Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock
Born Frank Alisio Juarez, III
(1972-12-08) December 8, 1972
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names The Legend
Residence San Jose, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Division Middleweight

Light Heavyweight
Reach 72.0 in (183 cm)
Style Shoot wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Kickboxing, Gaidojutsu,
Boxing, Jeet Kun Do
Team Lion's Den (1994–98)
The Alliance (1998–2010)[1]
Teacher(s) Ken Shamrock
Maurice Smith
Javier Mendez
Rank 7th degree Black belt in Submission fighting
Years active 1994–2010
Kickboxing record
Total 1
Wins 1
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 35
Wins 23
By knockout 5
By submission 13
By decision 5
Losses 10
By knockout 4
By submission 2
By decision 3
By disqualification 1
Draws 2
Other information
Notable relatives Ken Shamrock, brother
Website http://www.frankshamrock.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)

Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez, III; December 8, 1972) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship (later renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship) and retired as the four-time defending undefeated champion. Shamrock was the No. 1 ranked pound for pound UFC fighter in the world during his reign as the UFC Middleweight Champion.[2] Shamrock has won numerous titles in other martial arts organizations, including the interim King of Pancrase title, the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.

He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Wrestling Observer, "Best Full Contact Fighter" by Black Belt magazine (1998), and three time "Fighter of the Year" by Full Contact Fighter Magazine. He is a Seventh degree black belt in submission fighting, awarded by O-Sensei Philip S. Porter of the United States Martial Arts Association.[3] He is the adopted brother of UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock. An author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist, he is a color commentator for Showtime Networks and was a brand spokesman for Strikeforce.

Early life

From the age of 12, Frank Juarez was placed in various foster homes, group homes, and crisis centers. He also had a few run-ins with law enforcement. Eventually he went to live with Bob Shamrock, who had taken in hundreds of troubled boys (including Frank's older foster-brother Ken). Juarez went to live with Shamrock at his home in Susanville, California, and was officially adopted by Shamrock at the age of 21.

Mixed martial arts career

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 mixed martial arts debut in the Pancrase organization in Japan.

Shamrock debuted as a fighter in Pancrase on December 16, 1994 in one of the biggest events in mixed martial arts history to date, the King of Pancrase Tournament. He was an important underdog against top Pancrase fighter Bas Rutten but went on to defeat Rutten in a close decision victory. Shamrock faced off against expert grappler and eventual tournament finalist Manabu Yamada later that night, but was defeated via submission at 8:38 of round 1.

In 1995, Shamrock would get a win over Katsuomi Inagaki, but he faced next his own trainer, MMA legend and Pancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki, who defeated him. He would bounce back with a victory over the other founder of the promotion, Minoru Suzuki, getting a KO after a flurry of strikes.[4]

The same year, Frank would also fight a controversial bout with Carlson Gracie BJJ black belt Allan Goes. The Brazilian illegally eye-gouged Shamrock while on his back without the referee noticing, and also refused to release a rear naked choke despite Shamrock using a rope escape, an action which finally gained him a yellow card. On the other hand, Frank retaliated by breaking his leg with a heel hook. Both fighters ended the match with a point lost, and it was ruled a draw despite Goes's penalization. [4]

Shortly after, Shamrock faced Bas Rutten for a second time. He failed to execute his gameplan of taking down Rutten, and the two fell between the ring ropes to the floor in a specially hard-fought attempt. As such, Shamrock would devise a new strategy and started mocking and taunting Rutten during a leglock exchange, in order to get the Dutch fighter angry so he would commit an infraction. The plan was successful, and Frank won a point when Rutten gained a yellow card for hitting him with a closed fist, but Shamrock would still lost the match by decision.[4]

On November, Shamrock fought Funaki in a rematch. This time the two fighters traded rope escapes, and Frank caught Funaki in a toehold which made him tap out. Shamrock, however, believes that Funaki took a dive and allowed himself to be defeated in order to build Frank's popularity.[4]

After an injury prevented King of Pancrase Bas Rutten from defending his title, an interim championship was created. Shamrock faced Olympic alternate wrestler and master submission grappler Minoru Suzuki on January 28, 1996 for the vacant belt in a match that drew widespread anticipation. In an epic bout, Shamrock submitted Suzuki with a kneebar at the 22:53 mark of the fight to win the King of Pancrase interim title in front of a sellout crowd in Yokohama.

