Ken Shamrock is the first to admit that he misses the old days of mixed martial arts.
In fact when the UFC Hall of Famer first started fighting back in the 1990’s the term ‘mixed martial arts’ hadn’t even been coined yet. He was competing in ‘no holds barred’ competitions that saw boxers pitted against grapplers, judo specialists going up against wrestlers and karate experts taking on street fighters.
While the sport has obviously evolved dramatically from the standpoint of overall skills, there was a certain authenticity to those old school fights that Shamrock will never forget.