Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock was “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” and the first true star of the UFC. He fought Royce Gracie at UFC 1, became the inaugural UFC Superfight Champion in 1995, and co-founded the Lion’s Den, which produced fighters such as Frank Shamrock and Guy Mezger, after an earlier run as a Pancrase champion in Japan.

He left for WWE, came back to lose a trilogy to Tito Ortiz, including their record-breaking 2006 fights, and kept fighting well into his 40s against Kimbo Slice and Royce Gracie in Bellator. He was the first inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2003. CagePotato kept track of his countless comebacks and his feud with Tito.

Ken Shamrock fact file
Full nameKenneth Wayne Shamrock
NicknameThe World’s Most Dangerous Man
Date of birth
Place of birthWarner Robins, Georgia, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Pancrase
  • Pride FC
  • Bellator
  • King of the Cage
  • Cage Rage
  • WWE
Accolades
  • Inaugural UFC Superfight Champion (two title defences)
  • King of Pancrase Openweight Champion
  • UFC Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee, 2003)
  • Intercontinental Champion in WWE

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