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Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick; February 11, 1964) [8] [9] is an American retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract, under the ring name Ken Shamrock. [10] He is best known for his time in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), WWE and other combat sports. [11]
[4] [5] Other wrestlers to have won world championships in both MMA and Pro Wrestling include Bobby Lashley (Shark Fights Heavyweight Championship as well as the Impact World Championship, the ECW World Championship and the WWE Championship), [6] [7] and UFC Hall of Famers Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock, who won the UFC Superfight Championship and ...
UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 11, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada.. This event was the most bought UFC pay-per-view of all time with a buyrate of 1.6 million, [3] until UFC 202 broke the record with 1.65 million.
The UFC returned to a 10 p.m. ET start with this event. [5] UFC 141 was the last event to feature preliminary fights live on Spike TV. [6] This event marked Brock Lesnar's return to MMA action after being out for over a year due to diverticulitis. The lead up to the fight was rife with controversy regarding his opponent, Alistair Overeem.
He is closely affiliated with Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. As well, Paulson was the striking coach for Team Lesnar on The Ultimate Fighter: Season 13, and he is the coauthor of a book along with American Combat Association president Matthew Granahan and JD Dwyer on the History of American Submission ...
Ken Shamrock leaped onto the top of the cage and screamed at Ortiz, angrily waving his finger in Ortiz's face and ordering Ortiz to put a cease to the disrespectful acts. Ortiz's antics enraged the Lion's Den, especially Guy Mezger and leader Ken Shamrock. Ortiz then fought Frank Shamrock at UFC 22 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship ...
UFC President Dana White credited Shamrock for the show's success. White said, "the reason we did so well on UFC 40 was because of Ken Shamrock and the fact that everyone knew who he was." [5] Long time UFC referee "Big" John McCarthy said that he felt UFC 40 was the turning point in whether or not the sport of MMA would survive in America.
Unfortunately for fans, the resulting bout has been ranked as one of the worst fights in MMA history, often described as "boring" and "35 minutes of Ken Shamrock laying on top of Royce Gracie." UFC 5 was the first UFC event to feature any kind of time limits since UFC 1 . [ 5 ]