Below is a list of records held in the ultimate fighting championship ufc. Sep 26, 2018 say what you will about shamrock, there has never been a more consistent draw in mma than ken. In mma he was one of the sports earliest wellrounded fighters and he had instant success, winning the ufc 8 and ultimate ultimate 96 tournaments and finishing as runnerup. Watch tito ortiz and ken shamrock square off at ufc 40, the first of what would become an epic trilogy. On july 7, 2007, tito ortiz became the first fighter to reach 20 fights in the ufc.
Ken became known early on in the ufc for his rivalry with royce gracie. Ken shamrock official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the. It begins at the height of shamrocks ufc career in the mid1990s and introduces shamrock and the lions. Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about mma. Tait fletcher didnt want to end up like tired old fighter. I think its safe to say that mma or nhb or whatever was not attracting the best fighters in the world in the early 1990s. Dec 10, 2015 ken shamrock ufc fights and knockout highlight ufc highlight. On december 16, 1994, royce gracie became the first fighter to reach 10 fights in the ufc. All three fights took place under ultimate fighting championship in the united states. Ken the worlds most dangerous man shamrock mma stats. Published on may 24, 2019 in the first superfight championship to determine the ufc champion for tournament winners to face, ken shamrock met dan severn at ufc 6. Return of the beast introduced a superfight by setting up a rematch between ken shamrock and royce gracie after their historic meeting at ufc 1 in 1993. In the late 1990s, an unmistakable and thundering guitar riff marked the coming of the worlds most dangerous man, ken shamrock.
Hire ken shamrock for an appearance at events or keynote. He was the first ufc champion to win a title in wwe, the first tna wrestler to win the nwa world heavyweight championship, and the first foreign champion in mma history in japan. Significant strike defence the % of opponents strikes that did not land td avg. And its not even like the guys shamrock was building his record on had great records against the competition from the. The promotion has done its part to populate mixed martial arts highlight reels, from exotic maneuvers to more traditional techniques. Dana white put ufc on the map thanks to forrest griffin vs. I give you the complete measurements stats of the eight fighters who make history.
This tournament was a onenight, openweight, where gracie and shamrock met during the semifinals. Richard hanner is a bureau chief and columnist for the stockton record. Shamrock is the first ever impact wrestling world champion and a ufc hall of famer. On november 12, 1993, after the first three pancrase shows, shamrock was introduced by his apprentice scott bessac to the newly formed ultimate fighting championship ufc, a fighting tournament that would take place in america. He has been married to tonya shamrock since february 27, 2005. He is the worlds most dangerous man and ken shamrock is back in impact wrestling. Kimbo slice knocks out ken shamrock at bellator event.
John morgan and ken hathaway the mma road show with john morgan no. With ken shamrocks ufc career coming to an end, he wasnt able to go out on top from on an athletic standpoint, but he certainly was. Ken shamrock can save ufc 230 sherdog forums ufc, mma. Jul 05, 2011 ken shamrock, born kenneth wayne kilpatrick, is an american mixed martial artist and ufc hall of famer. Home featured 633 actors 7535 reality tv 3010 athletes 8149 musicians 4874 comedians 1153 creators 6804 all categories 668. Fans and fighters will rightly deserve as much mma as possible after our time off, which is why weve locked a new date in manchester on the weekend of 1112th december into our forward calendar. The first, and longer, part is an autobiography of mma fighter ken shamrock, and the latter part is a guide to his approach to submission fighting. Watch as royce gracie try to use the gentle art to best physically imposing pancrase veteran ken shamrock. Ken shamrock chimed in on a social medial story going around about a supposed implant chip bill gates is using to fight the coronavirus. Here are my way to pay tribute to the original ultimate fighting championship and the eight martial artists who were the very first, to enter the octagon. Shamrock was the first to hold the ufc middleweight championship renamed the ufc light heavyweight championship and retired as the fivetime defending undefeated champion. It sucks that the rematch between daniel cormier and anthony johnson fell apart, nixing ufc 206s original headliner. Host michael landsberg starts off the show with hockey coverage, and says he will be joined later on in the program by two ufc legends, tito ortiz and ken shamrock.
