Pat Miletich and Frank Shamrock agree to fight

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Pat Miletich and Frank Shamrock Agree to Fight, Likely for Strikeforce in April or May | MMAFrenzy.com

Former UFC champions Pat Miletich and Frank Shamrock have agreed to fight later this year and the bout is likely to take place an an upcoming Strikeforce event in April or May, Miletich recently told Five Ounces of Pain, though the matchup has not yet been finalized.

“Frank Shamrock and I have verbally agreed to fight each other, but from what I understand he’s being difficult in the negotiations,” said Miletich. “For whatever reason I think he’s having trouble pulling the trigger. He may be nervous about getting slapped around, but that’s the way it sits right now. Hopefully I can find someone else to fight if he doesn’t want to do it. I want to get in there before Summer.”


Miletich (29-7-2), a 38-fight veteran and former UFC welterweight champion, has fought just twice since losing to Shonie Carter in 2002 in his final UFC bout, dropping a 2006 IFL fight against Renzo Gracie before rebounding in December with a second-round knockout of Thomas Denny.


Shamrock (23-10-2), a former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, is coming off back-to-back losses to Cung Le in March 2008 and Nick Diaz last April, before which he had won five of his last six fights dating back to 1999.


If signed, Miletich will move up in weight to fight Shamrock at a catchweight or the 185-pound middleweight limit.


Strikeforce currently has a CBS-televised event scheduled for April 17, before its expected to return to Showtime in May.

Should be a good fight. I don't particularly like the Miletich camp at all, but I'm also not a fan of the Shamrocks (although I can tolerate Frank more than Ken). Not sure who I'm going to be rooting for on this one.

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Pat all the way!!

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This would've been a great fighter about 7-8 years ago. Pat Miletich is a legend, a true UFC HOF. My only problem with him, and his whole MFS Elite fighting system is that they constantly fail to evolve. Shamrock is the more well rounded of the 2 and should win this.

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Originally Posted by hector234

This would've been a great fighter about 7-8 years ago. Pat Miletich is a legend, a true UFC HOF. My only problem with him, and his whole MFS Elite fighting system is that they constantly fail to evolve. Shamrock is the more well rounded of the 2 and should win this.

Agreed 1000% with both of the above statements!!

But im still pulling for pat

[hector234]

Originally Posted by 208963

Agreed 1000% with both of the above statements!!

But im still pulling for pat

I wouldn't mind seeing Pat win, i loved watching him fight back in the day. I think he had one of the longest title reigns in UFC history, i still don't know how the hell he lost to Newton on that weak headlock LOL

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I reallt wouldnt want to see this as I didnt want to see Coleman/Couture.