UFC 43 Shamrock vs. Freeman

[DANGEROUS DAN]

6/6/03
UFC 43 Ken Shamrock will face Ian Freeman. This is Ian's highest profile match. For Shamrock it could be the most important, due to the accumulation of injuries and age while trying to prove he can come back from the Tito whipping.

Any body wanna make a prediction?

[Muiyan]

I don't wanna make a prediction, but i just gotta ask:

Is Shammy back in UFC full-time again? Dude should just retire and call it a day. Mebbe work as commentator like in UFC 41, which he did pretty well.

[edgehead1984]

I agree with you Muiyan, but wrestlers and fighters always have something in them that makes them continue.

I predict, for one that Shamrock will win.

[DANGEROUS DAN]

Muiyan- to the best of my knowledge Shammy is straddling the fence on shooting vs. working. He wants the big bucks but knows his body has little left to give against younger, faster opponents with new techniques. I am not by any means calling him out dated; but as I have learned through my training the sport evolves at a very quick rate.

[Technosphile]

*Ahem*

SHAMROCK IS GOING TO GET THE CRAP KICKED OUT OF HIM.

-Technosphile

[kkeller]

What happened to Tank-Shamrock?

[El Fiasco]

The real question here my friends, is whether or not Shamrock will be able to defeat the NJPW Master of Submission, TAKASHI IIZUKA!!!

[Muiyan]

Thanks, Dangerous Dan, Edgehead1984.

El Fiasco, what does Iizuka has to do with any of this?

[El Fiasco]

Shamrock faces Iizuka at the big New Japan show in May. It's worked match though, not Vale Tudo, and Shamrock is now in the Makai Club. I was joking because Iizuka has no chance of going over Shamrock in his debut match.

[Dr Feelgood]

Originally posted by DANGEROUS DAN
Muiyan- to the best of my knowledge Shammy is straddling the fence on shooting vs. working. He wants the big bucks but knows his body has little left to give against younger, faster opponents with new techniques. I am not by any means calling him out dated; but as I have learned through my training the sport evolves at a very quick rate.

Good thing then that Ian Freeman isn't that fast, doesn't have any techniques Ken won't have seen before... and is only barely younger.

[Jason]

So, how much time before Tito and Liddell bolt for Pride as long as UFC continues to push Shamrock and Tank as their top stars?

[edgehead1984]

Anyday, now.

but, is the rumor that Ortiz signed with WWF is true or not.

[Souder]

I'm sorry, but I have to say this. Shamrock is going to get ripped a new one! If I've heard how good Freeman is then, Shamrock is going to get killed. I've watch some of Shamrock's recent fights and he gases and gets mauled. Look at the Ortiz fight.

[Dr Feelgood]

Freeman isn't that good contrary to what that lightning KO of Frank Mir suggests. He was PATHETIC against Arlovski, who's not exactly top of the range.
Shammy took Frye's shots pretty well, so I'm guessing he can take Freeman's long enough to take him to the ground and finish him. Freeman's no ironlung either.
If they needed to pit him against an Englishman, Ken would have been in much bigger trouble with Mark Weir.