What would happen if Zion Williamson chose MMA over the NBA?

[WarDosAnjos]

6'7, 275 lbs of pure explosiveness. Only 18 years old. I can't remember a player from any sport that has been hyped up as much as this kid coming out of college. And for good reason. Obviously he would have no reason to chose MMA as he will make hundreds of millions playing NBA, but in a hypothetical world where he did, how would he do? With what Ngannou did was almost no training I would imagine Zion would quickly become the greatest fighter of all time. He's an A+++ level athlete like MMA has never seen. At only 18 hes more than young enough to learn the game. I say if you give him a couple years to train and then put him in the UFC, he would be the best fighter ever.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Gets his ass beaten into Bolivian.

 

[Kdup]

6'7, 275 lbs of pure explosiveness. Only 18 years old. I can't remember a player from any sport that has been hyped up as much as this kid coming out of college. And for good reason. Obviously he would have no reason to chose MMA as he will make hundreds of millions playing NBA, but in a hypothetical world where he did, how would he do? With what Ngannou did was almost no training I would imagine Zion would quickly become the greatest fighter of all time. He's an A+++ level athlete like MMA has never seen. At only 18 hes more than young enough to learn the game. I say if you give him a couple years to train and then put him in the UFC, he would be the best fighter ever.

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That’s shopped TS

 

[KOByFootStomp]

If he chose MMA he'd have CTE and living in a one bedroom apartment in his future instead of the fame and fortune of being a star in an A-level sport.

 

[Rum]

He gets waxed by this guy

 

[WarDosAnjos]

That’s shopped TS

tell me you would mess with this guy

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

Brendan Schaub thinks very highly of NBA guys dominating in MMA.

 

[Strychnine]

If he chose MMA he'd have CTE and living in a one bedroom apartment in his future instead of the fame and fortune of being a star in an A-level sport.

Beat me to it.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Would be a even scarier version of Ngannou.

Imagine a bigger Ngannou able to Flying knee you in the face without Any effort what so ever.

Thank God that dude isn't fighting.

 

[original doom]

throw him in a cage with a pair of nikes and see how he goes.

 

[Which Doctor]

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USADA nails him "pulsing hard" and the Duke program comes under intense scrutiny...

 

[fiftywattmafia]

Zion champ no training, nothing.

 

[Coolkid666]

He would get Ezekiel choked by oleinik

 

[original doom]

potential, sure.

 

[Kdup]

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No I certainly wouldn’t. But those arms look whack in that first foto.

 

[Mammothman]

He would be top 5 HW with 6 months in the UFC performance institute, just look how good they did with Ngannou now with an A level athlete the sky is the limit

 

[WarDosAnjos]

If he chose MMA he'd have CTE and living in a one bedroom apartment in his future instead of the fame and fortune of being a star in an A-level sport.

Is that how Jon Jones are Conor are living? Because if he chose MMA he would be the best instantly

 

[HwoarangStyle]

Under the right circumstances I think jessica penne takes him

 

[MileHigher]

That’s shopped TS

You really think that’s shopped, or is that a joke?

 

[Natural Order]

He'd lose out on about 10 million a season.....