Today there’s a buzz alert for Joakim Noah, the Chicago Bulls 1st round pick (9th overall) for the 2007 NBA draft.

What fun facts are people buzzing about?

1. Joakim Noah’s height : 6 ft. 11 in. or 7 ft (tbc)
2. Joakim Noah’s NCAA team : Gators, University of Florida (part of the highest picked trio from the same college in NBA history)
3. Joakim Noah’s achievements : won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball tournaments; awarded 2006 Associated Press (AP) All-SEC First Team
4. Joakim Noah’s dad : Joakim’s father is Yannick Noah, a former French professional tennis player
5. Joakim Noah’s mom : Joakim’s mom is Cécilia Rodhe, Miss Sweden 1978
6. Joakim Noah’s nationalities : Joakim could legally play for either the French, American, Cameroonian or Swedish national teams
7. Joakim Noah’s jersey number : Lucky 13?

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Johnnie Morton is not the only high profile athlete to have given a try to MMA. Ex-WWE star Brock Lesnar’s MMA debut fight was a highly anticipated one as well. The first Brock Lesnar K-1 fight did however end on a better note than Johnnie Morton’s :

K-1 Dynamite USA: Brock Lesnar vs Min Soo Kim
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Brock Lesnar fights like a pro in K-1, you have to give him that.

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If you follow mixed martial arts (MMA) and particularly K1, you know that ex-NFL star Johnnie Morton made his MMA debut lately and got knocked out pretty hard. The Johnnie Morton fight lasted 38 seconds, here’s the video :

K1 Dynamite USA: Bernard Ackah vs. Johnnie Morton
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I’d say Johnnie Morton’s MMA debut wasn’t that bad actually; he started the fight quite fiercely and aggressively. He did forget one little detail though : it’s not all about offense! One good hit is all it takes.

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