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Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten
Frank Shamrock vs. Katsuomi Inagaki
Frank Shamrock vs. Masakatsu Funaki
Frank Shamrock vs. Allan Goes
Frank Shamrock vs. Takaku Fuke
Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten II
Frank Shamrock vs. Takafu Ito
Frank Shamrock vs. Vernon White
Frank Shamrock vs. Minoru Suzuki II
Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten II
Frank Shamrock vs. Manabu Yamada II
Frank Shamrock vs. Yuki Kondo
Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober I
Frank Shamrock vs. Enson Inoue
Frank Shamrock vs. Kevin Jackson
Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev
Frank Shamrock vs. Jeremy Horn
Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober II
Frank Shamrock vs. Dan Henderson
Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz
Frank Shamrock vs. Elvis Sinosic
Frank Shamrock vs. Shannon Rich
Frank Shamrock vs. Brian Pardoe
Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni
Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten
Frank Shamrock vs. Katsuomi Inagaki
Frank Shamrock vs. Masakatsu Funaki
Frank Shamrock vs. Allan Goes
Frank Shamrock vs. Takaku Fuke
Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten II
Frank Shamrock vs. Takafu Ito
Frank Shamrock vs. Vernon White
Frank Shamrock vs. Minoru Suzuki II
Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten II
Frank Shamrock vs. Manabu Yamada II
Frank Shamrock vs. Yuki Kondo
Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober I
Frank Shamrock vs. Enson Inoue
Frank Shamrock vs. Kevin Jackson
Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev
Frank Shamrock vs. Jeremy Horn
Frank Shamrock vs. John Lober II
Frank Shamrock vs. Dan Henderson
Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz
Frank Shamrock vs. Elvis Sinosic
Frank Shamrock vs. Shannon Rich
Frank Shamrock vs. Brian Pardoe
Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie
Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni
Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an
American mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight championship
(renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight championship) and retired as the five-time defending undefeated
champion. Frank was also crowned an Interim King of Pancrase. He has also been the Strikeforce
Middleweight champion. He is the adopted younger brother of mixed martial arts fighter and former
professional wrestler Ken Shamrock.
Biography
Childhood
From the age of 12, Frank Juarez was placed in various foster homes, group homes, and crisis centers.
Eventually he went to live with Bob Shamrock, who had taken in hundreds of troubled boys (including
Frank's older stepbrother Ken). Juarez went to live with Shamrock at his home in Susanville, California,
and was officially adopted by Shamrock at the age of 21. As his brother Ken did previously, Frank would
later change his legal name to Shamrock.
Pancrase
In 1994, Ken began to train Frank in submission fighting. Frank accompanied his brother to bouts in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and grew to love the sport. He became a member of Ken's training
school, the Lion's Den, and made his debut in the Pancrase organization in December 1994.
He debuted as a fighter in Pancrase on December 16, 1994, winning a decision victory over Holland's Bas
Rutten. Shamrock went on to defeat Minoru Suzuki on January 28, 1996 to become the provisional King of
Pancrase. Before a sellout crowd in Yokohama he managed to lock a kneebar on Suzuki to secure the win
and gain the provisional title that had been created because Rutten was unable to defend the title due to
injury. He later lost to the returning Rutten in May 1996. Shamrock found success in Pancrase, but after his
brother Ken departed the company, following a falling out, Frank was fired.
Post Pancrase
On 17 January 1997, he lost to John Lober in Hawaii's Superbrawl by split decision, having dominated the
fight until his lack of cardio became a factor. After his loss to Lober, Shamrock shifted the focus of his
career exclusively to mixed martial arts.
Within the "Lion's Den", Frank trained up-and-coming stars such as Jerry Bohlander, Pete Williams , and
Guy Mezger. He also developed a close relationship with Maurice Smith, who trained him in kickboxing
with Javier Mendez. Shamrock went on to compete in the RINGS promotion, as well as in Vale Tudo Japan
'97 and UFC Japan.
In 1997, Frank had a falling out with Ken and Bob; they would not communicate again until Bob became
terminally ill years later. In separate interviews aired Jan. 18, 2007 by Sherdog.com's Beatdown radio
show, both Frank and Ken said they remain estranged — Frank claimed Ken has spurned all attempts at
reconciliation; Ken accused Frank of treating their adoptive father badly [1].
