RONNIE O’SULLIVAN would do anything to get down and dirty after he won his seventh world snooker championship record.
46-year-old The Rocket is on an extended vacation and will be visiting his UFC friend Paddy Pimblett at a Liverpool gym to get some guidance.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Snooker Champion has stated that he will be doing some MMA training in future
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O'Sullivan fell for mixed martial arts after he attended a fight night with Damien Hirst, his artist friend.
The world number one said that he was a huge boxing fan, but that he discovered UFC fighting and fell in love with it.
"The grappling is a skill, and then there's fighting.
"I love UFC, cage fighting and even Cage Warriors. The guys are coming up.
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"Some of these fights are brutal because the fighters want to reach the UFC and they're fighting to save their lives there.
"I went to Paddy’s gym to observe his drills, and I was open to the idea of getting in a cage for a little sparring.
"At some point I will go to Liverpool's gym and start grappling."
Many are now calling Stephen Hendry the greatest snooker in history, after he beat it.
FREE BETTING AND SIGN-UP DEALS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGSThe man is too humble to be a Muhammad Ali and call himself the greatest in history.
O'Sullivan stated that he just loves playing and competing. Is it really important who is the best? It doesn't matter to me.
"It's great to be at a high level in your sport.
"I don't think I will be the greatest if eight wins are my result. It's not possible. I don't wish to be the greatest.
"I want to be remembered as someone who enjoys snooker and just loves to play. That's it."
