UFC 8 Free Fight: Ken Shamrock vs Kimo Leopoldo (1996)

“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock put his UFC championship belt on the line for the second time against the tattooed monster Kimo Leopoldo who had last been seen at UFC 3.
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[@matthewp.659]

Who else is appreciating this streak of vintage ufc fights ?

[@labos7250]

As long as Dan Severn Isn’t on them it’s all good. I appreciate Dan’s skills but it’s not entertaining

[@teddydibiase4078]

Way more entertaining than new ufc

[@quigonlynn1]

I would appreciate them even more if the thumbnail of the video didn't show me who won before I've even watched it. 😅

[@alexsalazar1116]

It brings back memories of a simpler time in life.

[@canismajoris6733]

@@teddydibiase4078 maybe if you are braindead

[@kidk007]

“Kimo training hard and praying even harder” Classic line!!

[@MeatLockerBlitz]

Both proving equally effective

[@mike81399]

@@MeatLockerBlitz 🥔

[@Counter-Intuitive]

Apparently god chose Ken 🤣

[@dankyoutuber1853]

Thanks for the free-fights UFC.

[@AT-qu2bz]

Thanks for the free-roids UFC

[@foresthoe8072]

YEA IF ONLY THIS BILLION DOLKAR COMPANY WOULD GIVE US A FREE PPV EVERY NOW AND THAN. WOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT?

[@MrBlue-yd9ke]

@@foresthoe8072 That's like saying your local grocery store should give you free stuff here and there hahah

[@JeffRoss1122]

@@foresthoe8072 'free pay-per view' eh?

[@ciphbudd7102]

💯

[@keliontv]

If you were on top during this era then you truly were greatness! -No gloves -15 min time limit (no rounds) -Headbutts -Facing people 55lb+ heavier -Straight elbows -Eye raking -No drug tests lol Man....that was just barbaric!

[@theslimeacornyt5172]

What do you mean by "eye raking"?It sounds like some form of eye gouging which has always been illegal in the UFC along with biting.

[@canismajoris6733]

What? These guys were important for creating MMA but you can't say they are really great fighters

[@eh5872]

@@canismajoris6733 Ken was. Ken was a great fighter in his prime

[@slayer54678brewe]

@@canismajoris6733 ken, Tito, Severn, frye. Tell me this sentence doesn't ooze of greatness.

[@colecampbell1906]

@@slayer54678brewe Tito just oozes stupidity 😂 Replace it with Liddell.

[@jameswaddell8882]

Ken was a beast in his prime! Hated to see him lose like he did in his older years! True legend of the sport

[@ChrisChris-jh7uy]

I've been looking for Ken's actual weight for a while now. I'm SHOCKED that he's ONLY 215!!!!!!! He looks bigger than Kimo!

[@chunky9791]

Dude, he never should of had to work & risk his legacy like that it's fucked up. Created the lions den, MMA's first ever "team". Pancrase, wrestling, ufc, he's done it all & was excellent at all. True Pioneer.

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

I loved, that he still tried, despite losing again and again. That's true fighting spirit.

[@dancingtrout6719]

@@gehtdianschasau8372 didnt he beat don frye .. yes .. i thought he was finished but he beat more i was shocked .

[@FantasyVisuals]

He failed a drug test not for one , but THREE anabolics No wonder he could bench five hundred pounds

[@kallepikku4991]

Ken Shamrock was going for Rolling Kneebars and Reverse Heel Hooks from the bottom 20 years before Danaher learn to spell those words. The guy is a legend. So much ahead of his time.

[@johammond2020]

Richard HART his legs are fkng HUGE!

[@caponekingpinking9917]

Ken has great skill

[@skunk12]

Yeah? And what was Ken's success rate for rolling kneebars? lol

[@2livenoob]

The first submission in UFC history was a heel hook.

[@superlyger]

Inoki was doing leg locks before Ken Shamrock was born.

[@blockmasterscott]

I came back to look at this video, and started thinking of how everyone had their own distinct style, like comic book heroes and villains. Royce Gracie was the skinny grappler, Ken Shamrock was the hollywood star, Pat Smith was the kickboxer, Gerard Gordeau was the dirty fighter, Kimo was the religious nut, Tank Abbott was the walking boulder, Dan Severn was the wrestler and so on. I know that today's UFC fighters are better in every conceivable way, but it looks like they all fight the same. I miss those original days.