In an interview with Sam Caplan of sportsline.com, Frank revealed he felt concerned with Ken's training
methods, and when he confronted Ken, he was told "You don't have what it takes, you're not going to be a
world champion and I want you to run my gyms for the rest of your life." This spurred him on to leave
which led to the estrangement both Ken and Bob (who took Ken's side in the disagreement) He also stated
that he would be happy to fight against Ken, should the opportunity arise.[2] Ken feels the same way,
stating on Sherdog radio network, that Shamrock vs. Shamrock is a distinct possibility, stating that he
taught Frank everything he knows and that it's wrong to proclaim yourself "The Legend," a moniker Frank
has been using since his return at WEC 6.
UFC
Shortly afterwards, Shamrock fought the undefeated Kevin Jackson for the newly created UFC
Middleweight title. Enson Inoue had been due to fight Jackson, because the event was scheduled for
Yokohama, Japan and the UFC were seeking Japanese fighters to take part, however Shamrock was
scheduled to fight Inoue in between, so it was decided that the winner of that fight would meet Jackson for
the title. Shamrock knocked Inoue out with a knee. He later said, that his toughest fight ever was against
Enson Inoue. [2] Later, Frank forced Jackson submit to an armbar in 22 seconds to take the middleweight
title (which the UFC later renamed the light-heavyweight title). He went on to defend the belt successfully
against Igor Zinoviev, Shamrock took Zinoviev down with a powerful slam that knocked him unconscious
and broke his collarbone, finishing his fighting career.
In October 1998, Shamrock avenged his earlier loss to John Lober by beating him in 7 minutes at UFC
Brazil.
Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz
In September 1999, Frank Shamrock defended the UFC Middleweight Championship against Tito Ortiz at
UFC 22. Shamrock won after elbows, punches, and eventual hammer blows to force Ortiz to tap out. He
has stated that Tito Ortiz was his toughest opponent physically due to his weight advantage and style of
fighting. [3]
Shamrock then relinquished his title and retired from the UFC. After retiring, he initially acted as a
consultant and commentator but fell out with the owners of the UFC and is seldom mentioned on their
broadcasts. He has stated that Dana White telephoned him after his fight against Cesar Gracie to try and get
him to return, but said he will not return as long as Dana runs the company[citation needed]. In an
interview, Dana White said:[3]
"I've talked to Frank Shamrock many times. Frank Shamrock will lead you to believe that we've never
talked and we completely have hated each other forever and everything else. He's a weird guy. He's a very,
very weird guy. I can't explain it. Frank is a weird guy."
Acting
After his retirement, Shamrock landed a guest role on Walker, Texas Ranger and the main role in a Burger
King commercial. He was also featured as Damien in the 2005 movie No Rules.[4]
Also was uncredited in an episode of Oz.
Return to fighting
After a brief retirement, Shamrock returned to mixed martial arts as a career. He signed a deal to fight
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout Elvis Sinosic at K-1, the premiere kickboxing event in the world. Shamrock
beat Sinosic via unanimous decision after five three-minute rounds. Later, when Sinosic faced Tito Ortiz
for the UFC light-heavyweight title (formerly the middleweight title) at UFC 32, Shamrock served as guest
commentator. On August 11, 2001, he took on his former student, Shannon Ritch in a kickboxing match for
K-1. Just 56 seconds into the first round, Shamrock broke Ritch's arm with a roundhouse kick and thereby
won the match. Jeremy Miller Of Mobile Al,
Shamrock helped to train UFC veteran B.J. Penn for his early bouts with the UFC at the American
Kickboxing Academy and produced his own events Bushido and ShootBox. His first MMA match since
1999 was winning the WEC light-heavyweight championship in under two minutes from Bryan Pardoe by
submission in March 2003.
On March 10, 2006, at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, the first MMA event sanctioned by the state of
California, he knocked out Cesar Gracie in 21 seconds. Gracie had never fought an MMA match and was 40
years old, so the fight was considered a serious mismatch. However, Gracie is an elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
instructor with years of training under his belt as well being the mentor of students such as Nathan Diaz
and Nick Diaz
On September 14, 2006, it was announced that Frank Shamrock had signed a multi-million dollar contract
with startup MMA organization "The World Fighter" and was said to be scheduled to fight in January
2007. However, Shamrock told Sherdog that the World Fighter contract no longer applied because it was
entirely contingent on the organization getting a television contract with Showtime; the cable network
instead agreed to air fights for the EliteXC promotion.