Ken shamrock is an american mma fighter and ufc hall of famer. Total fight time includes all ufc fights, including pre ufc 28. Royce gracie vs ken shamrock iii bellator gives the. In 1995, he won the king of pancrase now kop openweight title to become the second ever king of pancrase. Keith hackney, ken shamrock, gerard gordeau, jason delucia, kimo leopoldo, and ron van clief are featured in this episode of ufc unleashed. Will bellator ever be able to compete with the ufc. Ivans blog ivan trembows selfimportant, random rants on. Return of the beast introduced a superfight by setting up a rematch between ken shamrock and royce gracie after their historic meeting at ufc 1 in 199. Headlined by the third and final match between former ufc light heavyweight champion tito ortiz and mma legend ken shamrock, the twohour broadcast averaged a 3. And so it came down to griffin and bonnar in the final, fighting on the undercard of ken shamrock v rich franklin, along with middleweight finalists diego sanchez and kenny florian. But this time, ufc hall of fame fighter and former professional wrestler ken shamrock is ready to tell all.
The book does, however, go back in chapter 3 and pick up with shamrocks. Ken shamrock official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the heavyweight fighter from united states. This book is more than the inside scoop on his legendary career. Now we can add another loss to the record, as shamrock was knocked out by slice at 2. Return of the beast introduced a superfight by setting up a rematch between ken shamrock and royce gracie after their historic. On september 8, 2018, jim miller became the first fighter to reach 30 fights in the ufc.
Tito ortiz official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the light heavyweight fighter from united states. The worlds most dangerous man ken shamrock is a mixed martial arts trilogy and rivalry. It begins at the height of shamrocks ufc career in the mid1990s and introduces. Up to this point, ken shamrock s only defeat in the ufc was to royce gracie in ufc 1. Ivans blog ivan trembows selfimportant, random rants. The memorable entrance theme signaled an unbridled intensity that shamrock brought to the squared circle a competitive nature forged through his mixed martial arts discipline and wwe career. Nate the great marquardts ground game is very good, and he shows that early on his ufc career as he submits crafton wallace using a rear naked choke. Oct 12, 2006 ufc ratings record book gets rewritten in one night. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Ken shamrock ken shamrock ken shamrock founder and. Ufc 5 was the first ufc event to feature any kind of time limits since ufc 1. Looking back at some of the biggest moments in bellator mma, it would be hard to argue that many were bigger than bellator 8s main event between ken shamrock. The final chapter shattered all of the ufc s ratings records on tuesday night, october 10th. The two would end up fighting three times in their ufc careers.
Ufc best fighter ufc 1 ken shamrock vs royce gracie. Shamrock is a ufc hall of famer who made it to the semifinals of the ufc 1 tournament all the way back in november 1993. He is also a former professional wrestler, best known for his participation in the wwf. Jan 08, 2016 for people who do, how do you think that shamrock was better than mitsuharu misawa or shinjiro ohtani. Significant striking accuracy sapm significant strikes absorbed per minute str.
He didnt feel like he would get to the ufc as young as he did. The real reason why wwe wont or doesnt want to bring back ken shamrock. He did not lose a match until he lost to bas rutten via kneetotheliver ko. Quoting mma weeklys ivan trembow, that breaks down to an amazing 5. Tito ortiz vs ken shamrock 1 ufc 40 from 2002 tito ortiz and ken shamrock clashed at ufc 40 in 2002 for the light heavyweight title and ortiz fifth title defense.
When using information on this webpage elsewhere, please include a link to either of the following. Feb 20, 2016 in their first encounter 23 years ago, ken shamrock felt he got robbed against royce gracie. Abbott fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Get ufc fight results and career results information at fox sports. Nov 27, 2017 ken shamrock doesnt give much chance of that happening. Long before the likes of jon jones and daniel cormier, as well as conor mcgregor and khabib nurmagomedov had their beefs, the biggest rivalry in all of mixed martial arts mma belonged to tito ortiz and ken shamrock. Book personalized video shoutouts from your favorite people. He is best known for his participation in the ufc, pancrase, cage rage, and pride fc. Ufc 1 introduced an eight man, onenight tournament, created to see which martial arts style would fare best in a real fight. The 2015 ken shamrock vs kimbo slice fight was the first time i began to take notice of this. Ranking the 25 most influential people in ufc history. He is best known for his participation in the ultimate fighting championship, pancrase, and pride fighting championships. Ken shamrock tweets about bill gates supposed implant.
Shamrocks next fight was in the semifinals against kickboxer felix mitchell. This shatters the ufcs previous record for the number of people watching a ufc fight at any given time. Welcome to the 6th round retro postfight show, featuring a look back at ufc 40. Edmen shahbazyan took his record to 110 with this knockout. They just dont make them like ken shamrock anymore, and he deserves his spot in the hall. Ken shamrock ufc fights and knockout highlight youtube. Shamrocks apparent size advantage did not factor into the fight, however. It is regarded as one of the biggest feuds in mma history. Joining the final four in the semifinals was ken shamrock, who was already a veteran of japans pancrase organization. Shamrock experienced difficulty cutting weight for the first time and cut too much weight, weighing in at 201 lbs, 4 lbs under the 205 lb. Ken shamrocks advice to cm punk in ufc for the win. His longevity has him in the record books as well as his 34 total ufc. I mean, i cant have been the only one uncomfortable watching a couple of auld lads beating the farts out of each other, could i. Flashback to ufc 40, when tito ortiz and ken shamrock squared off at ufc 40, the first of what would become an epic trilogy.
