Former NBA player Royce White to make MMA debut at LFA 120
Two years after announcing his transition to MMA, former NBA player Royce White is set for his debut.
White, who was drafted by the Houston Rockets in 2012, will meet former football player Daiqkwon Buckley on the main card of LFA 120, which takes place Friday at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn., and streams on UFC Fight Pass.
A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the news to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, White, 30, will be making his MMA debut in his home state. After being drafted by the Rockets, White was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. He was waived and signed by the Sacramento Kings. His regular season NBA experience was only three games with the Kings during the 2013-14 season. White announced that he was transitioning to MMA in 2019 in a book titled “MMA x NBA, A Critique of Modern Sport in America.”
A former fullback at Temple University, Buckley has competed twice as an amateur, splitting his two appearances. The 25-year-old last competed in April 2017 when he scored a third-round submission under the PA Cage Fight promotional banner.