Ken Shamrock Out of the EliteXC Fight With Kimbo Tonight?
October 4, 2008 at 5:55 pm by Jason Hatcher in News
During the past two hours rumors have been flying wildly across the web regarding a last-minute injury to Ken Shamrock resulting in the veteran Shamrock being pulled from the CBS event tonight. FCT decided to hold out a while and wait for confirmations. But now barely two hours before the EliteXC event, we must report what we know. The following information is not confirmed by EliteXC but comes from a few credible sources.
FightLinker.com pretty much summarized the situation perfectly by grabbing from several available sources. In a nutshell Ken Shamrock was pulled from the fight tonight due to a cut he sustained during training before the event today. This was the going rumor on the ground in Florida today with FightLinker.com citing sources from arena security.
MMARated.com broke the original story and confirmed the news around 5:30 p.m. or so. MMARated.com has connections to EliteXC and most folks (including myself) tend to believe news from a source such a source that’s been accurate before in the past.
MMARated reports:
“Ken Shamrock sustained a cut above his eye in the last 24 hours while training and WILL NOT be fighting in tonight’s main event bout against Kimbo Slice.”
But the drama does not stop here. Just as MMA fans around the world were exclaiming a unified “WTF,” MMARated.com returns again with a fresh rumor stating that EliteXC apparently found a doctor who would approve Ken Shamrock to fight tonight. Hence the fight is on and boy are we a long way from Las Vegas.
I do not know a thing about the athletic commission rules down in the Sunshine State, but this sort of stuff would never, ever happen in Las Vegas or most other places. Honestly, who knows at this point whether this fight will happen or not. FCT will stay on top of the situation and report any new findings if and when they are available. At the least, tune into CBS tonight to watch an MMA Organization scramble to cover its misfortune and possibly walk one step closer to bankruptcy.
If there is a silver lining to this big black cloud, it is the fact that the Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson fight can easily step in as the main event and replace the already criticized freakshow fight between Shamrock and Slice. But this is merely enough for the hardcore fans. After all, EliteXC’s bread and butter is the Kimbo Slice demographic.
Shall Ken Shamrock remained pulled from tonight’s fight card, Kimbo could potentially fight a last-minute replacement. Rumors include that Frank Shamrock (Ken’s brother) asked EliteXC if he could step in and fight Kimbo but apparently the younger Shamrock is not licensed to fight in the state of Florida. Well, okay. I guess they do have some rules down there.
Other talk is that Seth Petruzelli volunteered to take the fight against Kimbo Slice but Slice’s management would not accept him as an opponent. This is not confirmed but is certainly believable.
Stay tuned …
*UPDATE*
It is confirmed that Kimbo Slice will face Seth Petruzelli tonight at EliteXC. Ken Shamrock is off the card. Seth Petruzelli is a wild card for Kimbo. It’s a risky fight for Slice. Petruzelli is by no means a contender but he does have TKO victories to his credit with a UFC decision loss to Matt Hammil.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
EliteXC brings nothing to this sport but drama, disgrace and multiple black clouds.
I’m disappointed that Andrei faught with EliteXC but he was exciting to watch as always.
As for Shamrock, who really cares if he fights again? I know he’s part of what built the UFC but seriously…he’s retired, then not, fighting his brother, then Kimbo, then not and the constant soap opera banter from Frank is just tiring. Bye Bye Shamrock – enjoy retirement.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I’m embarrassed to admit that I watched the show, although I must say I enjoyed the pre-fight rumors, scrambling and cluster-f*&^ these folks call a serious production. It’s a perfect beginning to a much deserved end of EliteXc and I’ve got my pompoms out for that!!!
October 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Who is this Seth kid??? Who cares, he whooped ass on that “rockstar” Kimbo. ha haa
October 6th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Thanks for keeping us posted!!