Ken Shamrock vs. Shawn Tompkins XFA Fight In The Works

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 Ken Shamrock vs. Shawn Tompkins XFA Fight In The Works
A bout between UFC veteran Ken Shamrock and Xtreme Couture trainer Shawn Tompkins is in the works for a future Xtreme Fighting Association event, according to MMATraining.com . “I Just signed a 3 fight deal with XFA, which is a K-1 kickboxing promotion in Las Vegas,” Tompkins told MMA Training. “I’ll be doing my first fight September 26th. Between September, December and ... [link]

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Ken Shamrock to fight again..
Published 7/10/2008 by Jim Murphy at MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com
... International Fight League (IFL), is 0-4 in his MMA career and has not fought since 2001. Shamrock (26-13-2) has lost his last four straight bouts and six of his last seven. He was last in action in March, losing to Robert “Buzz” Berry via first-round knockout at Cage Rage 25. The rules of XFA were described in a recent press release as “K-1 minus the tournament format. Fighters will use hand, foot, leg and knee strikes - essentially the stand-up portion of mixed martial arts (MMA).” Ken Shamrock vs. Shawn Tompkins @ MMA Frenzy

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