Not every was thrilled with EliteXC's decision to replace Ken Shamrock with Seth Petruzelli to face Kimbo Slice.  The person most unhappy is probably Frank Shamrock, especially since he was hoping to be the guy that got the fight.

Now, he is speaking out about the promotion's choice and decided to throw Petruzelli under the bus in an interview with Sherdog.com:

“I think it was a mistake to not let me fight [Kimbo Slice]. When I realized we would have to cancel the show, I said, ‘Look, I’ll fight the guy’. You know, it’s a great story — little brother steps into the spot, comes out of the booth. It’s very compelling, but we need a fight to happen that’s compelling. That went around for hours. Then I put my shirt on and went to work. No one committed to it, so I just kept talking. Kimbo is great - great for ratings. But Kimbo fighting a star, a superstar, somebody who’s going to elevate him or knock him down in a good way, that’s what we needed that night. We didn’t need a nobody to beat Kimbo. Everybody knows that Kimbo is not very good. He hasn’t had time to mature. He’s a new guy.”

Thanks to MMAMania.com for this find.

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