Frank Shamrock Almost Fought Kimbo

Another report from The Fight Network:

“… Reports that Frank Shamrock volunteered that evening to fight Kimbo Slice are true,” Lappen is quoted as saying in the release. “Frank is a competitive fighter and he was willing to step up for his organization and the MMA fans. His offer was very greatly appreciated, but everyone in the room knew when he made the offer that it wasn’t a realistic possibility on such short notice.”

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Frank is a competitive fighter, but if this was Anderson Silva, there’s no way he’d be volunteering to take the fight. He volunteered because he saw opprotunity. The opprotunity to thrust his name into the mainstream, with an easy victory. Frank would have had Kimbo down and tapping in under a minute and he knew it. It’s a shame he didn’t get the chance to do so, because he could have done more with the spotlight than Seth will.