On February 10, 2007, Shamrock lost his fight by disqualification to Renzo Gracie during the EliteXC event
which was televised on Showtime. Shamrock delivered two knees to Gracie's head while both men were on
the ground. After a five minute injury time out, Gracie was unable to continue. Referee Herb Dean
disqualified Shamrock due to a foul (illegal strikes to the back of the head, and knees to the head of a
grounded opponent). Dean had already warned Shamrock once earlier in the fight about striking to the back
of the head--an illegal move under the American Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Trainer and IFL coach
In December 2005, Shamrock opened his first school, Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose, CA.
Shamrock trains his students in kickboxing and submission wrestling. He also manages Team Shamrock,
his own fight team. In June 2006, Shamrock was chosen as a coach for the San Jose Razorclaws of the
International Fight League. Debuting against Carlos Newton's Toronto Dragons on September 23, 2006 at
the Mark in Moline, Illinois, The Dragons won 3-2. The Razorclaws subsequently lost 2-3 against the Ken
Shamrock coached Nevada Lions on a January 19, 2007.
Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni
Frank Shamrock and Phil Baroni had engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Renzo
Gracie. The two faced off at Shamrock vs. Baroni, a co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce on June
22nd, 2007 on Pay-Per-View.[4]
Frank went on to out-strike Baroni in the first part of this fight in the stand-up. Frank was deducted a point
for using strikes to the back of the head while he had Baroni's back. In the second round Frank took some
strikes from Baroni, but he was able to regain control and drop Phil, transition to his back and end the fight
with a rear naked choke. Baroni refused to tap-out and was choked unconscious. As soon as he regained his
senses, he walked over to Frank, congratulated him and left the cage. By winning the match, Frank became
the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le
Frank Shamrock entering cage for fight against Cung LeOn January 11, 2008, it was announced that
Shamrock would face Cung Le in a match on March 29, 2008 for the Strikeforce Middle Weight
Championship during the joint Strikeforce-Elite XC event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Throughout
the fight, Shamrock kept his promise to keep standing up. Cung Le arguably controlled the fight, at times
outstriking the more MMA-experienced Shamrock. At one point in the later stages of round 3 Shamrock
appeared to have Le hurt but was unable to finish him with a barrage of punches against the cage. Le
recovered and responded in the closing seconds of the round with more kicks and a spinning backfist. Frank
was unable to answer the bell to begin round 4 due a broken arm caused by one of Le's kicks and the fight
was ruled a TKO as a result of corner stoppage. Frank indicated post fight that these kicks had broken his
right arm.
Frank Shamrock vs Ken Shamrock
Shamrock has publicly stated that he'd like to face his adopted brother Ken Shamrock in the first quarter of
2009.[5]
American mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight championship
(renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight championship) and retired as the five-time defending undefeated
champion. Frank was also crowned an Interim King of Pancrase. He has also been the Strikeforce
Middleweight champion. He is the adopted younger brother of mixed martial arts fighter and former
professional wrestler Ken Shamrock.
Biography
Childhood
From the age of 12, Frank Juarez was placed in various foster homes, group homes, and crisis centers.
Eventually he went to live with Bob Shamrock, who had taken in hundreds of troubled boys (including
Frank's older stepbrother Ken). Juarez went to live with Shamrock at his home in Susanville, California,
and was officially adopted by Shamrock at the age of 21. As his brother Ken did previously, Frank would
later change his legal name to Shamrock.
Pancrase
In 1994, Ken began to train Frank in submission fighting. Frank accompanied his brother to bouts in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and grew to love the sport. He became a member of Ken's training
school, the Lion's Den, and made his debut in the Pancrase organization in December 1994.