[@SLSMe]

blockmasterscott Great point never even thought about it like that Heroes/Villains

[@komradekontroll]

idk a Severn in his prime would be a problem for some fighters today

[@ianbattle8990]

@GRap TheGOAT no Because they'd both be trash without PEDs

[@mariomm9080]

@Andre McGoo youre an idiot ,Brock Lesnar fights the same style

[@maxbachvaroff1967]

@@komradekontroll Severn in his prime would lose horribly against any current UFC heavyweight

[@HeyRamy]

GIMME MOAR! This equals ancient historic documentation.

[@joeythegent3888]

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

[@thegreatone9850]

Fucken youngsters DON'T KNOW SHIT...

[@Khalidsvt101]

270 lbs vs 215 lbs ken was a beast in his prime

[@adamfanning9412]

I think kemo was lying he dosent look much bigger he looks like an average big out of shape man

[@darkscorpion-donzaloog]

Kimo wasn’t out of shape.

[@adamfanning9412]

@@darkscorpion-donzaloog he wasn't in great shape either in this fight

[@db3467]

Severn found out that shamrock was the real deal

[@TrollsGetMad]

nah ken was 225 against dan they said in his book. he's bigger here. probably 235

[@max4million47]

He cut his hair after the Royce Gracie fight 😂

[@Mark-gn5rw]

That's hysterical

[@robinowens277]

He grabbed TF out of that man bun

[@Mark-gn5rw]

Good one! Laffing! Thnx

[@nehemiah0786]

😂🤣🤣😂

[@galaxyman2007dtl]

I REALLY miss these days...I was a young guy...29 years old in 1996...at my own physical prime...and would hang out with my gym buddies to watch these old UFC matches...now I'm 51...😕...enjoy your youth my friends...it is so brief...

[@galaxyman2007dtl]

Trying man...lol...but I just don't have the recovery that I had 20 yrs ago...and...not sure I'll ever see the numbers I had on the Bench Press back in the 90's...yet my Curls and Overhead Press are nearly as strong as they were back then...and my legs are better than ever...it makes me wonder if certain muscles in the body degrade faster than others with age...😕

[@tokr72]

@@galaxyman2007dtl I hear you man. Recovery time is the big difference, and explosion. Strength is the last to go. Bench press is overrated anyway and may do more harm than good. Years of training it with imperfect form degrades the shoulder joints and tendons. Could be why your bench lifts aren't what they used to be. Dumbell presses and pushups are just as good.

[@galaxyman2007dtl]

@tokr72 I think you're right...looking back...I never worked my back much...as far as pulling movements...like rows and pull-downs...and I think it's why my shoulders have imbalances now. I trained fairly safely...but I remember bouncing a little...and bridging a lot...yup...I should have been smarter. I should have done more martial arts...maybe jujitsu and boxing. Karate classes back then were too cult-like...all that...'Yes, Sensei!' The push-ups for punishment if you arrived late...too much bullshit. Today it's a lot different. The training facilities for MMA are devoid of that culty...military-like atmosphere...which is a good thing.

[@CJ-zz9ts]

You are 51 years young! Age is only a mindset

[@napoleonblownapart8155]

Just keep on keeping on man, keep working out and being healthy! Being 51 dosen't mean lifes over!

[@ChicagoStreetTV]

*Ken Shamrock has always underappreciated in WWE. WWE doesn't even mention his name at all. They only mention Brock Lesnar. Ken Shamrock is a pioneer from transiting from WWE to MMA* 💯

[@carnstar]

Chicago Street TV I’m pretty sure ken shamrock transition mma to wwe a little different than Brock

[@g-mancollections5264]

Shamrock went from mma to the wwf because it offered more money.

[@nopenothappening2923]

Dan Severn went to wwf too back in the day...I believe lolol

[@Denverdonatecharities]

He was excellent with his ankle locks.

