UFC 8 Free Fight: Ken Shamrock vs Kimo Leopoldo (1996) 

As long as Dan Severn Isn’t on them it’s all good. I appreciate Dan’s skills but it’s not entertaining

Way more entertaining than new ufc

I would appreciate them even more if the thumbnail of the video didn't show me who won before I've even watched it. 😅

It brings back memories of a simpler time in life.

@@teddydibiase4078 maybe if you are braindead

Lucky! I'm hoping I get to meet him sometime! And I been watching his matches too.... he's great,😊

@@tydunn5385 a focused fighter

I trained with shamrock at the ufc gym in ny. He was a humble guy

Vince taught him that good customer service.

I'll shake your hand if you want.

Both proving equally effective

@@MeatLockerBlitz 🥔

Apparently god chose Ken 🤣

Wish ufc would go back to this style lol

I've been looking for Ken's actual weight for a while now. I'm SHOCKED that he's ONLY 215!!!!!!! He looks bigger than Kimo!

Dude, he never should of had to work & risk his legacy like that it's fucked up. Created the lions den, MMA's first ever "team". Pancrase, wrestling, ufc, he's done it all & was excellent at all. True Pioneer.

I loved, that he still tried, despite losing again and again. That's true fighting spirit.

@@gehtdianschasau8372 didnt he beat don frye .. yes .. i thought he was finished but he beat more i was shocked .

He failed a drug test not for one , but THREE anabolics No wonder he could bench five hundred pounds

Thanks for the free-roids UFC

YEA IF ONLY THIS BILLION DOLKAR COMPANY WOULD GIVE US A FREE PPV EVERY NOW AND THAN. WOW WOULDN'T THAT BE GREAT?

@@foresthoe8072 That's like saying your local grocery store should give you free stuff here and there hahah

@@foresthoe8072 'free pay-per view' eh?

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Richard HART his legs are fkng HUGE!

Ken has great skill

Yeah? And what was Ken's success rate for rolling kneebars? lol

The first submission in UFC history was a heel hook.

Inoki was doing leg locks before Ken Shamrock was born.

blockmasterscott Great point never even thought about it like that Heroes/Villains

idk a Severn in his prime would be a problem for some fighters today

@GRap TheGOAT no Because they'd both be trash without PEDs

@Andre McGoo youre an idiot ,Brock Lesnar fights the same style

@@komradekontroll Severn in his prime would lose horribly against any current UFC heavyweight

What do you mean by "eye raking"?It sounds like some form of eye gouging which has always been illegal in the UFC along with biting.

What? These guys were important for creating MMA but you can't say they are really great fighters

@@canismajoris6733 Ken was. Ken was a great fighter in his prime

@@canismajoris6733 ken, Tito, Severn, frye. Tell me this sentence doesn't ooze of greatness.

@@slayer54678brewe Tito just oozes stupidity 😂 Replace it with Liddell.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

Fucken youngsters DON'T KNOW SHIT...

Kimo, pt. 4: "May try to shoot"

They said that in the other match because he was fighting a pure wrestler and is also primarily a grappler

He didn't need to throw a single punch.

They said that because they'd been told to make the rules "no punches to the head" so you could only do open palm strikes "technically" but before the fights they would say "we're not gonna penalize you if you throw punches." It was just a thing they agreed to do so they could stay legal and on the air

Heated popcorn might pop

I miss the Chuck Lidell and Ken Shamrock rivalry

Refs do the same thing now. Either throw it to the side or hold onto it. A ref won't break the action at such a pivotal point.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

@@JasonL77 Submission fighters: "If it ain't broke, break it."

It's all what gets the fans watching.

"Its all been done"

That's hysterical

He grabbed TF out of that man bun

Good one! Laffing! Thnx

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Trying man...lol...but I just don't have the recovery that I had 20 yrs ago...and...not sure I'll ever see the numbers I had on the Bench Press back in the 90's...yet my Curls and Overhead Press are nearly as strong as they were back then...and my legs are better than ever...it makes me wonder if certain muscles in the body degrade faster than others with age...😕

@@galaxyman2007dtl I hear you man. Recovery time is the big difference, and explosion. Strength is the last to go. Bench press is overrated anyway and may do more harm than good. Years of training it with imperfect form degrades the shoulder joints and tendons. Could be why your bench lifts aren't what they used to be. Dumbell presses and pushups are just as good.

