MMA Legend Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice Face Off on October 4th From www.MMAOnline.com

CBS/EliteXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS

EliteXC and Ken Shamrock Entertainment announced today that MMA Legend and UFC Hall of Fame member Ken Shamrock will face off with internet sensation Kimbo Slice on the next edition of CBS/EliteXC Saturday Night Fights, live on Saturday, October 4, in primetime (from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS Television Network.

"Ken Shamrock was our number one choice for this fight and I am very happy to announce that he has agreed to take on Kimbo Slice,'' states, Jeremy Lappen, Head of Fight Operations for EliteXC. "This is a great match up. MMA fans will not be disappointed!"

Ken Shamrock is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable names in MMA history and is one of MMA's greatest athletes. With over 15 years in the sport Ken Shamrock has fought 40 professional fights, 25 Pancrase fights, and is one of only five UFC fighters to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

"I welcome this opportunity. Kimbo has had some success, he's big, he's strong and he hits with heavy hands, but anybody that is a veteran in this sport understands that unless you have a lot of time in the ring, you have not been tested completely," states Shamrock. "Kimbo's ground skills have not yet been tested, and I have the ability to test him. He hasn't seen anything yet."

Slice gained fame as a street brawling You Tube legend and is now one of the newest faces of the fastest growing sport in the world. The MMA world seems to have a love hate relationship with Slice. Some welcome his charisma and ability to attract the uninitiated, but many MMA elitists strongly voice that Kimbo has not earned his success.

If any fighter possesses the credentials to test the weaknesses of Kimbo Slice, it is the Legendary Ken Shamrock.

EliteXC's Saturday Night Fights debut on CBS was the most watched live MMA event ever with a reported 4.9 million viewers. EliteXC's next highly anticipated event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. The fight card, headlined by MMA Legend and UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock, MMA attraction Kimbo Slice, and undefeated women's superstar, Gina Carano, is presented by Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.'s live fight division, EliteXC and CBS.


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