[@emsanchez85]

Ken went from MMA to WWE because of injuries and MMA being at a standstill for a while. Wrestling was full time, MMA was not. Financially better for him. While they did under appreciate him, you gotta keep in mind that NOW Ken is an legend but at that time, he was not as big of a household name as he is now.. and he only wrestled about a year or 2 in WWE and had some time gaps inbetween due to injuries and he got sent down for more training because he had injured several wrestlers.

[@SlapChop1000]

I tested positive for steroids after watching this video

[@M1tjakaramazov]

At the latest after seeing all the other Lions Den guys coming in... wtf??

[@quivalla]

plagiarism

[@SlapChop1000]

@@quivalla what plagiarism?....i don't copy other people's comments and if mine is similar or even the same as someone else's comment it doesn't mean I copied them..I have many comments on many videos under this name and one other name that get tons of likes because I'm witty and have originality..if one of my comments was similar to another comment then that's just life and unintentional..sometimes people think alike dumbass..im not even gonna waste my time looking for a comment like mine ..you can do that for me if your so insecure..your one of those guys that can't come up with anything good to get a like so you cry plagiarism on people that may or may not have similar comments...erase your post and come up with a witty comment about the video..if I like it then I will erase mine with the low 70 something likes and come up with an even better and funnier one than yours...I'm waiting watson..

[@quivalla]

@@SlapChop1000 Common man, this is simply not true. I know it and you know it. But the reason I picked you isn't personal because so many people on KZbin are doing it, I had to say that. Not sure why. They think getting people to click the thumbs up make them feel better. I bet you hit thumbs up in your comment. I know you have original ideas and don't really want to copy people

[@SlapChop1000]

@@quivalla no I can't say "I know it" because I wouldn't copy anyone..I'm original and say what I feel..if you seen my comment similar to your or someone else then its 100% unintentional and "on the same wave length thinking"..dude I see comments that are similar or the same all the time but I don't call people out because first of all I don't know them personally and it may actually be similar thought...come on man ..I'm not getting any profit or gain from doing something like that and I'm not the type of guy that needs to have a like..I'm just stating the truth when I say "I'm witty"..and I do like to make people laugh..I don't want anything in return if I can make someone smile or laugh..and I certainly wouldn't use another persons post to do that...if it's done done..I try to speak what I feel on the fly and 99% of the time i don't even look at other comments until after i post one..I like to select the newest comment option to give those at the bottom a like if I see it because the top comments always get read ...think what you want I really don't care after this point because if you really think that then just keep thinking it..I dont care anymore and peace to you

[@fakenames7065]

beaches were such a hotspot for MMA fighters in the 90s

[@FranciscoGonzalez-gq6or]

huntington beach?

[@wildfoottv3217]

And wrestlers

[@SkanksterFace]

keep liking the vids boys so theyll keep uploading them!!

[@REDZ28won]

Get Fight pass and you get all these fights and tons more.

[@953viper]

JazzedHellcat free ?

[@lucaperon9865]

Go go go like all of them

[@greatomeister675]

JazzedHellcat is that you Dana?

[@joerotter2873]

Did the person over the ufc youtube have a stroke why are they uploading these now?

[@Leg3ndKilla687]

All this Shamrock love lately. Old school period..Good job whoever uploading these.

[@duckydarkstar38]

You can't show early UFC without Shamrock & Gracie - they go together

[@Denverdonatecharities]

I always thought he was a bad-ass and fun to watch fight. I never cared about him taking steroids or having a weird attitude, he was what he was.

[@Leg3ndKilla687]

Denver Donate ..I agree 100% exactly. And this was a time where like steroids was mandatory apparently lol. Everyone was on shit back then everywhere

[@darkscorpion-donzaloog]

Dan Severn was one of the few early UFC fighters who never touched PEDs/steroids.

[@sallgoodman2323]

Holy hell! Thanks UFC for the memories and the free fights!!!

[@stonecold6521]

Refs do the same thing now. Either throw it to the side or hold onto it. A ref won't break the action at such a pivotal point.

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

People forget just how badass Ken was in early UFC

[@magvs_mæstro216]

I miss the Chuck Lidell and Ken Shamrock rivalry

[@ninjamaster7724]

I just met Ken Shamrock on Sunday 30/6/19 in Sydney.What an awesome guy,he's a legend.

