Bellator will have Vale Tudo dinosaur combat. Photo: Disclosure/Bellator
One of the most striking rivalries of the Classic Era of Vale Tudo will gain its third chapter at the beginning of next year. Bellator announced that Royce gracie and Ken Shamrock will face off against veterans in the main fight of the event on February 19, in Houston, in the US state of Texas.
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The Brazilian, the first big star in UFC history, will be 49 years old at the time of the fight. He will return to professional MMA fights after more than eight years, as his last appearance took place in June 2007, when he beat Kazushi Sakuraba.
Shamrock, three years older, had his most recent fight in June this year, when he lost to Kimbo Slice at Bellator 138. The American, nicknamed “The Most Dangerous Man in the World”, faced Royce twice, losing the first, in 1993, by submission in less than a minute and drawing in the rematch, two years later. The trilogy will be open weight, that is, without having to respect any specific existing category.
Bellator 148 will also feature a duel between Kimbo Slice and Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris, with both fighters having a track record in street fights in the United States
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