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UNSPECIFIED – MAY 16: In this screengrab, Shaquille O’Neal speaks during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 on May 16, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

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UNSPECIFIED – MAY 16: In this screengrab, Shaquille O’Neal speaks during Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 on May 16, 2020. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)
In the past few years, MMA has reached its all-time high. With the sport seeing its success, it had also brought its athletes into prominence.
The UFC fighters are now collaborating with celebrities and players from other sports, and these moments take moments to go viral on the internet.
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Recently, UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski was hanging out with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Volk took to Social media to share the moments he spent with Shaq.
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In the video, they can be seen getting pictures clicked where the Aussie is posing to punch Shaq in the face. The P4P king also pinned comments on his YouTube channel saying, “How would Shaq do in the UFC?”. Moreover, he posted the same video on his Instagram with the caption, “Absolute Legend!”
Fan reactions to the post
Fans jumped-in on the comment section to share their thoughts on the post. While some were delighted to see the duo together, others choose to deliver light-hearted humor.
•“I’m 5’6 like you are, and now I know what I’d look like next to Shaq”
•“The champ looks like a hobbit next to Shaq”
•“Volk looks like Hazbullah”
•“shaqs hand is bigger than volks head”
•“Damn Shaq’s forearm is almost the size of 1 of your legs! He’s huge! cool”
Big Shaq and The UFC
Shaquille O’Neal is a huge MMA fan. The quadruple NBA ring winner has popped up at several UFC events. He shares a very healthy relationship with UFC President, Dana White, and on numerous occasions is seen having fun with UFC fighters.
The Big Fella! @SHAQ has arrived at #UFCHouston! First stop? Congratulating @War_Khalil on a first-round KO! pic.twitter.com/cuBKBa0NyU
— UFC (@ufc) February 5, 2017
A video of him and UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou also went viral on the internet. The UFC champ lifted the NBA giant from the ground with ease. Fans and even Shaq were surprised to see the Cameroonian’s strength.
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The NBA Hall of Famer revealed in an interview that he fell in love with mixed martial arts long ago and the fighter who got his attention to MMA was Vitor Belfort. He also stated that this was long before he became friends with Dana White.
Volkanovski to Lightweight?
On the other hand, Alexander Volkanovski, the no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, dethroned the long-reigning Kamaru Usman, who lost this top spot after facing a devastating defeat at the hands of Leon Edwards.
You’re looking at the UFC’s Pound-For-Pound KING 👑👑👑
🇦🇺 @AlexVolkanovski is now officially no. 1️⃣ in the men’s rankings! pic.twitter.com/BAXBtjtirq
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) August 23, 2022
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Volk is undefeated in the UFC and currently holds the UFC featherweight strap with four title defenses. After his recent victory against Max Holloway, the champ wants to jump his division and fight for the lightweight title.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 25: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia taunts Brian Ortega in between rounds during their Featherweight title fight during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena on September 25, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
In an interview, he also expressed his willingness to be the backup fighter for Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira bout taking place at UFC 280.
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