[@bartholomew5101]

Who else thinks the OG ufc logo with the ulti man is dope

[@listentothedead]

If you zoom in super close you can see that he's got syringes in his hands.

[@caponekingpinking9917]

Great logo

[@MrSFblack]

Fuck Yeah!

[@petranochka]

I like when they’re all different, like with UFC 1 thru 7 for example

[@dixoncider4684]

This was one of the fights that got me into watching MMA. That heel hook was masterful.

[@Bulmas_Panties]

That was a kneebar yo

[@danadane2501]

For the people who have only seen Ken Shamrock ☘️ fight in his later years. This is a prime example of how good he truly was/is.

[@magvs_mæstro216]

I remember tripping out when I found out he was more than a WWF wrestler. Just stoked to see him fight for real and non scripted

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Between this, the win over Severn, and draws with Gracie and Taktarov (both fights he very likely would have won a decision), this was Shamrock's apex. He was the best fighter in the world at this point, and you could see a complete fighter in him, the model for what others would form into "complete" MMA fighters.

[@SIKUSESI]

prime Ken was a beast. lol Kimo gave Ken a kiss on the cheek after that savage rake and eye gouge. great fight

[@abermen]

Ken kissed Kimo's cheek first, hard to see from the camera angle.

[@ohtebowah]

Ken Shamrock was the original picogram prototype lol. Some say Jon Jones has Shamrock blood injected directly into his system

[@nickdiaz8415]

No Shamrock had literally grams

[@GamerForLife514]

LOL

[@user-mj7gm6gj9v]

Drug testing wasn't required in the UFC at this time. That wouldn't happen for nearly another 20 years.

[@DONTHATETHEPLAYA321]

You mean cocaine

[@caponekingpinking9917]

There only one Ken at it no jon

[@jg5488]

Ken was a bad ass back then and then he went to wwf and was a legit pro wrestler too

[@feebypeels2883]

@sneksnekitsasnek I think Severn as well. Al Snow "trained" Severn for his first UFC and cornered him.

[@VultureLivesAgain]

@@feebypeels2883 Both guys were pro wrestlers before they appeared in the UFC. Severn was a pro wrestler and a UFC fighter at the same time. He brought his NWA championship belt with him to UFC 5.

[@feebypeels2883]

@@VultureLivesAgain I know! As a former fan of pro wrestling, I think it's one of the most badass things anyone has ever been able to do. Dude was the king of the shoot and the work at the same time. Fucking legend.

[@VultureLivesAgain]

@@feebypeels2883 It was pretty cool. And the UFC, at the time, didn't make a fuss over it. Severn was even announced as the National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight champion in his ring intro at UFC 5. It was treated like any other accomplishment.

[@DarkLordGR9]

Great sportmanship, from two great fighters of that era. No cocky behavior, no disrespectful attitude, no trash comments, just awknoledgment of the opponents valor.

[@subgrappling805]

I remember ordering UFC 1 on PPV, and Pancrase/K1 events before that...thank you for uploading these classic fights! I have so many great memories tied to these events.

[@lakerstekkenn]

What no Black Box? LOL

[@confessorcromwell823]

Kimo coming out like early 90s Undertaker.

[@sallgoodman2323]

Then, Shamrock beat him into living death! Rest In Peeeeeace!

[@j.vinton4039]

It's all good man! Tito Ortiz Laugh- BWAHAHHAHHAH

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

I guess he didn't start carrying that giant cross until later on in his career?

[@KrikZ32]

@Joe Sudz Yeah they actually mention that Kimo is no longer associated with him at the start of this. If you want to see some premature justice, go watch Joe Son's UFC fight where he gets his testes smashed into bits.

[@YZFR6Yammie]

Thanks for the old vids @UFC

[@GallowsPole805]

Dan Severn harping “position, position, position”…. That’s the world class wrestler in him speaking. All his training and experience: “dominant position means your back is not on the mat.” The BJJ/Submission guys emphasized the finish. Whether that finish came from on top or the bottom did not matter to them. Great example of this was when his “brother” Frank took on GM Winner Kevin Jackson. Everyone told Frank “You are crazy that Man is going to get a single/double, put you down, and grind you to a pulp. Well Mr. Jackson…. let me introduce you to an arm bar from the transition to the guard.

