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Mixed martial arts pioneer Frank Shamrock has called it a career.
The first man to win the belt that would become the Ultimate Fighting Championship's light-heavyweight title announced his retirement tonight at Strikeforce's show in San Jose. He hasn't fought since losing to Nick Diaz at a catchweight bout of 179 pounds in April 2009, on Strikeforce's first show under its current arrangement with Showtime.
"My time has come," Shamrock told the crowd at the H-P Pavilion in San Jose. "The stars like Gilbert Melendez and Cristiane Cyborg. They are the future and I am the past. Tonight I announce my retirement and I say this will be the last time I walk into this cage as a fighter."
It has been years since Shamrock was a truly significant fighter, but he helped pave the way for the current generation of mixed martial artists.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
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