Fronted by Kid Nate.

Ken Shamrock, The Most Dangerous Man Alive, has delivered an open letter regarding the CBS's Saturday Night Fight.

He expresses his disappointment, tries to explain how the cut happened, and declares that he wants another chance to fight Kimbo.

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.

I promise that I will make this up to all my fans. I know that there is nothing I can do about what occurred, but I plan to get back into the ring soon. I would like it to be against Kimbo Slice. Hopefully EliteXC/CBS will still be able to put a fight together. It’s is the right thing to do. The fans want it and I want it.

Regarding Seth Petruzelli:

I would also like to congratulate Petruzelli on his win. He did a phenomenal job. Seth not accepted the challenge of facing a new opponent; he also had to move up in weight class. He came in, dominated Kimbo and walked away with a great victory.

I can't say when a guy should retire, that's clearly up to the individual and his family. I also can't say when a guy gets cut on purpose, or (as someone else mentioned) was trying to weaken an existing cut so as to get an easier bloodfest.

I can only say: Shamrock is as Shamrock does.

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