Ken Kilpatrick

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American bareknuckle boxing promoter professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed with Impact Wrestling A UFC Hall of Fame member Shamrock is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of MMA as well as an icon and pioneer of the sport He has headlined over 15 main events and comain events in the UFC and Pride FC and set numerous payperview records In the early part of his UFC career Shamrock was named The Worlds Most Dangerous Man by ABC News in a special called The Worlds Most Dangerous Things The moniker has stuck as his nickname Shamrock became known early on in the UFC for his rivalry with Royce Gracie After fighting to a draw in the inaugural UFC Superfight he became the first UFC Superfight Champion when he defeated Dan Severn at UFC 6 the title was eventually replaced by the UFC Heavyweight Championship when weight categories were introduced to the UFC He was also the first foreign MMA Champion in Japan winning the title of King of Pancrase During his reign as the UFC Superfight Champion he was widely considered the 1 mixed martial artist in the world In 2008 Shamrock was ranked by Inside MMA as one of the top 10 greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time He is the founder of the Lions Den mixed martial arts training camp and is the older brother of Frank Shamrock In addition to his mixed martial arts career Shamrock enjoyed considerable success in professional wrestling particularly during his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation There he is a onetime Intercontinental Champion a onetime World Tag Team Champion and the 1998 King of the Ring Shamrock also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a onetime NWA World Heavyweight Champion the first world champion under the TNA banner and a 2002 Gauntlet for the Gold winner He headlined multiple payperview events in both promotions including 1997s DGeneration X In Your House where he challenged for the WWF Championship Additionally Shamrock was also one of the first American wrestlers to use the shoot wrestling style WWE has credited Shamrock with popularizing the ankle lock submission hold