Inside Shamrock’s quest to show he’s still ‘World’s Most Dangerous Man’
Now at fifty one years old, Ken Shamrock is stepping into the Bellator cage to face Kimbo Slice and wants to prove to everyone he still deserves his nickname.
Ken Shamrock’s nickname is the ‘World’s Most Dangerous Man’ and for a point in time, it was a true moniker. Now at fifty one years old, Shamrock is stepping into the Bellator cage to face Kimbo Slice and wants to prove to everyone he still deserves that title:
Next to the bed in his Windsport motor home, parked behind a discount tire store in suburban San Diego, “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” has a Bible and a Glock.
“That’s the American way,” Ken Shamrock says, breaking into a smile with just enough malice to make you wonder. “Me and my Bible will beat the faith into you.”
In the next room, a timid pit bull whines, tail between its legs. She’s been Shamrock’s only company as he prepares for Friday’s much-anticipated fight with Kimbo Slice on Spike TV. There’s a greasy George Foreman grill in the back. A ubiquitous and eponymous energy drink is everywhere.
There are no luxuries here.
“Because of who I am and what I’ve accomplished, everything is pretty much given to me,” Shamrock says. “People cater to me all the time. It’s almost like I’ve lost that edge—lost the ability to want something and then put in the work necessary to get it.