The selection of Ken Shamrock, a UFC Hall of Fame member, as the next opponent for Kimbo Slice has, predictably, drawn great criticism.

Shamrock has lost five in a row and seven of his last eight and hasn't won since 2004, when he defeated Kimo Leopoldo. He's also 44 and will be just four months shy of his 45th birthday when he meets Slice in the main event of an Elite XC card that will be broadcast live on CBS on Oct. 4.

It's the second opponent Slice has fought on CBS with a horrible record. When Slice met James Thompson on Elite XC's debut show on CBS on May 31, Thompson came into the fight having lost six of eight.

But Shamrock's adopted brother, Frank (pictured), doesn't think Ken is in line to become yet another Slice victim. Frank Shamrock, who serves as a color analyst on the CBS broadcasts, said his brother has a legitimate chance to win.

The Shamrock brothers are not close, but that didn't stop Frank from conceding Ken has far more tools.

"Ken has 10 times Kimbo's ability, so if he can get just 10 percent of that, and he's focused, he can beat him," Frank Shamrock said. "If not, he's going to get clubbed horribly upside the head and fall down, all scary looking."

Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, only has three MMA fights. He's difficult for Elite XC to match, because he's just learning the game, but is by far its most popular fighter because of his street fight videos that are on YouTube.

He'd be beaten easily by even a mid-level heavyweight, and Elite XC, which is in grave financial difficulty and has lost $50 million in its 18 months of operation, doesn't want its biggest draw to be exposed.

But it also needs a name to sell as a headliner on CBS. Hence, the choice of Ken Shamrock, since Ken Shamrock was one of the pioneers in the UFC and is well-known to many from his days as a professional wrestler in the WWE.

Elite XC vice president Jared Shaw went a little overboard trying to hype Slice during an interview Monday with Steve Cofield and Dave Cokin on ESPNRadio1100 in Las Vegas.

"Standing up, he's the baddest man on the planet right now," Shaw said of Slice during the radio interview. "There is nobody who can stand with Kimbo Slice."

Frank Shamrock laughed when told of Shaw's comments. And, despite working for CBS, he admitted that isn't close to being true.

"It's primitive, it's basic and it's powerful," Frank Shamrock said of Slice's striking. "He's far from the best striker on the planet, in any combat sport. Striking is a finite art that takes some time to develop. You can look at his body and see he's not working on the art of punching."