Preparing for what might be the first brother vs. brother fight in sports history, Frank Shamrock and Ken Shamrock say they have signed a contract to fight each other in a mixed martial arts match next year.Both brothers told ESPN that the fight will happen:
"We've both signed a contract to fight each other," younger brother Frank Shamrock told ESPN.com. "Ken is down with it. We talked about it two years ago, and we've agreed materially to fight."It appears that the fight will take place in April of 2009, and that EliteXC will promote it. The mere fact that the two fighters have the same last name would undoubtedly be the kind of fight that would draw a lot of mainstream media attention, and would generate good ratings for CBS.
"Will the fight happen? Absolutely," Ken Shamrock told ESPN.com. "He's got a buttkicking coming to him. Everything I've learned, everything I have bottled up in me, is going to come out on him. I've still got love for Frank, but I'm angry at him."
However, there are two caveats: First, the Shamrocks are adopted brothers who did not grow up together. When their dad, Bob Shamrock, adopted the 13-year-old Frank, Ken Shamrock was already 21 years old.
Secondly, both Shamrock brothers are well past their prime. Ken, who dropped out of a fight with Kimbo Slice last weekend, has lost his last five fights by first-round knockout or TKO. And Frank is just 2-2 in the last five years.
Still, this fight would garner a lot of attention for the two brothers, and that's why it's not a matter of if it will happen, but when.
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To me on paper Frank should win this one
They are both past there prime but at least Frank has had some success in recent years
ken is just on a very long loosing streak
If the Williams sister can play tennis against each other what the problem with these to warrior going at it . They probably have been doing this since puberty anyway
I think once Frank opened his mouth in the show about Ken and the Shamrock name, the long rumored fight had to finally happen. I don't believe Elite XC is fixed but you had to see this one coming. I am a fan of Elite XC but some of the stuff they are doing is not helping their own cause. I think its time they handled the women like the men as in timed rounds and pay scale because Kim was right, Gina puts butts in the seat and her match with Cris Cyborg will do even better(and for God's sakes, find a women who can represent properly so that if a weigh in was close, she does not have to be covered by towels to make weight with camera hoping to catch a crack in them and perverts drooling). I am also certain soon we will hear about the rematch of Seth/Kimbo as well.
if you live long enough u see allmost everything ."end of days" bro fighting bro/ what next ? "dad vs. mom"
lol, I like the "dad vs. mom" comment. sure, they've probably been fighting since they were 12 or so. This is one I'd pass on. I keep looking for that x-rated Carano stripping act on youtube, didn't anyone catch a small peek with their camera?...lol. She can fight for a hottie.
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EliteXC is make a complete mockery of MMA. They do more to hype their circus act fights (Kimbo, bro vs. bro, etc) than they do for Lawler vs. Villasenor or even Carano vs. Cyborg!
This isn't a fight that will attract real MMA fans, because any real MMA fan knows that Ken is so washed up that he has no chance in this fight.
The two fights that I mentioned above are REAL fights ... this bro vs. bro thing is on the level of professional wrestling.
EXC is doing so much to ruin the face of MMA it's not even funny. I know many people who said that they watched the last Kimbo fight, hoping to see what MMA was all about, and they left disappointed. EXC needs to stop hyping these freakshows and to start putting up GOOD fights, so the casual fan can see what it's all about, and not witness a streetyard brawl between two old men.
Frank vs. Ken Shamrock. Who cares?! EXC is a joke.