[@FromCorporations]

"Intensity over Technique" lol

[@seheadhunter50]

It's a fact.

[@vodcc4463]

UFC, you just keep on giving. Thank you!

[@JeffCfreeradiorevolution]

The UFC Walkout Song is soooo Legendary! Fighters should still use it!

[@mikenuzzo3323]

That's a great point. Was that song for everyone back then? I never noticed.

[@gregc.9035]

I don't think Shamrock ever got to feel like he could let his guard down to the critics. He dwelled so much on the opinions of the one or two people left that doubted him, that I'm guessing he never really stopped to recognize just how great he was. Him and Royce Gracie were simply the best 2 fighters of the early ufc years.

[@g0stn0te]

my god, that flip he did at the end, won it for him. dude got his back, he flipped to the ankle, BOOM. pure wrestling genius

[@RefinerSimilitude]

0:33 "I fought Royce Gracie, as you all know, and as you can see, I've decided to to cut my hair."

[@stevepriest7341]

😂 😂 😂

[@JonCollinsMedia]

Did he cut his feet off after this fight?

[@bamawins4680]

Lol

[@xaquko9718]

@@JonCollinsMedia he should

[@k14michael]

seanautube - and stop carrying that heavy ass cross. He still lost! Lol.

[@jannekoskinen2050]

Love the typo in Kimo's Jesus banner.:D "If I'm OK and _your_ OK.."

[@243wayne1]

It wasn't a typo. It was hand written you uneducated sum bitch.

[@Zangodoo]

243wayne1 the fuck does handwritten have to do with the difference between your and you’re?

[@eryandfam]

@@243wayne1 do you think typo is same as type?? So funny...

[@rowds]

@@243wayne1 Typo is short for typographical my man. Here is a definition: ''A typographical error, also called a misprint, is a mistake made in the typing of *printed* or electronic material.'' Pretty funny that you're labeling someone else uneducated.

[@nevadadan4113]

Grew up with Ken in Northern California... he really is the nicest guy in the world. Wish he was a spring chicken and still fighting, I miss that a lot.

[@fourwinnsdummy]

Well he is 55 years old now but still looks pretty much the same. Guy's an animal!

[@randyvinson7928]

Nevada Dan wow! was he a brawler when he was young or none ad a fighter as a kid.

[@nevadadan4113]

Two stories: 1. I officiated men’s slow pitch tournaments when I was in college. Both teams started arguing from the dugouts. Ken came out and wanted to fight the ENTIRE TEAM by himself, they all declined. 2. Had a super small bachelor part in Reno. Three brothers, Ken and I. He got into a fight that night with 2 football players. One was with the Seattle Seahawks and the other was with the University of Oregon. Knocked both of their asses out in an alley

[@randyvinson7928]

Nevada Dan great story Dan cool as hell and I thought I was a tuff guy.

[@nevadadan4113]

His last name is Nance. Ken was troubled as a youth. He was in a boys home for several years and was adopted by Bob Shamrock, the owner of a boys home. Ken broke his neck in HS and was in a halo for several months. As soon as it came off, he was a fighting and wrestling animal once again!!!

[@figgeldorpe1053]

Watching the commentators slowly begin to understand Jiu-Jitsu over the years is pretty funny

[@indianajonte]

Christ, Shamrock was jacked! Cant believe be was "only" 215 lbs here.

[@Irkkan]

indianajonte low body fat, reasonable 215 at weight in i guess

[@johnraina4828]

@PhyZeik only 6 feet?!?.. Damn I'm 6 feet

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Nah, he’s jacked and lean all over. That’s like max muscle for 215lbs.

[@Bullet730]

Shamrock was the man and master of submission

[@allstopblue5717]

He really was. An Intelligent and calculated fighter.

[@benambrose8895]

Sakuraba was better

[@allstopblue5717]

You trolling haha. But yeah Sakuraba was great. The “Gracie Killer”. Americans weren’t on the same level back then in my opinion.

