Shamrock, Kimbo to be tested out of competition
Missouri AC head and ABC president Tim Lueckenhoff will also be subjecting Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice to random, out-of-competition drug testing.
Ken Shamrock and Slice fight in the main event of Bellator 138 on June 20 in St. Louis, some seven years after they were scheduled to fight in EliteXC. Shamrock sustained a cut and pulled out of the fight at the last minute. He was replaced with Seth Pertruzelli who knocked Kimbo out in 14 seconds. Elite XC folded not long after
Marc Raimondi writing for MMAFighting.com has learned that Missouri Office of Athletics director and Association of Boxing Commissions president Tim Lueckenhoff will also be subjecting the fighters to random, out-of-competition drug testing.
Shamrock, 52, tested positive for norandrosterone, noretiocholanolone and stanozolol following his win over Ross Clinton at WarGods on Feb. 13, 2009 in Fresno, Calif. Shamrock is also on record as saying that steroids are good for you.
Medical clearance and drug testing are of the utmost importance in this fight, because both men are at an advanced age. Shamrock, one of the pioneers of MMA, is 52 years old and Slice, the YouTube streetfighting sensation, is 41. Also, Shamrock tested positive for three anabolic steroids — norandrosterone, noretiocholanolone and stanozolol — after a win over Ross Clinton at WarGods: Valentine’s Day Massacre on Feb. 13, 2009 in Fresno, Calif.
Shamrock was supposed to meet Slice in 2008 under the EliteXC banner, but sustained a cut on his face just before the fight. Seth Petruzelli, one of Shamrock’s protégés, took the main event on short notice — and knocked Slice out in 14 seconds. Soon after, EliteXC, which had built itself around Slice and his star power, folded.
Both men fought another two years after that with Slice appearing for the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter reality show and two bouts thereafter. But Shamrock and Slice each retired from MMA in 2010 and have not fought since. Slice has competed in a handful of boxing matches since 2010.
Shamrock (28-15-2) was in the UFC 1 tournament and is a former UFC Superfight champion. He’s in the UFC Hall of Fame and one of the men who helped build the promotion. Slice (4-2) drew big ratings on CBS and remains wildly popular.