He is the first person to win ufc belts in multiple weight classes, and hes tied for the promotional record. On november 22, 2002, at ufc 40, nearly four years after the confrontation at ufc 19, shamrock returned to the ufc to fight ortiz in a title match for the ufc light heavyweight championship. Ufc hall of famer ken shamrock reflects on the first ufc event 25 years ago and how the sport has grown since then. Ufc best fighter ufc 1 ken shamrock vs royce gracie youtube. Ken shamrock shatters all ufc ratings records by ivan trembow originally published on mmaweekly the twohour spike tv broadcast of ufc. Its a volatile situation but we might do something unique there to close out 2019. The first gracieshamrock fight occurred at the first ufc on november 12th, 1993. Marquardt takes on kelvin gastelum during the main card at ufc 188 in mexico city, mexico. Ufc 5 was the first ufc event to feature any kind of time limits. It appeared to be a repeat of history all over again friday night, as shamrock lost to gracie by tko in. Mixed martial arts record from sherdog donald frye born november 23, 1965 is an american former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, professional wrestler and actor. Ken shamrock is best known for his participation in the ultimate fighting championships, pride fighting championships the world wrestling federation, total nonstop wrestling action and pancrase.
The first fifteen chapters form the biographical portion of the book. After this book was published, shamrock went on to prove that you really shouldnt. To many ufc fans, tait fletcher may best be remembered as the competitor who got into a shouting match with his coach ken shamrock during the third season of the ultimate fighter. He broke the ufc ppv buyrate record with ufc 40 opposite ortiz, broke the tuf rating record with the goat season, broke the ppv record again with ufc 61, did the highest tv rating ever in the history of mma at that time with the trilogy fight against ortiz, and did two of bellators biggest tv. Shamrock was the first to hold the ufc middleweight championship later renamed the ufc light heavyweight championship and retired a fourtime defending undefeated champion. A ufc hall of fame member, shamrock is widely regarded as one of the. Nov 08, 2018 couture was synonymous with championship fights, and the ufc record book proves it. Ortiz shed light upon his feelings before the fight in his book this is gonna. Tito ortiz and ken shamrock look to scratch their sevenyear itch with the win, ortiz set a record of five straight title defenses, which was eventually shattered by. Get the latest updated stats for royce gracie on espn. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for ken shamrock on espn. Bellator mma capitalized on a bout originally promoted by elitexc by putting ken shamrock and kimbo slice inside the cage at bellator 8 back in 2015. Ufc ratings record book gets rewritten in one night. Book ken shamrock for your next corporate event, function, or private party.
Mar 16, 2015 although ken shamrock never quite reached the heights of brock lesnar and cm punk in the world of professional wrestling, hes the only man who was able to have a long and successful career in. Leopoldo i fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. December 8, 1972 is a retired american professional mixed martial artist. Ken shamrock impact wrestling news, results, events. Get the latest updated stats for ken shamrock on espn. All stats and measurements were taken prior to november 12, 1993. Ken shamrock is one of the most widely recognized mma fighters in the world. Two of the biggest names in the history of the ufc and mixed martial arts will meet for a third time when royce gracie and ken shamrock fight in the main event of bellator 149 on feb. Feb 19, 2016 while far from the best fight in early ufc history, the second fight between royce gracie and ken shamrock, on april 7, 1995, was the longest, most widely viewed, and most talked about fight in. Ufc and pride fighting championships and setting several payperview records with. Ken shamrock founder and owner of valor bare knuckle inc. Were live, and off the record otr has just started. Ultimate fighting championship 19931996 first ufc rivalry. Shamrock was also crowned an interim king of pancrase and wec light heavyweight champion.
Ken shamrock competed in all but two of the first nine ufc events, winning the ufc superfight championship at ufc 5. Ken shamrock was born on february 11, 1964 in macon, georgia, usa as kenneth wayne kilpatrick. Flashback to ufc 1 on november 12, 1993, featuring legends like royce gracie and ken shamrock. At the time, ufc was much different than it is nowadays, it had nearly no rules.
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