@tokr72 I think you're right...looking back...I never worked my back much...as far as pulling movements...like rows and pull-downs...and I think it's why my shoulders have imbalances now. I trained fairly safely...but I remember bouncing a little...and bridging a lot...yup...I should have been smarter. I should have done more martial arts...maybe jujitsu and boxing. Karate classes back then were too cult-like...all that...'Yes, Sensei!' The push-ups for punishment if you arrived late...too much bullshit. Today it's a lot different. The training facilities for MMA are devoid of that culty...military-like atmosphere...which is a good thing.

You are 51 years young! Age is only a mindset

Just keep on keeping on man, keep working out and being healthy! Being 51 dosen't mean lifes over!

You can't show early UFC without Shamrock & Gracie - they go together

I always thought he was a bad-ass and fun to watch fight. I never cared about him taking steroids or having a weird attitude, he was what he was.

Denver Donate ..I agree 100% exactly. And this was a time where like steroids was mandatory apparently lol. Everyone was on shit back then everywhere

Dan Severn was one of the few early UFC fighters who never touched PEDs/steroids.

huntington beach?

And wrestlers

I remember tripping out when I found out he was more than a WWF wrestler. Just stoked to see him fight for real and non scripted

Chicago Street TV I’m pretty sure ken shamrock transition mma to wwe a little different than Brock

Shamrock went from mma to the wwf because it offered more money.

Dan Severn went to wwf too back in the day...I believe lolol

He was excellent with his ankle locks.

Ken went from MMA to WWE because of injuries and MMA being at a standstill for a while. Wrestling was full time, MMA was not. Financially better for him. While they did under appreciate him, you gotta keep in mind that NOW Ken is an legend but at that time, he was not as big of a household name as he is now.. and he only wrestled about a year or 2 in WWE and had some time gaps inbetween due to injuries and he got sent down for more training because he had injured several wrestlers.

I think kemo was lying he dosent look much bigger he looks like an average big out of shape man

Kimo wasn’t out of shape.

@@darkscorpion-donzaloog he wasn't in great shape either in this fight

Severn found out that shamrock was the real deal

nah ken was 225 against dan they said in his book. he's bigger here. probably 235

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That was a kneebar yo

What no Black Box? LOL

Those 90s montages are gold

I love the sportsmanship. Hard to see that nowadays

I was 21 in 1996 and trust me these things were epic! Every UFC was a huge event because they went months before having another one. They were on Friday night. I remember me and my friends going to Little Caesar's to get a pizza for each of us watching this madness lol

@Dnomyar Akunawik Ken Shamrock practiced that leg lock probably 1000 times for every time a well-rounded grappler now practice it once. The things he did he would be far better at than some guy who has a bit of everything.

It is epic. It was fresh and no one in America had ever seen anything like that before.

Yep, back then fighters actually had personalities lol. These days they are all the same -same personality and style

Get Fight pass and you get all these fights and tons more.

JazzedHellcat free ?

Go go go like all of them

JazzedHellcat is that you Dana?

Did the person over the ufc youtube have a stroke why are they uploading these now?

If you zoom in super close you can see that he's got syringes in his hands.

Great logo

Fuck Yeah!

I like when they’re all different, like with UFC 1 thru 7 for example

At the latest after seeing all the other Lions Den guys coming in... wtf??

plagiarism

@@quivalla what plagiarism?....i don't copy other people's comments and if mine is similar or even the same as someone else's comment it doesn't mean I copied them..I have many comments on many videos under this name and one other name that get tons of likes because I'm witty and have originality..if one of my comments was similar to another comment then that's just life and unintentional..sometimes people think alike dumbass..im not even gonna waste my time looking for a comment like mine ..you can do that for me if your so insecure..your one of those guys that can't come up with anything good to get a like so you cry plagiarism on people that may or may not have similar comments...erase your post and come up with a witty comment about the video..if I like it then I will erase mine with the low 70 something likes and come up with an even better and funnier one than yours...I'm waiting watson..