[@Bullet730]

@@allstopblue5717 No they learned last because Americans think they know it all no disrespect but true

[@twomindz79]

"training hard and praying even harder" LOL!

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Christopher Reeves, but yeah picture of David Lee Roth

[@TheSolder777]

0:01 lol that looks like the loading screen before a fight in old tekken games

[@waxy1277]

There really is something about these older matches. Everything is saw raw. I never saw any of these live, but I was lucky that the video store down the road always had the newest releases on VHS. My brother and I were really into it.

[@MrAndromedis]

Absolutely love the attention Ken Shamrock is getting

[@ricardorodriguez7462]

OMG all this old school fights brings so many memories. Keep it up UFC

[@chrisomattic1111]

I never realized Ken Shamrock was this good.

[@damienholland8103]

I'm reading Shamrock's book, right now, and he actually became much more technical after losing against Royce Gracie early in his career. He was determined to learn more ground techniques and it shows here.

[@ginogino2830]

ken was the man before all the injuries. he went to wwe and it destroyed his knees and his back. when he made his return to the ufc against tito he was a shell of himself. knees and back were fucked, which prevented him from grappling like this. so he resorted to stand up which he wasnt very good at.

[@Denverdonatecharities]

He was awesome, he fought in Pancrase in Japan. Heel hooks and kneebars...there were few better than him during that time.

[@adrianriley753]

@@ginogino2830 it's a shame newer fans look at Ken and think he is a scrub. He was past his prime in the first Tito fight and fought with an ACL injury. One tough man. I think he has been screwed back together and super glued now after so many injuries but he was a beast at his best.

[@diegomunoz5537]

Oh, those good ol' times when steroids were mandatory...

[@kwazarx3634]

and todays is different?

[@wrybread]

@@kwazarx3634 Yes, with USADA it's very different. Just look at the physiques.

[@kwazarx3634]

usada =) physiques means nothing, and there were no weigh categories.

[@wrybread]

@@kwazarx3634Even when there were weight categories, before USADA, people had the "superhero build". After USADA, even Overeem's diet of "horse meat" couldn't keep him looking jacked... Every single fighter who had that superhero build lost it the moment USADA got involved. I'm sure there's a few people still sneaking in performance enhancers, but it's MASSIVELY reduced, if not mostly gone.

[@kwazarx3634]

@@wrybread mma evolved from super hero wresling lvl to very high lvl pro fighters. Too big muscle mass in more problematic than usefull in octagon nowadays (oxygen and condition). Big mass helps only in a short ring and only on max 3min rounds, thats why AliStairoid Notredeem was strong on K1 rules, but still Badr Hari2/Remy Bojasky >>> Most important thing in mma nowadays is condition and shape because most fighter fighting on near the same lvl and they use steroids but modern and different type.

[@kurtbarlow5408]

This is when Shamrock was at the peak of his powers!

[@micahdavid4867]

he was peak of the roids

[@kurtbarlow5408]

@@micahdavid4867they didn’t test back then so what’s your point?

[@pedro55845]

9:31 Wow guys mouth piece falls big John tosses it lol 1996 UFC is crazy

[@guruzini1971]

he spit it out.....sucking wind

[@yourdaddy.956]

Real fighters don't need a mouth piece

[@damienholland8103]

@@yourdaddy.956 Sure, if you don't mind living without teeth or spending thousands on replacing / fixing them.

[@danielavalsangiacomo6691]

Damien Holland just book a flight for Bucarest and get a new set of 32 AND a vacation for 500/ 750 dollars, 1000 of you wanz to Party grandly during the Trip.

[@pedro55845]

@@damienholland8103 exactly my point

[@ItsTheMunz]

Shamrock really was a legend.

[@CHMPro]

Kimo was a beast. No doubt. It's never easy to beat him without wasting all your energy.

[@alcopower5710]

Classic Hmong Music Productions .......true....always felt like if he could have had a world class trainer he would have been unstoppable. Who knows

[@CHMPro]

@@alcopower5710 you are right. Kimo was giving them a crazy battle with pure brute power. Till this day I still believed Kimo could have been a ufc legend sitting in the hall of fame. If Kimo had real training I think history would be rewritten as Kimo era and not Gracie or Ken. You gotta remember Gracie almost lost had it not been for his PonyTail grab or Geeeeee. Gracie used 100% of his energy and was in icu state after the fight. Kimo. Man. If only.