Shamrock scored decision wins over Ryushu Yanagisawa and Osami Shibuya before facing off against Bas Rutten for the third time for the undisputed King of Pancrase title. Rutten won the bout via TKO due to a cut stoppage when a tired Shamrock received a knee to the forehead in a takedown attempt.[4]

Shamrock then avenged his loss to Manabu Yamada in his next bout, scoring an impressive submission win over the talented grappler. However, after his adopted brother Ken left the organization following a dispute with management, Frank was fired in retaliation.

Post-Pancrase

On January 17, 1997, he lost to John Lober in Hawaii's Superbrawl by split decision. Despite dominating the first three minutes of the fight, including a leglock which broke Lober's ankle and some strikes which blew out his front teeth, Shamrock's lack of cardio became a factor, and Lober was able to come back and punish him until winning the decision.[4] After his loss, Shamrock shifted the focus of his career exclusively to mixed martial arts. Shamrock then fought top ranked Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in RINGS and defeated Kohsaka by decision.

Within the Lion's Den, Shamrock trained up-and-coming stars such as Jerry Bohlander, Pete Williams, and Guy Mezger. However, after a falling out with the team's management, he left and formed The Alliance team with Maurice Smith, who he developed a close relationship with. Smith trained him kickboxing along with Javier Mendez, while Shamrock taught him grappling. Later, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka himself joined the team.

Cornered by The Alliance, Shamrock fought Enson Inoue in a bout in Vale Tudo Japan '97 that would determine who would fight Kevin Jackson for the newly created UFC Middleweight Championship. After an exciting back and forth battle, in which Shamrock's training proved instrumental to resist the punishment and the exhaustion, Frank knocked Inoue out with a knee, although the match was officially ruled as a disqualification win due to Enson's brother, Egan, running into the ring after Shamrock had knocked out Inoue. Shamrock later stated that this was the toughest fight in his career.[5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After the win over Inoue, Shamrock joined the UFC and fought Kevin Jackson for the newly created UFC Middleweight Championship (later renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship). Jackson had won the middleweight tournament at UFC 14 and was undefeated in MMA at the time, and was also the Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling for the 1992 Summer Olympics. Despite being a heavy underdog, Shamrock armbarred Jackson in just 16 seconds to win the championship.

Shamrock then made his first title defense against undefeated Extreme Fighting champion Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16. Zinoviev was a feared Russian kickboxer and sambo specialist who held wins over Mario Sperry and Enson Inoue. Shamrock shot a double leg takedown and slammed Zinoviev down so hard that it knocked him unconscious. Zinoviev suffered a broken collarbone and a fractured C-5 vertebra from the slam and had to be carried out on a stretcher.[6] Zinoviev's fight with Shamrock forced him to retire permanently from mixed martial arts. Shamrock then defended his belt against Jeremy Horn at UFC 17, submitting him with a kneebar. In October 1998, Shamrock avenged his earlier loss to John Lober by beating him decisively in 7 minutes at UFC Brazil.

In September 1999, Shamrock defended the UFC Middleweight Championship against future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz at UFC 22. Ortiz had exploded as a star after his confrontation with Shamrock's brother Ken and his Lion's Den camp at UFC 19. The bout was hyped as a grudge, as Shamrock was a former Lion's Den member who, according to the marketing, was out for revenge against Ortiz. However, this was not necessarily the case because Shamrock had left the Lion's Den on bad terms a year and a half earlier. Despite dominating his opponents in his previous title defenses, Shamrock was considered to be an underdog in this fight; Ortiz had come off convincing wins over Shamrock's former teammates Jerry Bohlander and Guy Mezger and popular opinion was that Ortiz was too big and strong for him to deal with (Ortiz cut weight to fight and by the time he stepped into the cage he would have 25 lb (11 kg; 1.8 st) on Shamrock).[7]

