Ken Shamrock Speaks About Missing Kimbo Fight

Ken Shamrock posted an open letter on Thursday:

Over the years there have been many great times as well as disappointing times and I know Saturday the fans were as disappointed as I was. I was worked up so I decided to train with my partners in order to stay focused on the fight. I was just doing a light roll to check holds when I got caught by a head butt. It was a freak accident and I didn’t think anything of it until I saw drops of blood. It appeared to be a deep laceration so I had my physician look at it and we immediately went to the emergency room. When they said the cut would require stitches, my heart sank because I knew that the Florida Boxing Commission would not let me fight. I was disappointed because I knew this was an opportunity to give the fans, my friends, and my family something to cheer about.  It has been a hard couple of years for me, and for my fans.  I have suffered some disappointing losses.  I definitely regret my decision to train on the day of the fight.

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It’s only a regret when shit hits the fan. I’m sure a lot of fighters do this sort of training and get away with it, but sometimes shit just happens. I still think Ken should retire, because his best days are behind him, and his okay days are behind him, and his eh days are behind him. What I’m trying to say is, that he screwed up and it’s time to move on. Realistically no one is even talking about Shamrock anymore, since Kimbo got pummeled. So if he just lays low for a little while, people will probably just let him off the hook anyway.