Royce and Shamrock in their first fight, at UFC 1. Photo: Susumo Nagao
UFC legend, champion of three of the first four editions of the biggest MMA event on the planet and first member of Hall of Fame of the organization, the Brazilian Royce gracie can go back to cage in a rival organization and, on top of that, re-editing in a historic clash in the octagon, against Ken Shamrock.
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Now an official ambassador for Bellator, Royce was present at the 138th edition of Ultimate's great rival today, headlined by the duel between Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice, and was open to the possibility of re-editing the semifinal of the UFC 1 tournament against the “Biggest Man”. evil on the planet.”
“Of course (I would fight Shamrock)! My body is good, I'm not injured, I'm healthy, at the same weight as 20 years ago, so, yes. That is good. When you're at the top, man, everyone wants to face you!”, commented Gracie, in an interview with the website “MMA Junkie”.
At 48, Royce gracie has a professional record of 14 wins, two defeats and three draws. The Brazilian hasn't fought since June 2007, when he beat Japanese Kazushi Sakuraba. At the time, Royce was caught taking a doping test after the event, but the result of the fight was not changed.
Ken Shamrock, 51 years old, has a record of 28 wins, 16 losses and two draws. Defeated by Kimbo Slice last Friday (19), Shamrock completed eight setbacks in his last ten fights. The former champion Superfight of the UFC and the Japanese event Pancrase faced Royce gracie twice, being defeated in the first and drawing in the second after 36 minutes, to this day the longest fight in the history of Ultimate.
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