We often hear that a fight has been "years in the making," as we did at UFC 188 when Gilbert Melendez faced Eddie Alvarez and Cain Velasquez squared off against Fabricio Werdum. This time, we really mean it.
Ken Shamrock and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson will finally face off seven years after their initial booking on a 2008 Elite XC fight card that was one of the first MMA events to air on network prime time. Shamrock was allegedly cut while training before the event and was a last-minute scratch, resulting in Seth Petruzelli's replacement booking and shocking KO win over Kimbo that was a death knell for the promotion. Yet despite the years taking their respective tolls on both fighters, Shamrock and Kimbo will face off this week at Bellator 138. And you can bet that it's going to draw some eyeballs.