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Frank Shamrock: Nick Diaz kicked my ass

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"I give everything to Nick Diaz. I knew he was a dangerous opponent. Nick kicked my a-- tonight; there's no two ways about it. Nick was just the better man. He hit me in the guts, and that was about all the juice I had. I doubled over, and he put a whoopin' on me. This is my hometown; this is my arena. I'm 36. I'm still going. I'll be back here. Don't even worry about it. There's always tomorrow."

-Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock (23-10-2) comments on his main event bout with Nick Diaz at the Strikeforce event that took place on April 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Shamrock — who defeated Diaz’ mentor Cesar Gracie in just 21 seconds back in 2006 – found himself on the other end of the whoopin' for a change. Diaz was dominant from start to finish and left the usually insolent Shamrock both humbled and respectful after the show. What's left now for the 36-year old Shammy going forward? Time will tell...

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