{"id":150097,"date":"2015-06-17T15:55:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T22:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=150097"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:51:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:51:47","slug":"51-year-old-ken-shamrock-explains-why-hes-still-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/51-year-old-ken-shamrock-explains-why-hes-still-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"51 Year Old Ken Shamrock Explains Why He&#8217;s Still Fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-136266\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock.png\" alt=\"Ken Shamrock\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ken-Shamrock-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m trying to put myself on the opposite side of the question when people ask me, \u2018why are you doing this?\u2019 And I keep getting the same question, over and over again. I\u2019m trying to put myself on the other side of that so I understand why it is that I keep getting asked the same question. And I think the reason being is that it\u2019s probably difficult for someone to understand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not really gaining anything (by returning to the cage). I\u2019m not looking to gain anything. I\u2019m hoping to live my life to its fullest. I really enjoy what I do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI enjoy sparring, I enjoy game planning, setting strategies, and working with a group of people to accomplish a goal. In the end, when you accomplish that goal, there\u2019s no better feeling in the world than to have a group of people who set out on a journey and they accomplish the goal they set out on together with all the plans working out the way you wanted them to. You\u2019re standing there at the end getting your hand raised and everyone is in the zone, endorphins are running; it\u2019s a great feeling. I don\u2019t know what to compare it to but it\u2019s a feeling you never want to lose but you know it\u2019s going to have to go away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That was Ken Shamrock&#8217;s answer when he was asked, during a recent media conference call, about why he has returned to fight again. Shamrock will meet Kimbo Slice this Friday at Bellator 138.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Mendes Strips, Gets VanZant Flustered During Important Interview &#8212; WATCH!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4288504234001\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to put myself on the opposite side of the question when people ask me, \u2018why are you doing this?\u2019 And I keep getting the same question, over and over again. 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