{"id":151086,"date":"2015-06-22T17:33:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T00:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=151086"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:50:59","slug":"kimbo-slice-was-choked-out-3-times-training-for-shamrock-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/kimbo-slice-was-choked-out-3-times-training-for-shamrock-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimbo Slice Was Choked Out 3 Times Training for Shamrock Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The drama surrounding the main event of Bellator 138 is endless, but there seems to be a reasonable explanation for everything. Before Kimbo Slice was taken down by Ken Shamrock with the greatest of ease, fans could hear them talking while in a tie-up. Slice recently explained that he was simply talking trash to hype himself up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moments after the tie-up, Slice was flattened out and it seemed like it was all over for him. Shamrock had a tight rear naked choke locked in and it almost looked as if Slice had tapped out, but referee “Big John” claims he thinks Slice was contemplating submitting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Slice also explains how he was forced to pass out multiple times in training with American Top Team. “I feel great about it. I wanted to knock his a** out, I really did,” Slice told MMA Fighting<\/a>. “Like I said, I was put to sleep three times in training. Tapping out is not an option. Everyone that knows me felt my spirit when I said, ‘I’m coming to fight. This is gonna be a fight,’ you know? Losing was not an option. I put my heart in there, and I left my heart in the ring. That’s how I come to fight.”<\/p>\n

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