However, in what is widely considered to be one of the greatest fights in UFC history, Shamrock won after brutal elbows, punches, and hammer blows forced Ortiz to tap out at the end of round 4. Shamrock has stated that Ortiz was his toughest opponent physically due to his weight advantage and style of fighting.[5] With this win, Shamrock solidified himself as perhaps the greatest UFC champion in history to that date, going 5–0 in title fights and finishing each fight decisively. After the win, UFC owner Bob Meyrowitz and announcer Jeff Blatnick both praised Shamrock as the greatest competitor in the history of the UFC.[7]

Shamrock then relinquished his title and retired from the UFC. After retiring, he briefly acted as a consultant and commentator for the company. In an interview, UFC president Dana White said:[8]

"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."

Return

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.

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 the Diaz brothers, Nate and Nick.

On September 14, 2006, it was announced that Shamrock had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with startup MMA organization "The World Fighter" and was 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. During the fight, Gracie repeatedly took Frank to the ground, but Shamrock kept active by stopping his positional advance and hitting knee strikes from the bottom. However, Shamrock delivered two of those knees to Gracie's head while both men were on the ground, and 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 Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

In December 2005, Shamrock opened his first school, Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose, California. 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 January 19, 2007.

Strikeforce

Shamrock and Phil Baroni had engaged in a war of words with YouTube videos following Shamrock's fight with Renzo Gracie. The two faced off at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni, a co-promotion between EliteXC and Strikeforce on June 22, 2007, on pay-per-view.[9]

Shamrock went on to out-strike Baroni in the first part of this fight in the stand-up. Shamrock was docked a point for using strikes to the back of the head while he had Baroni's back. In the second round, Shamrock took some strikes from Baroni, but he was able to regain control and drop Baroni, 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 Shamrock, congratulated him and left the cage. By winning the match, Shamrock became the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, thereby making him the first person to win a title in all three major North American fight promotions: the UFC, WEC and Strikeforce.

Shamrock and Cung Le after their bout

On January 11, 2008, it was announced that Shamrock would face Cung Le in a match on March 29, 2008 for the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship during the joint Strike force-Elite XC event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Le arguably controlled the fight, at times out-striking 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 back fist. Shamrock was unable to answer the bell to begin round 4 due to a broken arm caused by one of Le's kicks and the fight was ruled a TKO as a result of corner stoppage. Shamrock indicated post-fight that these kicks had broken his right arm.

Frank publicly stated that he would like to face Ken Shamrock in the first quarter of 2009, until stating in an interview "there's no point in fighting Ken, he's finished, why beat on an old man?" causing the likelihood of this fight to now be very slim.[10] Afterwards, he said that he would like to fight Tito Ortiz and then Cung Le and then "do some boxing stuff."[11]

On April 11, 2009, Shamrock was defeated by Nick Diaz by technical knock out.

Retirement

Shamrock announced his retirement from fighting on June 26, 2010 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum.[12]

Bellator MMA

On February 5, 2013, Shamrock signed with Bellator to coach on the promotions reality series titled Fight Master: Bellator MMA.[13]

Fighting style

Shamrock became known as a training pioneer, constantly seeking new influences to round up his game.[14] Most of his fighting method rested in Pancrase's indigenous style of shoot wrestling, but he later also learned orthodox kickboxing striking under Maurice Smith, who also taught him to improve his cardiovascular conditioning and natural athleticism.[14] He also studied Jeet Kune Do before his UFC debut.[4] Shamrock's improved cardio, along with an excellent defensive guard work learned from Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, enabled him to survive against superior opponents in order to seek for openings, which he capitalized on with aggressive strikes and submissions.[14] Though not the first one in history, he was considered one of the greatest earlier mixed martial artists, excelling in all the fields of the game.[15]

Personal life

Shamrock and his wife, Amy, reside in San Jose. The couple had a daughter named Nicolette on April 24, 2008.[16] Shamrock also has a son, Frankie from a previous marriage.[17] Shamrock runs a franchise of schools, a merchandising company, Frank Shamrock, Inc. (a personal asset management company), MMA Entertainment, and Mixed Martial Arts For Law Enforcement (a law enforcement training business).[18]

Shamrock also wrote the Wiley book Mixed Martial Arts for Dummies. In 1998, Shamrock had a falling out with his brother Ken and his father Bob; they would not communicate again until Bob became terminally ill years later. In separate interviews aired January 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.[19] As seen on Frank's documentary, Bound by Blood, he and Ken have reconciled.

