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46 Year Old Ken Shamrock Wants Cage Time

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46 Year Old Ken Shamrock Wants Cage Time
by Kid Nate on Oct 4, 2010 10:26 AM EDT in MMA News

How many more beatings will fans pay to see Ken Shamrock take?

Ken talks to Sherdog and blames ring rust for his recent losses:

"The money wasn't there, and there wasn't enough organizations around that could pay that kind of money," he said. "All day long you could get fights for $1,200 or $5,000, but you're not going to get them for anymore than that. They're just not there."

However, Shamrock believes he's found a solution. He said he has worked out a deal with veteran promotion King of the Cage, which holds pay-per-views and also airs on HDNet, to fight regularly and also use his popularity to build the KOTC brand.

"I'm going to be able to fight a lot more often under a contract I'll have with them," he said, "and I'll be able to get paid."

The 17-year veteran of professional MMA acknowledged that he's had a rough couple of years. In addition to struggling inside the cage, he lost a contract dispute with the UFC in April and was ordered to pay the company $175,000 in legal fees.

This is the part of the fight game that's the hardest to stomach. It's been a sad cliche of fight sports since at least the 1930s when former boxing champ Jack Dempsey was reduced to doing worked bouts with pro wrestlers. Perhaps no spectacle was sadder than the 1950s plight of Joe Louis who was forced by an enormous IRS debt to face Rocky Marciano in a virtual snuff bout.

I was never a particular fan of Ken Shamrock, but I have a huge respect for his accomplishments and contributions to MMA. It is sad to see him like this, reduced to fighting for a paycheck long after he should have left the cage.

Completely agree with the article in that it's sad that Shamrock has to fight for money rather than his love for it. I mean sure, he probably does still love the sport, but would he put his body through that much punishment if he didn't need the money? I don't think so.

Ken has roided up for fucking decades, and I dont feel sorry for his money troubles. He wants to get paid and has been paid millions. Ken, your not worth it anymore.

There comes a time where you need to put your health ahead of other things in life....I think Ken has hit that point.

How would you know if he'd been paid "millions", this is MMA remember. The early days, most fighters would be consider rolling in it if they cleared 60k a year. I don't believe Ken made Millions in MMA, maybe pro wrestling sure.....

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Originally Posted by joeodd2 (Post 759549)

He was just stuck in a shitty time kinda like the old hockey players, made nothing but had a name.

When your body can no longer take the steroids... it's time to get some HGH!

Sadly his name might still be worth something if he had relaxed and gotten himself crushed in his recent fights. Your name isn't really worth anything endorsement-wise when the figthing community considers you a joke.

What should Kens new nickname be?

Ken "Punchmeintheface" Shamrock?

Ken "The Punching Bag" Shamrock?

Ken "The Worlds most deadly-less Man" Shamrock?

Ken pretty much lost most of his WWE money with the divorce to his first wife.