[@RareHarmony]

@Jimmy Crackcorn Good Sportsmanship.

[@jnr1989]

Power of jesus

[@e.mohamed2437]

Ken Shamrock was too skilled man he’s truly one of the pioneers of MMA

[@icyog128]

At 9:03 Ken shifted his hips with perfect timing as Kimo was punching and made Kimo miss while getting at a good angle and the right time for the knee bar, very advanced leg lock back then, very nice I'm gonna try this when I spar on bottom open guard.

[@WhitePony-zu5pi]

That timing was impeccable, Ken’s fight IQ really shines here. Kimo didn’t have much technique but he was a real threat and dismantled Royce.

[@markbrinton6790]

Had Kimo fought at his natural weight and not bulked up, and had been trained like the fighters of today, wow. He would be unreal. Very strong man.

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Kimo gave Ken a kiss on the cheek. Class act. Total respect.

[@ironcrosstrainingltd6482]

Man you guys got me watching all of these old school fights 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!!

[@razak4494]

Ken Shamrock is a beast. He loves the knee bar. He submitted Bas Rutten with a knee bar too.

[@marshallblack2000]

Can we take a moment to appreciate those ring girls

[@tom6567]

Great to watch the different strengths all the fighters had in those days, from different backgrounds, and seeing their moves work for them, either strikers or grappler.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

Lmfao the old Ultimate Fighting Championship was more real and even the interviews and photos of the fighters look like Street Fighter Pics lmfao!!!

[@Disconnect350]

Fighters back then were unique, badass looking dudes. Now you have technical genius #5298 and dude with tattoos #45976 fighting for points.

[@MansMan42069]

@@Disconnect350 RIP my sides with that comment

[@blockmasterscott]

@@Disconnect350 Dude, I think this is the most accurate description of modern UFC I have ever seen. You speak the truth.

[@Wasupde]

Wolf Hound and they would still tear u up if u challenged them so u not really saying nothing

[@CT-yd7vl]

Head butts were legal. fking eye gouging.. No gloves either. These guys were some badasses back in those days.

[@daman1810]

Describing kimo....He may try to shoot... which means take him down! 😂

[@theamericandreamdave]

More like another dose of steroids.

[@taylormakes2207]

Back when UFC was real fighting

[@receptieletoile7595]

Before they changed the rules to FAKE mode.

[@augdog1230]

@@receptieletoile7595 I think what OP means is back in early UFC days it was different fighting disciplines vs eachother whereas now everyone trains in MMA.

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

Bloody'ell, I thought my phone screen spontaneously cracked @ 5:26!!!

[@emsanchez85]

When Tupac told dude to say "You got the juice now" he was talking about Ken Shamrock ☘️💪

[@thanksforthacheese5977]

Tupac never said this

[@emsanchez85]

Pay attention, I said HE TOLD DUDE TO SAY IT. In the bonus features, Mitchell Marchand said Tupac told him to say that, do your Google's troll before talking shit, your not reading correctly fool..

[@thanksforthacheese5977]

@@emsanchez85 not a technicality just the truth, if you are gonna try be funny atleast get the facts straight, Tupac starred in the movie juice but never said that.

[@alyberop1]

yeah not fair, 270 lb Kimo was all natural

[@thanksforthacheese5977]

@@alyberop1 you do realise it was about getting as close to a real fight as possible? 🤔

[@Java_resilentDreamer]

Ken shamrock - father of UFC

[@Youre_Right]

Royce Gracie was way more popular

[@BarryFranks]

Ken Shamrock - the juiced up uncle of the UFC

[@juzoli]

Shamrock really learned his lesson from his fights with Gracie. That’s BJJ what we see here. He was already an experienced grappler, and he learned he should double down on that. Here, he is basically the role model for modern MMA fighters.

