NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is a huge fan of mixed martial arts. The Los Angeles Lakers legend is a giant at 7’1’’ and 325 lb. During his prime, he was insanely fit for his size as well. So, O’Neal coming at someone and choking them would be a nightmare for any human being. Interestingly, a reporter once experienced it. It was also a nightmare for anyone who faced legendary fighter Kimbo Slice. Recently, one of Kimbo’s cold-blooded knockouts caught Shaq’s attention.

Ever since he witnessed his first-ever MMA fight, O’Neal became an admirer. Furthermore, he also understood the incredible fitness benefits of MMA training and incorporated it into his regime as well.

Kimbo Slice’s resurfaced clip catches the eyes of Shaquille O’Neal

Kimbo Slice was one of the most feared fighters in the history of combat sports. The Bahamian was a pro boxer and an MMA fighter as well. Notably, he gained massive popularity from video clips of his backyard bare-knuckle fights which went viral. Unfortunately, Kimbo passed away in June 2016. 7 years after his death, a video clip of the fighter has been doing the rounds on social media.

It was the fight between Slice and James Thompson in 2008. Thompson was severely injured in the fight and his ear was brutally damaged by Kimbo’s swings.

Given his fandom of the game, Shaquille O’Neal tends to share MMA clips on his social media handles. Similarly, he shared Slice’s knockout win on his Instagram story for his fans to witness the late fighter’s brute force. Fans were speechless seeing his unreal power and intensity.

Kimbo was one of the first viral entities. As many fighters today list him as an inspiration, his legacy lives on. Heart failure prematurely took his life on June 6, 2016. Slice was just 42 at the time.

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The resurfaced clip already has over 245,000 likes and more views on Instagram alone. Fans around the world were shocked at the how Kimbo did to Thompson’s ear.

The “Shaqmission”

The Miami Heat champion was a force to be reckoned with during his prime. However, his tendency to play through with injuries took a toll on his body and slowed him down a bit. Traditional basketball conditioning drills made his injuries worse.

This led him to gain unwanted weight which added more misery during his time with the Heat. This was when Shaq decided to use MMA training to improve his overall fitness and it was a great success.

Notably, the 4x NBA champion trained with multiple MMA stars at the time as well. Interestingly, Shaq once hilariously tried to prove his skill to reporter Michael Wallace by putting him on “Shaqmission” during media day.

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