Ken Shamrock Explains Why He’s Returning to Fighting at 51 Years Old

When Ken Shamrock steps into the Bellator cage on June 19 to take on Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, it will have been nearly five years since the UFC Hall of Fame inductee last fought.

The 51-year-old last competed in November 2010. Leading up to the Bellator 138 event, Shamrock keeps getting asked the same question: why are you doing this?

“I’m trying to put myself on the opposite side of the question when people ask me, ‘why are you doing this?’ And I keep getting the same question, over and over again. I’m trying to put myself on the other side of that so I understand why it is that I keep getting asked the same question. And I think the reason being is that it’s probably difficult for…