FORMER England international James Haskell has signed a deal to fight with mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA.
The 34-year-old is expected to make his debut as a heavyweight next year.
The former Wasps and Northampton flanker, who won 77 caps for England, retired from rugby in May due to a toe injury.
Haskell has previously trained with British MMA fighter Michael ‘Venom’ Page and worked as a television pundit covering MMA.
Bellator say 6ft 4in Haskell’s first fight is “expected during the first half of 2020”.
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