Frank Shamrock revolutionized MMA when he became UFC middleweight champion

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There is an old saying that history is written by the victors. 

In the run up to UFC 100 and at the UFC Fan Expo Zuffa attempted to blot out the impact of Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, two fighters held in low regards by Dana White. 

MMA Fanhouse recaps the reaction from the media though Micahel David Smith fails to offer a condemnation,

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer and Yahoo writes, "It's so petty that they didn't even allow fans to vote for the fight."

Kid Nate at Bloody Elbow decries the UFC's tactics in a post headlined, "UFC's Stalinist View of MMA History Erases Frank Shamrock."

Steve Cofield of Cage Writer and ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas says, "Frankly, this whole thing is ridiculous."

Whatever your opinion of Shamrock and Ortiz they were instrumental in the survival of the UFC. If the Fan Expo was really a celebration of the history of the UFC how can they ignore two prolific champions?

It will be interesting to see if MMA Weekly and MMA Junkie cover the fact that two former UFC champions were black listed for reasons that are unknown. The whole affair just makes Zuffa look small and thin-skinned. 

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