Ken Shamrock Agrees with Couture
It doesn’t come to much of a surprise that Ken Shamrock wasn’t overly joyed with his relationship with UFC. It seems like the guy is always bitching about something. However, he is echoing some of the same feelings brought to the surface by Couture. Last week MMA Junkie interviewed Shamrock who had a lot of things to say about the number one fight organization in the world. And his thoughts on Couture resigning?
“It didn’t surprise me because of what they did to me. I basically sold my body to them. I mean I fought hurt all the time — and I got paid, of course… (UFC management) seems to think that the UFC is everything and that it doesn’t have to respect anybody. The guys who built this sport are thrown outside — the guys who were there before Dana White got there. Dana’s not a fighter, and he’s not a tough guy, and he walks around talking to people, treating people with disrespect, talks about people’s managers because he doesn’t like them. Randy Couture was an absolute gentleman in the sport. Myself, and Royce Gracie, and other people who developed the sport before Dana White ever got in there, he treats them like dog crap… The fans need to understand that the money that they’re putting into the UFC and spending is going into Dana White’s pocket and the Fertittas’ pocket. They made billions of dollars on this company, and they’re selling souls.”
Check out the rest of the interview here. It’s pretty lengthy but covers a lot of good stuff including the latest with the IFL.
