Ken Shamrock vs. Mark Coleman in the works for IFC: Australia:
"Josh Barnett announced this week that he would be fighting on the card against Brazilian Geronimo dos Santos and MMANews.com has learned of another potential match up for the card down under."
"A source close to the Mark Coleman camp and they have stated that Coleman was offered, and has accepeted a match against Ken Shamrock."
Ken Shamrock (27-13-2)
Win Ross Clifton - Submission (Armbar) Wargods
Loss Robert Berry - KO (Punches) Cage Rage 25
Loss Tito Ortiz - TKO (Punches) UFC
Mark Coleman (16-10)
Loss Randy Couture - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 109
Win Stephan Bonnar - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 100
Loss Mauricio Rua - TKO (Punches) UFC 93
HT: mmanews.com
about 2 years ago
Nick Thomas
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Hang it up guys.
Got the Summer hatin on me cus I'm hotter than the sun. Got the Spring hatin on me cus I ain't never sprung. Winter hatin on me cus I'm colder than ya'll; and I will never I will never I will never Fall.
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by Patrick Tenney on May 3, 2010 10:10 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
"Everybody can't be like Randy" - Quinton Jackson
I’m not really a fan of telling guys to hang it up but I’m not really interested in watching any match involving Coleman or Shamrock.
But yeah, I co-sign what you said.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
by VeeisAnimated on May 3, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Not like either guy has a choice
Ken doesn’t work as a day trader, and Mark doesn’t instruct Dead poet clubs. Ken lost a dumb lawsuit on his half, and Mark is just Mark. These guys completely rely on this sport.
I think its kind of interesting actually. What a long journey both these guys have had and how they meet like this at the absolute death knell of their careers.
I mean I’m bad with money, but like there really isn’t any excuse for Ken and Mark to still be competing with the amount of money they’ve made over their careers. It’s no ones fault but their own and I think it’s a shame they have to be fighting at this point. But there needs to be a point where fans no longer support them, that’s the only way they’ll hang them up.
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by Matthew Roth on May 3, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Shamrock made a ton of money. Coleman never really hit that big payday. What a shame.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 3, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought he had a pretty lucrative contract with PRIDE….
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by Matthew Roth on May 3, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Define pretty lucrative; even if he made a million bucks for his Pride fights that money goes quickly and his Pride run was a good while back.
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Well he did some commercials in japan and figured that he wasn’t making 50/50 in Japan.
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By the standards of the time. Meaning..not enough money to enable you to support yourself into your golden years.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 3, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Now this is a fight of the year candidate.
Seriously though, I know you need to draw people in, but there can’t be much interest in this fight outside of the Shamrock and Coleman households.
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Now this is a fight of the year candidate.
Correction: “fight of the golden years candidate.”
Got the Summer hatin on me cus I'm hotter than the sun. Got the Spring hatin on me cus I ain't never sprung. Winter hatin on me cus I'm colder than ya'll; and I will never I will never I will never Fall.
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
by Patrick Tenney on May 3, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I wanna hear what don frye thinks, cause he promised me that Coleman/Couture would be a barn burner. I was hoping that the allegations Tito was facing were true, so there would be a chance of Ortiz/Coleman and shamrock/ortiz 4
by nogroundgame on May 3, 2010 10:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I hope Coleman has Takada in his corner:
so will they give me more money if I put my leg in the heel hook in the first round, or the second?
LOL
Very funny. This fight has supplement dealers in each man’s hometown very happy. I hope this is at heavyweight and both come in looking like Mariusz Pudzianowski.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 3, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
But think of the horses!
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by Matthew Roth on May 3, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Johnathon Snowden: For a fan of MMA you sure seem to lack respect for the fighters! How about saying something positive instead of bashing everybody in sight.
dude. ...they both have failed tests in the past.
It takes more then milk to have a body like those guys have in their 40s.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on May 3, 2010 11:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m just saying I hope they spend the bulk of their training time in the weight room.
by Jonathan Snowden on May 3, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
i hope they inject large quantities of steroids and spend lots of time training.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on May 3, 2010 11:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Coleman has never pissed dirty,FWIW.
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dude. …they both have failed tests in the past.
WTF?
Coleman has never pissed hot, and considering his collegiate & international wrestling background, he has probably taken more piss tests than anyone else in the sport.
by Steve4192 on May 3, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
shamrock R1 via
Congestive heart failure.
"When i get in there, in his face ,pressin the action,I'm RUFF NECKIN'EM,I'm throwin him around,I'm punchin him,hes punchin me, I'm eatin his shots and I'm Blastin him back in the face he's not goin to be able to handle it ." - Chris Leben on how his fight with Anderson Silva is gonna go.
by Rayce. on May 3, 2010 11:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This seems more like the main event for WARGODZ II!
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I'll watch, if I can find a way
Sure, neither guy is ever going to fight for a mainstream title again, but they are evenly matched in terms of age and experience. These guys are super-rich former golfers or basketball all-stars – they’re probably worse off financially than most of the posters at this site. I wish them all the best.
"I'd love to be a Cheick Kongo looking brother that could actually move and do a lot of funky stuff - Jiu Jitsu, takedowns, kicks and stuff." - Jon Jones.
You guys are boring.
I really want to watch this fight, and this has the makings and the ingredients for a possible remake of that epic epic night we once had. Add Tank vs Severn in the card and I am sold for sure.
A little freakshow never hurt anybody.
Well, maybe Ken Shamrock, but…
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
by AJB on May 4, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
These guys actually have some history-Mark went out and trained with Ken for the Pedro Rizzo fight before UFC 18.
Gotta like Coleman in this fight.Shamrock has never done well against guys who could put him on his back and keep him there.If Shogun couldn’t leg lock Coleman,I really don’t see Ken doing it,so that limits his ways to win considerably.
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Coleman is going to run through him
As bad as Mark has looked recently, at least he looked bad against elite fighters and made them work their asses off to get the win. Ask Shogun if he thinks Coleman is a walk in the park.
Meanwhile, Ken has been getting banged out by career scrubs (Buzz Berry? Seriously?) and finally resorted to fighting the morbidly obese in order to get a win.
Yeah, a few months ago Coleman beat Stephan Bonnar. Does anyone seriously believe at this point that Shamrock could do that?
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by AJB on May 4, 2010 4:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Let them fight if they want
I don’t understand the sentiment by fans of wanting to see these guys stop fighting. It’s been their life-long passion, so I can see how this would be very difficult for them to quit. If they want to keep fighting, its 100% their decision. I don’t think either of them have aspirations of contending (or even winning that much).
I don’t blame them one bit. If there were still organizations out there willing to pay me to do what I love, I would do it till I die.
The problem is, I don’t think they actually ‘want’ to do this. But neither guy is skilled in anything other than training/fighting, so this is what they’re stuck with. It’s a shame..
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