UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock admits to steroid use
by James Kimball on Jun 12, 2010 12:43 AM EDT
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"Absolutely."
That was Ken Shamrock's answer to HDNet's Mike Straka's question of whether the UFC Hall of Famer ever used steroids.
It should come as no surprise, considering "The (former) World's Most Dangerous Man" was popped by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for steroids after the then 45-year-old picked up a win (his first in five years) over Ross Clifton in 2009.
At the time, he blamed it on "over-the-counter products."
He sang a way different tune last night:
"They want home runs, baby. They want people jacking them out of the park. But then when they find out about it they want to stick their heads in the sand and say, 'How bad, that was stupid, you're crazy, don't let him in the hall of fame.' It's like let's point the finger... Nobody wants to take responsibility, but everyone wants to see it... It's like going to the grocery store. It's that easy. It's that simple."
Chicks dig the long ball, eh Ken?
Apparently Shamrock graduated from the same performance enhancing drugs use school as our dear friends Barry, Mark and Jose.
Are you shocked by this admission, or just shocked that this admission didn't come until now?
Sound off, Maniacs.
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What?????
He is the last fighter I would have suspected.
the way that mother fucker used to snap?
I’m not surprised…. I didn’t think he did, but not surprised
I was being sarcastic
Do you think the fact he failed that drug test tipped people off. Everyone already knew this shit.
He is kinda right though about how widespread it is.....
People who don’t think so are plain stupid. MMA is full of roiders and hell guys like Alves, Vitor and Marqy still get a pass today despite having been caught before. That’s why my approach is best = Roids for everyone….I wanna fighters at their peak….don’t care how they get there.
Big Nog for Life
Inventor/supporter of "Gleison Tibau to Featherweight" movement.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jun 12, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
well, how do u think Brock Lesnar got there?
the majority of all ufc fighters today are coming with some sort of performance enhancing shit.
gli azzurri !
Might want to use different examples
Alves was using a diuretic, not roids. Vitor’s doctor testified that he gave Vitor a shot to aid recovery that contained a banned substance supposedly ubbeknowns to Belfort. Subsequent tests on Marquardt’s urine same popped negative.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Jun 12, 2010 1:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, this is stupid. Earlier on, they’re making out this will be some kind of revelation, that some guy will come out and spill the beans. Tell us something we don’t know. Everyone knew this dude was on roids
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
I have heard of “hype” but your definition, “Hype” must be different altogether. But coming from you, the guy who would gleefully swallow Anderson Silva’s load ten times over, I wouldn’t be surprised.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS!"
Gus Johnson will never live that down and it should never be forgotten.
haha Jackanapes, you are funny
Also a complete moron, but funny nonetheless. But keep thinking about black people ejaculating, obviously thats what comes to your mind when you think about MMA…Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Bullets dodge Fedor.
Belfort may have in the beginning but his body nowadays tells a different story
but I dont know why people hate on Ken sooo much? He used to be the man…and still comes across as a like-able guy, so whats up?
wow what a shocker...not!!!!
cmon and u call urself the mma guru lol…this is not news this is just confirmation
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" -Malcolm X
lol sorry mma guru..i see the sarcasm now
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" -Malcolm X
That one was pretty obvious...
…too bad some people overuse them, example: Bobby Lashley – he has no future in MMA, his excessive muscle mass is kind of backfiring now, weaker cardio, lesser agility, and they’re not even quality muscles, they’re just pig puffs…
I'm actually impressed that he came out, straight up admitted it, and takes it like a man. THAT i actually respect!
This doesnt come as a shocker, but still im more impressed with him being straight up and upfront then than less impressed that he actually did it.
HellaHectic, KOS, and Rashad gang-banged my mom.
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jun 12, 2010 1:21 AM EDT reply actions
With most people already thinking he did, his brother telling the world he did,
and him getting a positive test result, he couldn’t really say anything else.
didnt know about the positive result. (or probably did but forgot)
HellaHectic, KOS, and Rashad gang-banged my mom.
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jun 12, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yea i knew i saw him fight Don Frye and then Tito at UFC 40.
he looked like a body builder back then, but i don’t blame him since he fought so many times in Japan.
gli azzurri !
then his time in WWE as well, being jacked was a necessity!
HellaHectic, KOS, and Rashad gang-banged my mom.
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jun 12, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
knew when i saw him*
England – USA tonight!! hope Clint Dempsey scores a hat trick on the ugly brits.
gli azzurri !
not a chance
Wayne Rooney alone could beat the U.S lol
Some men are alive simpley because it is against the law to kill them
It's our game Rob. we invented it
and tonight its coming home
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 12, 2010 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. U invented a the round ball that you play with...
I don’t get this strong need to have “invented” a sport. Every country tires to proclaim that they invented a sport. It’s just a game… Some guys in the stoneage might have use a boulder to play around with… It’s not brainsurgery.
