Former NBA star Shaquile O'Neal challenges Ronda: 'I can last 45 seconds against her'

Shaq (left) and Ronda (right): former NBA star said he would face the champion. Photo: Super Fights Production (Disclosure/UFC)

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The UFC champion Ronda Rousey is the target of several athletes, from the most diverse segments, but the blonde has just received one of the most unusual challenges of her career. Former NBA (North American professional basketball league) star Shaquile O'Neal, an MMA enthusiast who even gave up his mansion in Orlando to hold open training sessions for an event last year, sent a direct message to Ronda and guaranteed that he would last at least 45 seconds against her in the octagon.

"Ronda Rousey… Put the camera on me… I can last 45 seconds against Ronda Rousey, make it happen!”, said Shaq, during the broadcast of the fourth and final game of the series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks on North American TV. The former player's comment was motivated by the presence of the protagonists of the film “Entourage”, in which Ronda has a cameo appearance and challenges one of the characters to last up to 60 seconds in a fight against her.

Before you worry about Shaquile O'Neal, or even the release of the movie “Entourage”, Ronda Rousey will have another concern in mind: the Brazilian Beth Pitbull, her next challenger. Bethe and Ronda will face each other on August 1st, in the main fight of UFC 190, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

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