He debuted as a fighter in Pancrase on December 16, 1994, winning a decision victory over Holland's Bas
Rutten. Shamrock went on to defeat Minoru Suzuki on January 28, 1996 to become the provisional King of
Pancrase. Before a sellout crowd in Yokohama he managed to lock a kneebar on Suzuki to secure the win
and gain the provisional title that had been created because Rutten was unable to defend the title due to
injury. He later lost to the returning Rutten in May 1996. Shamrock found success in Pancrase, but after his
brother Ken departed the company, following a falling out, Frank was fired.
Post Pancrase
On 17 January 1997, he lost to John Lober in Hawaii's Superbrawl by split decision, having dominated the
fight until his lack of cardio became a factor. After his loss to Lober, Shamrock shifted the focus of his
career exclusively to mixed martial arts.
Within the "Lion's Den", Frank trained up-and-coming stars such as Jerry Bohlander, Pete Williams , and
Guy Mezger. He also developed a close relationship with Maurice Smith, who trained him in kickboxing
with Javier Mendez. Shamrock went on to compete in the RINGS promotion, as well as in Vale Tudo Japan
'97 and UFC Japan.
In 1997, Frank had a falling out with Ken and Bob; they would not communicate again until Bob became
terminally ill years later. In separate interviews aired Jan. 18, 2007 by Sherdog.com's Beatdown radio
show, both Frank and Ken said they remain estranged — Frank claimed Ken has spurned all attempts at
reconciliation; Ken accused Frank of treating their adoptive father badly [1].
In an interview with Sam Caplan of sportsline.com, Frank revealed he felt concerned with Ken's training
methods, and when he confronted Ken, he was told "You don't have what it takes, you're not going to be a
world champion and I want you to run my gyms for the rest of your life." This spurred him on to leave
which led to the estrangement both Ken and Bob (who took Ken's side in the disagreement) He also stated
that he would be happy to fight against Ken, should the opportunity arise.[2] Ken feels the same way,
stating on Sherdog radio network, that Shamrock vs. Shamrock is a distinct possibility, stating that he
taught Frank everything he knows and that it's wrong to proclaim yourself "The Legend," a moniker Frank
has been using since his return at WEC 6.
UFC
Shortly afterwards, Shamrock fought the undefeated Kevin Jackson for the newly created UFC
Middleweight title. Enson Inoue had been due to fight Jackson, because the event was scheduled for
Yokohama, Japan and the UFC were seeking Japanese fighters to take part, however Shamrock was
scheduled to fight Inoue in between, so it was decided that the winner of that fight would meet Jackson for
the title. Shamrock knocked Inoue out with a knee. He later said, that his toughest fight ever was against
Enson Inoue. [2] Later, Frank forced Jackson submit to an armbar in 22 seconds to take the middleweight
title (which the UFC later renamed the light-heavyweight title). He went on to defend the belt successfully
against Igor Zinoviev, Shamrock took Zinoviev down with a powerful slam that knocked him unconscious
and broke his collarbone, finishing his fighting career.
In October 1998, Shamrock avenged his earlier loss to John Lober by beating him in 7 minutes at UFC
Brazil.
Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz
In September 1999, Frank Shamrock defended the UFC Middleweight Championship against Tito Ortiz at
UFC 22. Shamrock won after elbows, punches, and eventual hammer blows to force Ortiz to tap out. He
has stated that Tito Ortiz was his toughest opponent physically due to his weight advantage and style of
fighting. [3]
Shamrock then relinquished his title and retired from the UFC. After retiring, he initially acted as a
consultant and commentator but fell out with the owners of the UFC and is seldom mentioned on their
broadcasts. He has stated that Dana White telephoned him after his fight against Cesar Gracie to try and get
him to return, but said he will not return as long as Dana runs the company[citation needed]. In an
interview, Dana White said:[3]
"I've talked to Frank Shamrock many times. Frank Shamrock will lead you to believe that we've never
talked and we completely have hated each other forever and everything else. He's a weird guy. He's a very,
very weird guy. I can't explain it. Frank is a weird guy."
Acting
After his retirement, Shamrock landed a guest role on Walker, Texas Ranger and the main role in a Burger
King commercial. He was also featured as Damien in the 2005 movie No Rules.[4]
Also was uncredited in an episode of Oz.