@@SlapChop1000 Common man, this is simply not true. I know it and you know it. But the reason I picked you isn't personal because so many people on RU-vid are doing it, I had to say that. Not sure why. They think getting people to click the thumbs up make them feel better. I bet you hit thumbs up in your comment. I know you have original ideas and don't really want to copy people

@@quivalla no I can't say "I know it" because I wouldn't copy anyone..I'm original and say what I feel..if you seen my comment similar to your or someone else then its 100% unintentional and "on the same wave length thinking"..dude I see comments that are similar or the same all the time but I don't call people out because first of all I don't know them personally and it may actually be similar thought...come on man ..I'm not getting any profit or gain from doing something like that and I'm not the type of guy that needs to have a like..I'm just stating the truth when I say "I'm witty"..and I do like to make people laugh..I don't want anything in return if I can make someone smile or laugh..and I certainly wouldn't use another persons post to do that...if it's done done..I try to speak what I feel on the fly and 99% of the time i don't even look at other comments until after i post one..I like to select the newest comment option to give those at the bottom a like if I see it because the top comments always get read ...think what you want I really don't care after this point because if you really think that then just keep thinking it..I dont care anymore and peace to you

Ken kissed Kimo's cheek first, hard to see from the camera angle.

That's a great point. Was that song for everyone back then? I never noticed.

Tito is a bitch

Yes Tito is a bitch!!!

Absolutely

Absolutely!

@@BAYBOSSMAN wtf lol I don't think you know what ur talking about, must have that fight confused for another. First fight was a stoppage in the 3rd, Ortiz won. The second fight Tito smashed him in under 2 minutes of the 1st round. Then the last fight he smashed Ken in 2:22 of the first round

Therefore nobody cheated since everybody are on steroids

I think it should be the same way today. An even playing field is an even playing field. Who cares if athletes use peds,they are their own keepers!

Lol ken is sooo jacked! 0% chance that is natural

as it should be

@@son_gogeto9128 get your ass out of here its a fighting sport people could die if they get too crazy with it...

@sneksnekitsasnek I think Severn as well. Al Snow "trained" Severn for his first UFC and cornered him.

@@feebypeels2883 Both guys were pro wrestlers before they appeared in the UFC. Severn was a pro wrestler and a UFC fighter at the same time. He brought his NWA championship belt with him to UFC 5.

@@VultureLivesAgain I know! As a former fan of pro wrestling, I think it's one of the most badass things anyone has ever been able to do. Dude was the king of the shoot and the work at the same time. Fucking legend.

@@feebypeels2883 It was pretty cool. And the UFC, at the time, didn't make a fuss over it. Severn was even announced as the National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight champion in his ring intro at UFC 5. It was treated like any other accomplishment.

It's a fact.

Ken is strong and the better fighter between them two.

Back then was crazy.

55 lbs isn't a whole lot when one is well trained and well versed.

He’s 6’0 and absolutely jacked, try 250-260 lol little scrawns at the gym weigh 215 lol

zach gilmore I’m 225 6’1 and not even close to that size. They are way off on weight bro trust me

Then, Shamrock beat him into living death! Rest In Peeeeeace!

It's all good man! Tito Ortiz Laugh- BWAHAHHAHHAH

I guess he didn't start carrying that giant cross until later on in his career?

@Joe Sudz Yeah they actually mention that Kimo is no longer associated with him at the start of this. If you want to see some premature justice, go watch Joe Son's UFC fight where he gets his testes smashed into bits.

in those days, people died at 45.

@@jessedimaurizio4343 In those days? It was just a few years ago. But it is true that people die at all ages, even today. Kimbo Slice died in his early forties.

