The GLORY kickboxing promotion has been in touch with former WWE Superstar Bill Goldberg about fighting for the promotion.
It went down on Twitter over the weekend, with GLORY Executive Director Ivan Farneti inquiring whether Goldberg would be interested in fighting. He replied, “With the right prep time and contract, I’d consider anything!”
Here’s the full Twitter exchange:
@Goldberg @afamizm @Gspencerjr1 @SootYordPalung hell of a crew! Our Exec. Director @ivanfarneti wants to know if you'd take a GLORY fight??
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) February 6, 2015
.@Goldberg let's have our people connect! Enjoy #GLORY19 tonight, and we'll be in touch. @NewYorkRic @ivanfarneti @PierreGLORY
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) February 6, 2015
Earlier this month, Bellator MMA Fighter King Mo spoke to Submission Radio about training with Goldberg at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida. He said:
“Well first of all man, [Goldberg’s] a fast learner. He has some crazy power, great athlete, very knowledgeable. Like it shocked me, because like a lot of guys in pro wrestling, they know this stuff, but they’re kind of like, you know they’re kind of quiet about it. He’s a fan of the sport, he studies it. I don’t know just mechanically he’s good. I hope he gets a chance to fight. And I wouldn’t mind bringing him in to my next camp if I fight at heavyweight. I’d bring him in to help me train for my next fight.”
Mo explained that despite the fact that Goldberg hasn’t had any professional MMA fights, companies like Bellator (or GLORY) should consider bringing him in due to his star power:
“I would like to see him get in an MMA fight. First of all, the amateur fight, I wouldn’t go out and fight that. For what? You know what I’m saying? Like no one’s going to fight him and if they try and fight him, they’ll be somebody with experience that fought before, and lie, and tries to like take his head off. They’ll pay miserably, but you know what, put him out there and let him fight on Spike TV. You know, why not? Let him fight on Spike TV. Let him headline a card. ‘Cause he has a big following, he’s a superstar, a big fan base. If I were Bellator I’d be talking to him like “hey if you wanna fight let’s [do it]”. You know, Anybody.”
