From all accounts, it appears that Ken Shamrock will not appear in the main event at the EliteXC: Heat card set for Saturday, according to MMARated; several sources close to the event have confirmed this.  Apparently, Shamrock sustained a cut above his eye within the past 24 hours while training and will not participate in tonight’s event as he was scheduled to fight Kimbo Slice.

As you can well imagine, EliteXC officials are seeking a replacement for Shamrock; word as of this writing is that perhaps Seth Petruzelli – originally scheduled to face Aaron Rosa – would be Shamrock’s replacement against Slice.