6 footballers who would have made good MMA fighters

The footballers could have made great UFC fighters

#5 Roy Keane

Keane right before he swung a right-cross at Alan Shearer

One hard-man followed by another; the list would be rendered incomplete without the inclusion of former Manchester United captain, Roy Keane.

The tough Irish lad was a prime example of a sportsman with a predator’s instinct, something that translated into his extremely successful football career with Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Keane lived and breathed football, paying no heed to anything going on in the periphery.

His altercations and rivalries made him one of the most feared men on the pitch and why wouldn’t they? From having a swing at Alan Shearer to ending Alf-Inge Haaland’s career after a devastating tackle, Keane is someone who’d definitely administer fatal beatings if he was put in a fight inside the octagon!

The Haaland ‘revenge-tackle’, as alleged by the fourth estate, was a carefully planned act. Imagine bumping heads with someone of the temperament of Roy Maurice Keane; not to forget that he grew up as an amateur boxer with a 4-0 win record to his name!

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