No love will be lost when Ken Shamrock (28-16-2 MMA) and Royce Gracie (14-2-3 MMA) enter the cage this Friday night at the Toyota Center in Houston to fight for the third time. It took less than one minute for Gracie to submit Shamrock when the warriors first fought in 1993, and that win was an eye opener for what a skilled Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner could do against an experienced fighter. The men fought again at UFC 5 on April 7, 1995, and the fight was called a draw. Now, this Friday night in Houston, the veterans will face off again at Bellator 149.
Watch Bellator’s commentary team, Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez, break down the fight:
Check out what motivated Royce Gracie to accept the challenge:
“It’s personal now,” says Gracie. For Shamrock, one particular incident from the first fight still rankles with him:
Tale of the Tape
Which one of these two MMA legends has enough in the tank to pull out the winning performance? Don’t miss it when these two men collide. Tune in for all the action – including a hell of a co-main event with Kimbo Slice taking on DaDa 5000 in another match overflowing with bad feeling – on Spike this Friday night at 9pm EST.
