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Just a couple of weeks ago, Ken Shamrock had surgery to repair his shoulder, which was actually injured prior to his fight with Kimo at UFC 48. Shamrock has started his rehab program and will be ready to train at full strength in 2 to 3 weeks, and now he’s looking forward to a return to fighting… in Japan.

Unless you’ve been under a rock lately, you’d know that UFC president
Dana White, in an attempt to head off Pride’s repeated threats of a
U.S. invasion, announced that UFC 51 will take place December 12th in
Japan. Ken Shamrock is feeling good and wants to be a part of the
promotion that he helped launch when they return to the land of the
rising sun.

According to Shamrock, the surgery to repair his shoulder went better
than expected, “There was a tear in the labrum and some bone spurs, so
I had it cleaned up. It was a scope; they went in four different
places. They shaved the bone off and they cleaned up the labrum. It was
a lot better than they had expected.”

Now, nothing has been worked out between Shamrock and the UFC. Right
now, it’s just something that Shamrock would like to pursue. If it does
come to fruition, and considering that Tito Ortiz would most likely
face Vitor Belfort if he were to be on the Japan card, whom would
Shamrock like to face? “I like Don Frye for a rematch… That’s just
something that I’ve had in my mind; if we’re going to go to Japan, that
would be a great spot for a rematch,” he says.

If the speculation surrounding the UFC’s show in Japan is even remotely
accurate, it looks like they will be making a stellar return to the
East. And if Shamrock is added on, the star factor for UFC 51 will be
through the roof.

12月12日に日本で開催されるUFC51にシャムロックの参戦の可能性が。

以下　部分的要約。
シャムロックによれば肩の負傷の手術の経過は思ったより良好らしい。
（中略）
シャムロックとUFCの間には特別な契約があるわけではない。
しかしながら、シャムロックの目的は単純だ。ティト・オ−ティスがベウフォートと対戦するならば、シャムロックはUFC51で誰と対戦するのだろうか。「私はドン・フライとの再戦を希望する。それは、ずっと心残りになっていたものだ。我々が日本へ行くことになれば、再戦にふさわしい場所になるだろう」とシャムロックは語っている。

ということでUFC48で肩の負傷により手術を受けたシャムロックが日本でドン・フライと再戦を行う可能性があることををシャムロック本人が語っています。

これまでのmmaweekly.comでの報道によれば、UFCは日本でのPRIDE人気とそれに対抗することが可能なカードを提供しなければならないことを認識しているようで、UFCは期待していいかも。

藤原組以来のノスタルジーと共に久しぶりの日本登場となるシャムロックをぜひ観たいと思っているが、年末の仕事よりプロ格を優先しそうな自分がココにいる。

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