With one win in the past six years, UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock said the chance to beat Kimbo Slice was too good to pass up.

Shamrock made it clear Thursday during an angry rant he was not handpicked to be the Miami streetfighter-turned-mixed martial arts fighter's fifth victim.

"I am absolutely taking that as an insult," Shamrock said.

"Critics say I am being served up to Kimbo, and I am going to smash that back in their face. I'm a fighter. I've done a lot in the MMA world. I'm happy with the things I've done. There are things that I want to go back and change. And I can do it with this fight."

Shamrock has been so disappointing in his recent fights, losing five in a row by first-round knockout or TKO, that he felt compelled to apologize.

"I am going to apologize right here and now for my last few fights ... no reasons, no excuses. I will shut everyone up and amend for those fights on Oct. 4 by putting Kimbo's lights out. He's an idiot."

Inside the cage
Brazilian Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who co-owns the Nogueira-Silva Mixed Martial Arts Academy in downtown Miami, and Frank Mir make their debut as coaches in Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter. Two of the UFCs all-time heavyweights got the chance to coach lightweights and light heavyweights for 12 episodes. The show premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. Nogueira, in Brazil training, returns to Miami on Monday. He has been going non-stop since opening his new academy. Two days after the grand opening he left for Las Vegas where he taped The Ultimate Fighter. ...

Not a bad payday for Chuck Liddell, who was knocked out by Rashad Evans in the UFC 88 Breakthrough card in Atlanta. Liddell won $500,000 while Evans, now in line for a title fight, took home $150,000. Total fighter payout was $1,170,000. UFC 88 drew a live gate of 14,736 for a $2.6 million revenue. ...

Jeff Monson of American Top Team Coconut Creek competes in the USA Grappling Dollamur Grappling World Team Trials today in Rocklin, Calif. Most of the nation's top grapplers are looking to qualify for a spot in the Dec. 20-21 World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. Monson won his qualifier at 275 pounds.

Inside the ring
The pro card is set for Saturday's Eventco Sports at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. The series features some of the state's rising local pro stars. The main event features Danny (Haitian Sensation) Edouard against Angel Hernandez. Other locals set to fight are Antoine Smith, Jerome Ellis, Eric Leander, John Cobb, Diuelly Aristide, Leon Palmer, Mike Ocasio, Isaiah Robinson, Cleyvonne Howard, Brandon Reid, Omar Brown and Sergi Andrzejeski. Tickets are still available. Go to www.eventcosports.com. ...

World super middleweight champion Laila Ali, 30, a part-time Miami Beach resident, and her husband, former NFL star Curtis Conway, had their first child, a baby boy on Aug. 26. The daughter of Muhammad Ali announced the news on her Web site this week. The 6.8-pound baby is named Curtis Muhammad Conway after Ali's and Conway's fathers.

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