We invented English too Peseg
You should try it. We may even be able to communicate properly….
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 12, 2010 4:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Cheap
Did you not understand my comment or was it the best reply you could come up with? Complaining about a persons spelling, when it’s obvious that it’s the second language, is cheap and it doesn’t make you look any smarter.
I couldn't understand the string of incoherent babble you put together
Thats not cheap….unless the truth is these days.
How the hell am i supposed to know what your first and second languages are? FFS!
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 15, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually It was a sport with Asian (JApan and China) roots...
The Romans also played a more brutal version of it…
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-soccer.htm
While you most definitely have the star power, sometimes chemistry can be a more important and integral part of the game. Take the USA basketball team (which was a sport developed by a Canadian at Springfield College in Massachusettes) losing on the world stage. They had more star power but not the right chemistry. Am I saying the US will win. Probably not, but the warm up match mentality that the British players and world have against the US team, can come back and bite them in the ass. Like 60 years ago when the US beat England in gameplay (Retiring Englands first try at a Blue Kit (although they wore it as an away kit when they lost to Peru 10 years later). Chemistry has alot to do with super/dream teams and if it is not there then it is not there-it can make a win difficult.
Shivello "The Voice": That jab is stiffer than a box of Viagra!" and I am still wondering if I heard this one right on Dream 14...."These guys are busier than a cucumber in a women's prison!"
Monkey
People were kicking a pigs head around in England centuries ago but it wasn’t football! Look up history of football not ‘Soccer’
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 12, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Say what you will Asia had civilization and sport way before Western Europe...
Their is history of the sport going back to the BC era. While England was just begin civilized society like 1000 bc, Asia had already accomplished great feats. I am not taking anything away from England and football. I played soccer my whole life along with baseball. You guys definitely one up us on the sport. That being said you underestimated the states and ended up with a draw. I did look up what you told me and like I said It’s origins go back to Asia, the Romans, and the Greeks.
http://www.all-soccer-info.com/ The only reason I knew the info from the get-go was I did a report on it back in high school. I try not answer what I don’t know and Soccer/Football in England came after Eastern and Mediterranean Civilization. Although from what I saw, after looking up what you told me, The Vikings played a version of it, but that is still long after Asian roots.
Shivello "The Voice": That jab is stiffer than a box of Viagra!" and I am still wondering if I heard this one right on Dream 14...."These guys are busier than a cucumber in a women's prison!"
I appreciate your effort Monkey
but my point is that we made the rules, we called it football, we made it the game it is today. The Asians have no heritage of football and aren’t very good at it now either, consider there are god knows how many millions (maybe a billion) of them and they haven’t done shit at it EVER.
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 13, 2010 7:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Also
We never underestimated the Yanks, they are very athletic and fit which makes them competative….until they tire out and the quality shines through. We gave you a goal and should have took one of the 8 very good chances we had second half.
That said, if America actually took a team sport they never invented to their hearts they could and should be one of the top teams in the world.
Your TV culture of ad breaks and team sporting culture of ‘Time outs’ and swapping the entire team out continually will never fit into the ethos of football though…
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 13, 2010 7:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I am surprised you are saying that England never underestimated the American team...
Everything I had read and heard leading up to this and most of the comments I have read from the English fans was this was essentially a warm up match. I was talking to my friend who works in England and he basically has said that was the general mentality in most of he pubs. I may be wrong. Just going on what I read, heard of course. I was not saying you were underestimating Team USA, but I don’t think most football fans gave us a chance.
Point taken as far as the game of football being coined and established.
Also while your team did miss many attempts to score, so did the US. Your team had 16 SOG while the US had 12. So it was not that much more considering the plethora of talent on the English team. If it wasn’t for Steve Cherundolo it may have been a much different game. Also whether the goal was a gimme or not it made it to the back of the net.
Also, do you know why Capello waited so long to pick a goalie? I know a lot has been said about how that may have effected Greens confidence going to the match. Just wondering your thoughts on that. Having played team sports my whole life, at a competitive level, I know I would have felt a bit uneasy about my coach waiting for the very last minute to put in a major position player.
As far as the success of football in the US and the time out mentality that you speak of I am not sure I agree. While I do agree everything is about money(but I thought England was very close in tv habits) I don’t think that is why football lacks popularity here. I think most American sports fans feel that it lacks the physicality of many of the popular sports in the US. While I would disagree and am fully aware of all the serious contact (via elbows, kicks, tackles, and twacks) that takes place in a serious game of football, America just doesn’t get it. They see a bunch of guys flopping on the pitch crying for a penalty, every time there is contact made. I don’t understand why Americans accept the flopping in basketball, yet won’t accept it for football. Anyway it has been great talking to you about this, since I don’t normally get to talk football with the people that are around me.