[@bren7883]

Shamrock was a catch wrestler

[@phx4closureman]

5:25 *Shamrock hit Kimo so hard that the SCREEN BROKE!!!*

[@babyvox1110]

Upload Frank vs Tito!!!

[@CptWhit3y]

UFC....please keep uploading stuff like this. Really loving all these recent uploads!

[@blacksheepganggeneralbattl662]

Tony Ferguson vs Kimo I got Tony that ankle pick is the truth

[@stevemadden137]

idk man, Tony would have been like 9, I think kimo would have ran through him

[@whiplashcity3063]

steve madden 9 year old tony still ankle picks that bum

[@theslimeacornyt5172]

Ken Shamrock was one of the greatest ever.

[@mattf516]

greatest juicer

[@jackcole8309]

Finally.... Thank you .... Ken Shamrock vs Patrick Smith please ...

[@hayastan4779]

Patrick "what's up" Smith after beating Scott Morris into a pulp.

[@CostaBlancaFrenchies]

@@hayastan4779 he almost died in that fight

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

0:48 They misspelled you're on his walk-in billboard!!!

[@DavidD1794]

I bet your fun at parties

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

@@DavidD1794 I sea what you did their.

[@brente275]

What I love about these old fights is that when the bell rang, it was just a fight, no rounds. It wasn't the refs job to stand you up, you had to get out of it. Some say it was boring, but nobody would save you from a bad position.

[@photoguy4212]

You could see the evolution of the sport with every event. This is one event showcasing how much it had already evolved. Lots of these elements still exist. Props to the OG fighters.

[@WPwillsavetheworld]

I had this event on VHS back in the day.

[@spiraldynamics6008]

Lol. Old school

[@AnnexF]

Wow! Ken was great back then!

[@goprojoe7449]

Jesus, Ken was such an instinctual beast on the ground, pure flow

[@GuaranteedEtern]

Shamrock in his prime was a beast. Strong, fast, submissions.

[@head1ess1978]

90's rules 🤛

[@shrimpman8422]

"these are not the roids you are looking for" Ob1 Kenobi UFC 8 1996

[@TheGazavman]

it was very close for Ken Shamrock , he gave everything he had, he know that at the end

[@wolf2109]

"by God he just punched the ground!" -Jim Ross 🤣

[@sampollando2652]

wasnt it Jim Ross that says that?

[@woutoszz]

aww them kissing eachother on the cheeck afterwards is amazing to see!

[@joserarroyo9803]

I was privileged to speak to Bob shamrock thru back belt magazine for a original lions den shirt.

[@bricktop.]

Keep em coming UFC!!!!!!

[@DoberHeart]

Imagine how the embedded vlogs would’ve been back then lol

[@attiepollard7847]

Lol lots of work out gyms only

[@surfingtothestars]

“Intensity over technique” .... ok?... LOL

[@mooredann69]

I thought it was a typo..then the fight started

[@authorronroberts]

Honesty....

[@gumps1986]

May use profanity, and outdoor voice

[@paulira7407]

That’s Josh Barnett’s philosophy to grappling, fighting and MMA. Brute force, baby!

[@MinorVoices]

Gotta love the 90's.. The sportmaship was awesome, and the trash talk was only something like "Kimo, be ready!" lol

[@edwardbraverock7649]

shamrock is still a legend. this era is why ufc still exists

[@GenzorX]

As a kid I thought kimo was huge, now he just looks goofy.

[@daredevilofdallas]

Can you guys go to 2001 and upload Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo 1?

[@remar-6]

Nahum Gomez brutal. Fight makes my leg hurt just thinking about it.

[@600795621]

I think if they upload Couture, it's gonna be his losses.

[@ABTheBeatBrokeDiagram]

I feel this is possibly pre usada 😂

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

I'm surprised that Ken didn't break Kimo's jaw with that 1st punch. It rocked him for sure.

[@thetonycam3944]

Man even in defeat Kimo gives his opponents major problems.

[@Bryan_witha_Y]

I'm trying to imagine these fights with Joe Rogan & Cruz calling it.

[@matthewsierra314]

I love how humble the fighters are. Very little trash talking... just fists being thrown and slams getting dished.

[@bonosimic532]

10:04 great respect between these two great legendary tough American fighters !