbed in under a minute.