In an interview with Sam Caplan of sportsline.com, Shamrock 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 of 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.[20] Ken felt 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 is wrong to proclaim yourself "The Legend," a moniker Frank has been using since his return at WEC 6.

On January 14, 2010, Frank and Ken Shamrock's adoptive father Bob Shamrock, died due to health complications from diabetes.[21] Shamrock is a commentator and fighter on the EA Sports MMA video game which was released in 2010.[22] On November 18, 2010, Shamrock appeared as a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[23]

Shamrock is featured in the award-winning documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts titled Fight Life, released in 2013. The film is directed by James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.[24] 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[25] and was uncredited in an episode of Oz.

In October 2012, Shamrock released his autobiography Uncaged: My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 23–10–2 Nick Diaz TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz April 11, 2009 2 3:57 San Jose, California, United States Catchweight of 179 lb; Retirement after fight.
Loss 23–9–2 Cung Le TKO (broken arm) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le March 29, 2008 3 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Lost the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win 23–8–2 Phil Baroni Technical submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni June 22, 2007 2 4:00 San Jose, California, United States Won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship.
Loss 22–8–2 Renzo Gracie DQ (knees to downed opponent) EliteXC Destiny February 10, 2007 2 2:00 Southaven, Mississippi, United States
Win 22–7–2 Cesar Gracie KO (punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie March 10, 2006 1 0:20 San Jose, California, United States Drops to Middleweight
Win 21–7–2 Bryan Pardoe Submission (armbar) WEC 6: Return of a Legend March 27, 2003 1 1:46 Lemoore, California, United States Won the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 20–7–2 Elvis Sinosic Decision (split) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 December 10, 2000 5 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 19–7–2 Tito Ortiz Submission (punches) UFC 22 September 24, 1999 4 4:50 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; 1999 Fight of the Year.
Draw 18–7–2 Kiyoshi Tamura Draw Rings: Rise 2nd April 23, 1999 1 20:00 Japan
Win 18–7–1 John Lober Submission (punches) UFC Brazil October 16, 1998 1 7:40 Sao Paulo, Brazil Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 17–7–1 Jeremy Horn Submission (kneebar) UFC 17 May 15, 1998 1 16:28 Mobile, Alabama, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 16–7–1 Igor Zinoviev KO (slam) UFC 16 March 13, 1998 1 0:22 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 15–7–1 Kevin Jackson Submission (armbar) UFC Japan December 21, 1997 1 0:16 Yokohama, Japan Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 14–7–1 Enson Inoue TKO (Punches) Vale Tudo Japan 1997 November 29, 1997 2 7:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 13–7–1 Wes Gassaway KO (punches) World Pankration Championships 1 October 26, 1997 1 11:54 Texas, United States
Win 12–7–1 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (unanimous) Rings: Extension Fighting 7 September 26, 1997 1 30:00 Japan
Loss 11–7–1 John Lober Technical Decision (split) SuperBrawl 3 January 17, 1997 1 30:00 Honolulu, United States
Loss 11–6–1 Kiuma Kunioku Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 10 December 15, 1996 1 20:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11–5–1 Yuki Kondo KO (head kick) Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show September 7, 1996 1 12:43 Chiba, Japan
Win 11–4–1 Manabu Yamada Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 July 22, 1996 1 12:44 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10–4–1 Bas Rutten TKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase: Truth 5 May 16, 1996 1 11:11 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–3–1 Osami Shibuya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 4 April 8, 1996 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–3–1 Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 2 March 2, 1996 1 20:00 Kobe, Japan
Win 8–3–1 Minoru Suzuki Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Truth 1 January 28, 1996 1 22:53 Yokohama, Japan
Win 7–3–1 Vernon White Submission (achilles lock) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 7 December 14, 1995 1 5:23 Sapporo, Japan
Win 6–3–1 Masakatsu Funaki Submission (toehold) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 6 November 4, 1995 1 10:31 Yokohama, Japan
Win 5–3–1 Takafumi Ito Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show September 1, 1995 1 7:23 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–3–1 Bas Rutten Decision (split) Pancrase: 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 23, 1995 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–2–1 Takaku Fuke Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 5 June 13, 1995 1 8:16 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Draw 3–2–1 Allan Goes Draw Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 4 May 13, 1995 1 10:00 Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Win 3–2 Minoru Suzuki KO (punches) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 3 April 8, 1995 1 3:23 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 2–2 Masakatsu Funaki Submission (toe hold) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 March 10, 1995 1 5:11 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 2–1 Katsuomi Inagaki Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 January 26, 1995 1 6:14 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Loss 1–1 Manabu Yamada Submission (achilles lock) Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Second Round December 16, 1994 1 8:38 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Bas Rutten Decision (majority) Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round December 16, 1994 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

