I’ve gone back to having a real professional dedication.”Caitlyn Jenner, soccer star Ian Wright, and pop star Nadine Coyle are among the contestants who will join Haskell in the jungle. Former England rugby flanker Haskell will trade the scrum cap for 4oz fight gloves having signed for American fight promotion Bellator. Turns out the man of the hour is former England and British Lions rugby union star James Haskell. To learn more or opt-out, read our Just two months after being announced as a Bellator fighter, decorated English rugby international James Haskell has been revealed as a cast member for the U.K. reality television show, Haskell revealed his intention to take part in the jungle-based reality television show via social media on Tuesday, after being leaked as a cast member by several tabloid publications a number of days ago.“Jungle you say? As soon as James Haskell announced he was signing up for a Mixed Martial Arts stint with Bellator, the offers started to flood in. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.

“For me, it’s a test; it’s a journey. The former Northampton and … Haskell has been using MMA fighting to keep fight, and work on different skill sets, for the past seven years and can call on British star Michael 'Venom' Page as one of his training partners. James Haskell (born 2 April 1985) is an English former rugby union player who played for Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership, and internationally for England.In August 2019 he announced he would become a professional mixed martial artist and is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is to compete in their Heavyweight division. Rugby star, Bellator signee James Haskell revealed as cast member for U.K. reality TV show New, 1 comment By Peter Carroll @PetesyCarroll Nov 13, 2019, 11:00am EST The series is set to begin on Sunday, Nov. 17.UFC 253 kicks off Fight Island return in Abu Dhabi Israel Adesanya’s middleweight belt will be on the line in the main event of UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi.Get UFC Vegas 9 results for the Overeem vs. Sakai event on Saturday. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.MMA star Michael Venom Page has told England rugby hero James Haskell to ignore “ignorant and jealous” fighters as he makes his highly-publicised switch to combat sports.Former England rugby flanker Haskell will trade the scrum cap for 4oz fight glovesThe MMA organisation made headlines last year after signing former Geordie Shore star turned fighter Aaron Chalmers.Chalmers, 32, who in February headlined Bellator Newcastle at 4-0, And MVP - a freelancer of combat sports having competed in kickboxing, MMA and boxing - And he says envious fighters must "appreciate" why he, Haskell and Chalmers were met with so much attention when they moved into new careers.Page, 32, told SunSport: “I find it weird when other guys see people join elite sports, like Aaron Chalmers after he came to MMA from Geordie Shore, he had a lot of eyes from what he was doing before and brought it across.“Loads of guys from MMA came from different places like mechanics, electricians, they had different backgrounds before fighting, but people didn’t know that.“Because we know where Aaron and James are coming from people question whether they can do it - yet we’ve seen multiple people come from different careers and be successful.“Take it for that, it’s someone coming from one job into MMA, like many people do.“You have ignorant and jealous fighters that are doing the sport and would love to get as much attention as that, so they’re upset that someone who has never done it gets that attention.“But you have to appreciate that he’s done something well enough in his area to justify having those eyeballs.”Page will pass his fighting knowledge on to Haskell - who is married to TV presenter Chloe Madeley - ahead of his 2020 Bellator debut, as they become training partners at the London Shootfighters gym.But MVP will also share his experience of going from elite competitor to beginner to the England rugby hero.When the maverick signed with ex-heavyweight world champion turned boxing promoter David Haye in 2017,MVP said: “He’s got a very good mentality towards this change, the same with myself, he has no real expectations of success.“I always say when you begin an MMA match you throw punches, you have to box, and I was boxing and training with boxers when preparing for MMA fights, and I still do now.“So, I had experience of knowing how to box but in terms of respect, and going from top to bottom of your sport for me it’s down to mentality.“He doesn’t expect anything of himself, he doesn’t care for what people expect of him and that’s how I felt whenever I transitioned sports.”The former Northampton and Wasps forward, 34, who played 77 times for England, Having watched Haskell eagerly mix it with MMA fighters in his off season, Page has no doubt the “amateur” novice can use his experience of international competition to understand the challenge ahead.He added: “He says, ‘I am not a fighter, I’m just hoping to join a team I trust in and they can turn me into a fighter good enough to fight in Bellator.’“He’s very honest and open about it and I feel that’s the best way to be.“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, ignore the comments about people saying ‘How good is he going to be, you’re wrong for doing it’.“All the talk, that’s people projecting their own fears if they were in your situation.“Even when he was playing rugby in his off season we’d always see him in the gym, on the pads, boxing - he’s always been a fight fan and enough for him to step over.“I’d say he’s a very good amateur at the moment - but that’s the thing, he’s an amateur, he’s got a lot to learn but his mentality will allow him to learn very quickly.“He understands high level competition, and it’s allowing your mind to transfer that to MMA.” Iceland supermarket closed after mum 'finds human poo' in store freezer Pizzeria boss' angry note on Prem ace Andy Carroll's Merc parked across 2 bays Pregnant Kate Ferdinand shows off her big baby bump on luxury holiday with Rio Mum feeds family for £1.50 each a day & shares monthly meal plan so you can too Angelina Jolie wants to 'protect the kids' as ex Brad Pitt moves on©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.

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