UFC 134 – Ken Shamrock calls for the UFC to match him up with Royce Gracie for a third time

UFC “Hall of Famer” Ken Shamrock has this week called for the Las Vegas based promotion to set aside their egos and match him up with Royce Gracie for a third time when they visit Rio de Janeiro later this year, predicting the fight would help propel the Pay-Per-View numbers to record levels.
Speaking via The Fight Network, Shamrock said:

“That fight, Royce Gracie (versus) Ken Shamrock, should happen. The fans want it, I want it, Royce wants it, Brazil wants it. There’s no doubt in my mind, and anyone else will tell you, that if this fight was to happen, this would be the biggest pay-per-view to date, but they will not let that happen. (The UFC) would have to swallow their egos for that to happen, and these guys have too big of egos to let that happen.”

Shamrock and the UFC have been locked in various legal battles over the past couple of years, making this fight very unlikely to happen indeed. Couple that with the American’s recent indiscretions with performance enhancing drugs and you might say the chances of seeing this happen are about as high as seeing Brock Lesnar making 155 pounds.