Return to fighting
After a brief retirement, Shamrock returned to mixed martial arts as a career. He signed a deal to fight
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout Elvis Sinosic at K-1, the premiere kickboxing event in the world. Shamrock
beat Sinosic via unanimous decision after five three-minute rounds. Later, when Sinosic faced Tito Ortiz
for the UFC light-heavyweight title (formerly the middleweight title) at UFC 32, Shamrock served as guest
commentator. On August 11, 2001, he took on his former student, Shannon Ritch in a kickboxing match for
K-1. Just 56 seconds into the first round, Shamrock broke Ritch's arm with a roundhouse kick and thereby
won the match. Jeremy Miller Of Mobile Al,
Shamrock helped to train UFC veteran B.J. Penn for his early bouts with the UFC at the American
Kickboxing Academy and produced his own events Bushido and ShootBox. His first MMA match since
1999 was winning the WEC light-heavyweight championship in under two minutes from Bryan Pardoe by
submission in March 2003.
On March 10, 2006, at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie, the first MMA event sanctioned by the state of
California, he knocked out Cesar Gracie in 21 seconds. Gracie had never fought an MMA match and was 40
years old, so the fight was considered a serious mismatch. However, Gracie is an elite Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
instructor with years of training under his belt as well being the mentor of students such as Nathan Diaz
and Nick Diaz
On September 14, 2006, it was announced that Frank Shamrock had signed a multi-million dollar contract
with startup MMA organization "The World Fighter" and was said to be scheduled to fight in January
2007. However, Shamrock told Sherdog that the World Fighter contract no longer applied because it was
entirely contingent on the organization getting a television contract with Showtime; the cable network
instead agreed to air fights for the EliteXC promotion.
On February 10, 2007, Shamrock lost his fight by disqualification to Renzo Gracie during the EliteXC event
which was televised on Showtime. Shamrock delivered two knees to Gracie's head while both men were on
the ground. After a five minute injury time out, Gracie was unable to continue. Referee Herb Dean
disqualified Shamrock due to a foul (illegal strikes to the back of the head, and knees to the head of a
grounded opponent). Dean had already warned Shamrock once earlier in the fight about striking to the back
of the head--an illegal move under the American Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Trainer and IFL coach
In December 2005, Shamrock opened his first school, Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose, CA.
Shamrock trains his students in kickboxing and submission wrestling. He also manages Team Shamrock,
his own fight team. In June 2006, Shamrock was chosen as a coach for the San Jose Razorclaws of the
International Fight League. Debuting against Carlos Newton's Toronto Dragons on September 23, 2006 at
the Mark in Moline, Illinois, The Dragons won 3-2. The Razorclaws subsequently lost 2-3 against the Ken
Shamrock coached Nevada Lions on a January 19, 2007.
Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni
Frank Shamrock and Phil Baroni had engaged in a war of words following Shamrock's fight with Renzo
Gracie. The two faced off at Shamrock vs. Baroni, a co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce on June
22nd, 2007 on Pay-Per-View.[4]
Frank went on to out-strike Baroni in the first part of this fight in the stand-up. Frank was deducted a point
for using strikes to the back of the head while he had Baroni's back. In the second round Frank took some
strikes from Baroni, but he was able to regain control and drop Phil, transition to his back and end the fight
with a rear naked choke. Baroni refused to tap-out and was choked unconscious. As soon as he regained his
senses, he walked over to Frank, congratulated him and left the cage. By winning the match, Frank became
the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le
Frank Shamrock entering cage for fight against Cung LeOn January 11, 2008, it was announced that
Shamrock would face Cung Le in a match on March 29, 2008 for the Strikeforce Middle Weight
Championship during the joint Strikeforce-Elite XC event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Throughout
the fight, Shamrock kept his promise to keep standing up. Cung Le arguably controlled the fight, at times
outstriking the more MMA-experienced Shamrock. At one point in the later stages of round 3 Shamrock
appeared to have Le hurt but was unable to finish him with a barrage of punches against the cage. Le
recovered and responded in the closing seconds of the round with more kicks and a spinning backfist. Frank
was unable to answer the bell to begin round 4 due a broken arm caused by one of Le's kicks and the fight
was ruled a TKO as a result of corner stoppage. Frank indicated post fight that these kicks had broken his
right arm.
Frank Shamrock vs Ken Shamrock
Shamrock has publicly stated that he'd like to face his adopted brother Ken Shamrock in the first quarter of
2009.[5]
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