Frank Shamrock kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Submission grappling record

KO PUNCHES
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
WinUnited States Dan Henderson Submission (heel hook) The Contenders 1997 1 0:56

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Fight Finder: Frank Shamrock". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ Jonathan Snowden. "The Kingpin: The Best Fighters in MMA History". Bloody Elbow.
  3. ↑ "Usma international board of martial artists and black belt listings". MARARTS.org. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Frank Shamrock, Uncaged: My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter, Chicago Review Press
  5. 1 2 "An Interview with Frank Shamrock!". BODYBUILDING.com. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  6. ↑ "UFC 16: Frank's house". YAHOO.com. April 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  7. 1 2 "UFC 22: Instant classic". YAHOO.com. April 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  8. ↑ Sam Caplan. "Five Ounces of Pain: Dana White interview (Part 2 of 2)". CBS.
  9. ↑ "EliteXC debut lacked big-league punch". CHRON.com. February 12, 2007. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  10. ↑ PWB Hotline: Frank Shamrock, June 20, 2008
  11. ↑ http://www.frankshamrock.com/index.html
  12. ↑ "Shamrock's legacy stretches beyond the cage; more MMA notes". SPORTSILLUSTRATED.CNN.com. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  13. ↑ "Bellator's 'Fight Master' reality series set for summer debut on Spike TV". MMA Junkie. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 T.P. Grant. "MMA Origins: Frank Shamrock Sets the Mold for the Modern MMA Fighter". Bloody Elbow.
  15. ↑ Nate Wilcox. "MMA History XX: Kazushi Sakuraba and Frank Shamrock Emerge at Ultimate Japan". Bloody Elbow.
  16. ↑ "HUMBLE BEGINNINGS". FRANKSHAMROCK.com. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  17. ↑ "Frank Shamrock:EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW". BLACKBETMAG.com. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  18. ↑ BOXING – CBSSports.com
  19. ↑ sherdog.com
  20. ↑ CBS Sports Online
  21. ↑ "Remembering Bob Shamrock". SHERDOG.com. January 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  22. ↑ "EA SPORTS MMA to Feature STRIKEFORCE as a Premier League". INVESTOR.ea.com. November 6, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  23. ↑ Thursday’s Guest: Frank Shamrock
  24. ↑ Fight Life: MMA Documentary
  25. ↑ "No Rules (2005)". IMDB.com. June 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  26. ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/15/Imagining-an-MMA-Hall-of-Fame-The-ShooIns-71497
  27. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
New championship 1st Interim King of Pancrase Champion
January 28, 1996 – May 16, 1996 		Vacant
Lost unification bout against Bas Rutten
New championship 1st UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
December 21, 1997 – November 19, 1999 		Vacant
Shamrock retired
Title next held by
Tito Ortiz
New championship 1st WEC Light Heavyweight Champion
March 27, 2003 – August 2003 		Vacant
Shamrock vacated the title
Title next held by
Jason Lambert
New championship 1st Strikeforce Middleweight Champion
June 22, 2007 – March 29, 2008 		Succeeded by
Cung Le
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