600lbs Fighter’s Jaw-Dropping UFC Violence Leaves 7ft Giant Shaquille O’Neal Shocked

Shaquille O’Neal is not just relevant in NBA. Surprisingly, he is also well-known in the MMA world. Recently, the 4x NBA champion shared a clip of a 600lbs fighter from the UFC, but Shaq wouldn’t be too pleased with his fellow big man’s performance.

Shaq’s height and built perfectly aided his career. Being tall and strong allowed him an edge over his competitors. There’s a reason why he is known as the most dominant athlete in the history of the league. He understands the advantage of being so huge.

Shaquille O’Neal stunned by the performance of a 600lbs giant!

The UFC, as we know it today, is a highly advanced and progressed form of combat sport. Fighters are categorized into weight classes, and they fight in the same division. This is done to ensure that there’s no unfair advantage being given to anyone and that a fair fight takes place. However, it wasn’t always like that.

The UFC was founded in November 1993 and the weight classes weren’t introduced until 1997. The first UFC card to have weight-class was the UFC 12 in Dothan, Alabama. So, from the first-ever UFC event till the 11th, it was all about two fighters stepping inside the cage and fighting it out. The weight didn’t matter.

The clip that the 4x NBA champion posted on his story was from a UFC 3 fight. The two fighters in the cage were Keith Hackney and Emmanuel Yarbrough. To put this fight into perspective, Hackney was a 5’11, 200lbs fighter, whereas the late Yarbrough was a 6’8, 600lbs fighter.

To even imagine a similar matchup in today’s time, in a sport as dangerous as mixed martial arts, might be a crime. However, the fight took place and Yarbrough, to everyone’s surprise, lost the fight.

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Shaq posted the clip on his Instagram story as the 15x NBA All-Star must have been as shocked as everyone else! Nonetheless, this wasn’t the first time Shaq has shown interest in Mixed Martial Arts. There was a time he trained in MMA and is closely associated with many personalities in the sport.

Shaquille O’Neal’s $1 million MMA bet

During his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in 2021, the NBA veteran revealed the biggest bet he has ever placed. Jimmy asked Shaq if he bet money on games, to which the big man said that he did. When asked about the largest amount of money he has ever put on a bet, he said that he once placed a million-dollar bet on an MMA fight. Smiling ear to ear over the question, Shaq said that he won the bet.

O’Neal winning the bet wasn’t a surprise as the 51-year-old’s knowledge about multiple things and great business acumen have helped him amass a massive net worth of over $400 million. What are your thoughts on the clip shared by Shaq? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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