Kurt Angle to make UFC MMA debut in 2007
WWE Superstar Kurt Angle confirmed that he will fight MMA in May or June of 2007.
Angle mentioned Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock and Daniel Puder as potential opponents. Angle does know who he will be fighting but doesnt want to let on just yet.
The list of fighters touted by Angle would suggest that he has signed with the UFC.
My thoughts? Idiot. He's got a history of problems with his neck, and I don't know who he thinks he is throwing those big names about. Liddell and Tito are blatantly out of his league, which leaves Couture, Shamrock and Puder. The former two having retired.
Despite what the article says, and if there is any truth in this report, then I'd say Puder would be the obvious choice in the Strikeforce promotion. Puder's notched up a 4-0 record, with his most recent three wins coming after his short period in WWE, where Puder humiliated Angle in a shoot. It'd certainly get the wrestling fans interested. I just can't see that the UFC would take a risk on such an unknown quantity.
Thanks Kieran for the news