@@jessedimaurizio4343 it was the 90's not the fucking 1300

@@jessedimaurizio4343 😂💀

@@jessedimaurizio4343 You must be like 21 or younger to think the mid 90's people mostly died at 45. lol

Watching Ortiz gat his ass kicked is pretty damn humorous

@thanks for tha cheese

"IM IN MY ZONE !! "

he was peak of the roids

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Classic Hmong Music Productions .......true....always felt like if he could have had a world class trainer he would have been unstoppable. Who knows

@@alcopower5710 you are right. Kimo was giving them a crazy battle with pure brute power. Till this day I still believed Kimo could have been a ufc legend sitting in the hall of fame. If Kimo had real training I think history would be rewritten as Kimo era and not Gracie or Ken. You gotta remember Gracie almost lost had it not been for his PonyTail grab or Geeeeee. Gracie used 100% of his energy and was in icu state after the fight. Kimo. Man. If only.

@Jimmy Crackcorn Good Sportsmanship.

Power of jesus

Well he is 55 years old now but still looks pretty much the same. Guy's an animal!

Nevada Dan wow! was he a brawler when he was young or none ad a fighter as a kid.

Two stories: 1. I officiated men’s slow pitch tournaments when I was in college. Both teams started arguing from the dugouts. Ken came out and wanted to fight the ENTIRE TEAM by himself, they all declined. 2. Had a super small bachelor part in Reno. Three brothers, Ken and I. He got into a fight that night with 2 football players. One was with the Seattle Seahawks and the other was with the University of Oregon. Knocked both of their asses out in an alley

Nevada Dan great story Dan cool as hell and I thought I was a tuff guy.

His last name is Nance. Ken was troubled as a youth. He was in a boys home for several years and was adopted by Bob Shamrock, the owner of a boys home. Ken broke his neck in HS and was in a halo for several months. As soon as it came off, he was a fighting and wrestling animal once again!!!

Christopher Reeves, but yeah picture of David Lee Roth

No Shamrock had literally grams

LOL

Drug testing wasn't required in the UFC at this time. That wouldn't happen for nearly another 20 years.

You mean cocaine

There only one Ken at it no jon

TheSSUltimateGoku and then he got buried in the roster.

Kurt angle borrow kenny ankle lock yr wwe 2000 is great finishing move by kurt angle & ken shamrock (:

Before they changed the rules to FAKE mode.

@@receptieletoile7595 I think what OP means is back in early UFC days it was different fighting disciplines vs eachother whereas now everyone trains in MMA.

It wasn't a typo. It was hand written you uneducated sum bitch.

243wayne1 the fuck does handwritten have to do with the difference between your and you’re?

@@243wayne1 do you think typo is same as type?? So funny...

@@243wayne1 Typo is short for typographical my man. Here is a definition: ''A typographical error, also called a misprint, is a mistake made in the typing of *printed* or electronic material.'' Pretty funny that you're labeling someone else uneducated.

Shamrock was a catch wrestler

Bigolow was untrained, I think his fight against Black Belt Royce was more impressive

And he still got beat by Royce Gracie who weighed like nearly 50 lb less

@@dbgrfdg bam bam was a so called "pit fighter " earlier in his life before wwf

@sneksnekitsasnek I too was a pit fighter. On Super Nintendo.

Bam Bam Bigolow got his ass kick by Major Payne.

That timing was impeccable, Ken’s fight IQ really shines here. Kimo didn’t have much technique but he was a real threat and dismantled Royce.

I'm reading Shamrock's book, right now, and he actually became much more technical after losing against Royce Gracie early in his career. He was determined to learn more ground techniques and it shows here.

ken was the man before all the injuries. he went to wwe and it destroyed his knees and his back. when he made his return to the ufc against tito he was a shell of himself. knees and back were fucked, which prevented him from grappling like this. so he resorted to stand up which he wasnt very good at.

He was awesome, he fought in Pancrase in Japan. Heel hooks and kneebars...there were few better than him during that time.

@@ginogino2830 it's a shame newer fans look at Ken and think he is a scrub. He was past his prime in the first Tito fight and fought with an ACL injury. One tough man. I think he has been screwed back together and super glued now after so many injuries but he was a beast at his best.

Took a good one to the face 🤛

Yeah even though it was legal, it was a pretty shitty thing to do.

Ah! You mean, pulled his hair...off!!!

😂 got the win though I guess

Which is why it has since been cut off.

@@HopeOfficalO_O it wasn't shitty if it was legal