Shivello "The Voice": That jab is stiffer than a box of Viagra!" and I am still wondering if I heard this one right on Dream 14...."These guys are busier than a cucumber in a women's prison!"
You're defo right about english fans dismissing the US
A lot of the fans are very ignorant to be fair. Theres about 5 or 6 US players playing at a very high level in Europe and they had a great 2009 too.
I was impressed with Cherundolo but he was up against Milner first half who was returning after a stomach bug. When Shaun Wright Philips came on Cherundolo struggled more and was yellow carded for a late challenge which put his cork in for the rest of the match.
Not sure on Capellos Goalkeeping indecision.We haven’t really had a solid no.1 since Seaman retired and thats reflected in his indecision. Personally, he should’ve made his choice months ago and stuck with it.
15 years ago the game of football was way more physical and cheating / play acting wasn’t really the norm. Only the Italians and South Americans did that sort of thing, certainly not the British. The rules have changed over the years and the leagues in Europe have diversified so the influence from the ‘foreigners’ on our game with the new less lenient rules has led to more of the play acting. We actually call it ‘professionalism’ believe it or not! Good comparison with basketball because it is way more physical in my experience than what you’d expect.
Good talking to you too about this monkey. Good luck for the rest of the tournament
A burning passion from a burning mass reaches up for the sky
by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 13, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Spain is my pick to win(the smart bet)...
but I would be lying if I didn’t say England and the US are Neck in Neck for my personal choice ti win it. =)
Shivello "The Voice": That jab is stiffer than a box of Viagra!" and I am still wondering if I heard this one right on Dream 14...."These guys are busier than a cucumber in a women's prison!"
Of course he did!
Who the fuck else was it going to be?
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
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You were expecting maybe the Easter Bunny?
House of 1000 Worbses
by daniel worby on Jun 12, 2010 2:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Time Frame
When did he use them? Hulk Hogan has freely admitted to steroid use but it was at a time when it was legal and the damage it caused was unknown. A doctor actually administered and monitored his use.
Did he snitch on others too?
If he didn’t then he’s just a cheater but not Canseco-like.
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
Conseco actually fought MMA.
So I’d say Conseco is the Conseco of MMA. Ken is just the guy not wanting to fade into grey hair and false teeth.
by UnknownCrypt on Jun 13, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
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Do me a fucking favour……..
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by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jun 12, 2010 3:43 AM EDT reply actions
on Inside MMA
Kenny says hey Babalu you took on Chuck but it was like 8 years ago in 2002 i had to look that up. Come on Kenny are you kidding me i thought no way in hell it was that long ago that they last fought. Try 2006 Kenny, I guess it’s not that big of a deal but guys getting paid for this shit should know more than the avg fan like me and he said he looked it up lol.
Open up the Shit Gates and where the Hell was Marv?
What was also funny, but not really surprising
is that he also said in the same piece that he thinks steroids should be allowed in MMA. He also, to me at least, looked coked or methed up or something.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
I cant believe some of you didnt think he used them.
What an ass though. Pulling a Jose Canseco. Cant get know love anywhere or from anyone so now you come out and start talking shit, what a loser! I wish Ken would just disappear, just go away dude!
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
SO WHAT
All of these fucking guys use Roids. YOu Muther fuckers live in an alternate reality where everyone is noble and honorable. I could name several active fighters that most likely have used or use I mean come on 45 yrs old u think Randy is pure especially in A sport like MMA where physical strength means a alot… Regualr people like those Guido ducebags USE Roids to look pretty So why wont a Mutherfucker THAT CAN MAKE MILLIONS USE THEM!!!
I <3 Rashad Evans
yep, mma has the potential to be an endurance sport. all endurance athletes cheat. the most common(untestable) way to cheat is by removing a couple pints of your own blood
allowing your red blood cell count to go back to normal, then removing your rbc’s from the drawn blood and putting them back into your body. INSTANT CARDIO!!!!! all the cyclists and marathon runners do it, even boxers do it, which may be one reason pacman doesn’t want the blood testing and only the urine.
by Conan the Barbarian on Jun 12, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
i never heard of this i will read more but if its true FUCKIN CRAZY
I <3 Rashad Evans
by The real ZACK on Jun 12, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
oh it is true, it is one reason why piss tests are a joke
“Blood doping in the traditional sense involves harvesting red blood cells either from the athlete or compatible donor and then saving them until needed. Red blood cells can be easily frozen and later thawed for use without significant loss of their oxygen-carrying properties. Just prior to a critical competition, these harvested red blood cells are then reinjected into the athlete’s circulatory system.”
just google blood doping in cycling i’m sure there are other ways to cheat that the public doesn’t even know about yet.
by Conan the Barbarian on Jun 13, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
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