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UFC Hall of Famer and MMA trailblazer Ken Shamrock admits he used steroids during his career.

The 46-year-old fighter and UFC 1 competitor confirmed the usage while a guest on Friday's new edition of "Fighting Words with Mike Straka" on HDNet.

Shamrock tested positive for multiple steroids after his most recent fight – a February 2009 submission win over the late Ross Clifron – but initially denied usage.

At the time and in a subsequent interview with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), his camp blamed the failed drug test on over-the-counter products that may have triggered a false positive.

Shamrock, who didn't explain exactly when the usage took place, told Straka it's easy for MMA fighters to acquire the banned substances.

"It's easy and simple," he said.

High 5 wrote:Bas Rutten also admitted to being bald.

cgf wrote:

High 5 wrote:Bas Rutten also admitted to being bald.

And being a bad bad man...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6JYdnIkDKw[/youtube]

MMA Madness: You say that you’ve seen guys take steroids. Could you maybe give us any names?

Shamrock: Sure, my brother Ken did them his whole life.

MMA Madness: Really?

Shamrock: Yeah. Why do you think that his mind is so fried? Why do you think he crumbles before the big fights? He’s got no psyche. He let steroids give him a false sense of security and the moment that stuff is gone he’s no longer superman. He’s just a regular man. But without all the hard work and without all the belief in himself that a regular man would have if he got up to that point. He’s the only guy that I’ll tell on, because he’s always in trouble anyway.

Wade3Iverson wrote:I thought what his brother said was a bit surprising/interesting ...

shows that they don't really have much of a relationship.

Posey H8er wrote:At the UFC fan expo Ken said he wanted to fight Frank. That would be pretty interesting to watch.