Ken Shamrock: I haven’t been fighting enough
The problem that I’m running into is the fact that I can’t get enough fights, Shamrock said during a recent…
The problem that I’m running into is the fact that I can’t get enough fights, Shamrock said during a recent episode of The Savage Dog Show on the Sherdog Radio Network.
It’s hard enough for a guy in his prime to jump right into a fight, let alone somebody of my age, who needs to be in there and actually take a little bit longer to prepare for a fight. To have that long off and then go into a fight like with a Pedro Rizzo, who has fought three times prior to me fighting him … . So I have to get more fights and I’ve got to be busier. That way I can be able to use the things that I have and be able to get that timing in the ring that I need to be successful.
The money wasn’t there, and there wasn’t enough organizations around that could pay that kind of money. All day long you could get fights for $1,200 or $5,000, but you’re not going to get them for anymore than that. They’re just not there.
I’m going to be able to fight a lot more often under a contract I’ll have with (King of the Cage), and I’ll be able to get paid.
The 17-year veteran of professional MMA acknowledged that he’s had a rough couple of years. In addition to struggling inside the cage, he lost a contract dispute with the UFC in April and was ordered to pay the company $175,000 in legal fees.