Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal believes he could step into the world of mixed martial arts and perform better against UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey than some of her previous challengers.
OK, so maybe Shaq didn't explicitly say that, but he did say during TNT's Inside the NBA he could "last 45 seconds" with Rousey, a time stamp that is significantly better than the 14 seconds of cage time enjoyed by the most recent challenger, Cat Zingano (h/t Fox Sports). Before Zingano, Alexis Davis lasted just 16 seconds with Rousey, so Shaq's claim of 45 seconds would be nearly triple the benchmark set by other professional fighters.
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