The UFC Hall of Famer, Ken Shamrock is eyeing for a return in the ring after a respite from MMA. He was busted for anabolic steroids last year when he fought Ross Clifton at War Gods: “Valentine’s Eve Massacre”. He made an impressing win through an armbar submission during the first round but was later found using 3 different kinds of steroids. The California State Athletic Commission found in his system 19-Noretiocholanolone, 19-Norandrosterone, and Stanozolol which were all banned by the sports organization. These 3 positives caused his 1 year suspension and was given a fine of $2,500. He was also banned in participating in any UFC event.

His comeback was made public when it was announced through twitter that the “world’s most dangerous man” will be fighting at IUF (International Unlimited Fighting) on March 6 at Cancun, Mexico. He will be fighting against Seth Petruzelli who posted in twitter that the WBO belt is at stake in the big fight. The match-up will last for 5 rounds and MMA fans can watch it live via satellite through PPV.

Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli is also planning for a UFC comeback after his back-to-back losses to Matt Hamill and Wilson Gouveia. He has only one fight this year at Art of Fighting 4 where he stopped Chris Baten. Petruzelli becomes a sensation when he knocked down brawler Kimbo Slice with a fade away jab. On the other hand, Ken Shamrock supposed fight against Kimbo Slice in Elite XC in 2008 was canceled due to an injury he sustained during warm-ups.

Mixed martial arts fanatics will surely watch this match-up to see if Ken Shamrock is still in shape after long break from the cage and prove that he is still the world’s most dangerous man. Another thing that fans will ask is if he already learned his lesson from taking steroids. These two fighters, Ken Shamrock (27-13-2) and Seth Petruzelli (11-4), will try their luck at the International Unlimited Fighting (IUF: “The Return of Buluc”) and want to show that they can still be a fighter worth watching at UFC.

Meanwhile, the Tennessee Athletic Commission, through its director Jeff Mullen, told the media that the tests of UFC 107 fighters were all clean. The 22 fighters who competed in that event did not fail any test for steroids and other recreational drugs like cocaine and marijuana. The UFC’s 107 main event is the clash between two best fighters. The fight was dominated by the lightweight division champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn. He was able to defend his title against the number one contender Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez. Heavyweight champion Frank Mir was also successful in achieving his 3rd title against Cheick Kongo.

According to the Tennessee Athletic Commission (TAC), 4 of the 22 competitors were tested for banned substances. BJ Penn, the current lightweight champion and Diego Sanchez, the challenger, both returned negative results. Two other fighters were also subjected to random tests, welterweights Jon Fitch and Mike Pierce. UFC 107 was held last December 12 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn.

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