72 Facts About Frank Shamrock

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Frank Shamrock was born on Frank Alisio Juarez III; December 8,1972 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist.

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Frank Shamrock was the No 1 ranked pound for pound UFC fighter in the world during his reign as the UFC Middleweight Champion.

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Frank 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.

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Frank Shamrock is regarded as one of the first complete mixed martial artists, having adapted his game from a ground-focused style of fighting to a more well-rounded and versatile style.

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Frank Shamrock is a seventh degree black belt in submission fighting, awarded by O-Sensei Philip S Porter of the United States Martial Arts Association.

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Frank Shamrock was a color commentator for Showtime Networks, Bellator MMA, Glory Kickboxing and Combate Americas.

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Frank Shamrock has been a brand spokesman for Strikeforce, VAS, UFC, and K-1 MMA.

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Frank Shamrock had many run-ins with law enforcement until eventually he went to live with Bob Shamrock, who with his wife Dede, had taken in thousands of troubled boys.

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Frank Shamrock accompanied his brother to bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and grew to love the sport.

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Frank Shamrock 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.

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Frank 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.

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Frank Shamrock was an important underdog against top Pancrase fighter Bas Rutten but went on to defeat Rutten in a close decision victory.

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Frank 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.

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In 1995, Frank 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.

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Shortly after, Frank Shamrock faced Bas Rutten for a second time.

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Frank Shamrock 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.

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Frank Shamrock then devised a new strategy and started mocking and taunting Rutten during a leglock exchange, in order to get the Dutch fighter angry enough to commit an infraction.

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The plan was successful, and Frank won a point when Rutten gained a yellow card for hitting him with a closed fist, but Shamrock still lost the match by decision.

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Frank 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.

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Frank 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.

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Rutten won the bout via TKO due to a cut stoppage when a tired Frank Shamrock received a knee to the forehead in a takedown attempt.

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Frank Shamrock then avenged his loss to Manabu Yamada in his next bout, scoring an impressive submission win over the talented grappler.

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However, after his adopted brother Ken left the organization following a dispute with management, Frank Shamrock was fired in retaliation.

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Frank Shamrock then fought top ranked Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kohsaka in RINGS and defeated Kohsaka by decision.

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Smith trained him kickboxing along with Javier Mendez, while Frank Shamrock taught Smith his style of submission wrestling.

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Frank Shamrock later stated that this was the toughest fight in his career.

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Frank Shamrock then made his first title defense against then undefeated Extreme Fighting champion Russian Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16.

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Frank Shamrock shot a double leg takedown and slammed Zinoviev down so hard that it knocked him unconscious.

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Zinoviev's fight with Frank Shamrock forced him to retire permanently from mixed martial arts ending the Russian's career.

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Frank Shamrock then defended his belt against Jeremy Horn at UFC 17, submitting him with a kneebar.

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In October 1998, Frank Shamrock avenged his earlier loss to John Lober by beating him decisively in 7 minutes at UFC Brazil.

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In September 1999, Frank Shamrock defended the UFC Middleweight Championship against future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz at UFC 22.

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The bout was hyped as a grudge, as Frank Shamrock was a former Lion's Den member who, according to the marketing, was out for revenge against Ortiz.

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However, this was not necessarily the case because Frank Shamrock had left the Lion's Den on bad terms a year and a half earlier.

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However, in what is widely considered to be one of the greatest fights in UFC history, Frank Shamrock won after brutal elbows, punches, and hammer blows forced Ortiz to tap out at the end of round 4.

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Frank Shamrock has stated that Ortiz was his toughest opponent physically due to his weight advantage and style of fighting.

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Frank Shamrock then relinquished his title and retired from the UFC.

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Frank Shamrock signed a deal to fight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout Elvis Sinosic at K-1, the premiere kickboxing event in the world.

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Frank Shamrock beat Sinosic via unanimous decision after five three-minute rounds.

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Later, when Sinosic faced Tito Ortiz for the UFC light-heavyweight title at UFC 32, Frank Shamrock served as guest commentator.

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Just 56 seconds into the first round, Frank Shamrock broke Ritch's arm with a roundhouse kick and thereby won the match.

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On September 14,2006, it was announced that Frank Shamrock had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with startup MMA organization "The World Fighter" and was scheduled to fight in January 2007.

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However, Frank 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.

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On February 10,2007, Frank Shamrock lost his fight by disqualification to Renzo Gracie during the EliteXC event which was televised on Showtime.

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However, Frank 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.

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

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In June 2006, Frank Shamrock was chosen as a coach for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League.

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Frank Shamrock went on to out-strike Baroni in the first part of this fight in the stand-up.

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Frank Shamrock was docked a point for using strikes to the back of the head while he had Baroni's back.

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At one point in the later stages of round 3 Frank Shamrock appeared to have Le hurt but was unable to finish him with a barrage of punches against the cage.

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Frank 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.

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Frank Shamrock indicated post-fight that these kicks had broken his right arm.

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

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

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On October 15,2017, Frank Shamrock fought Pride veteran Kazushi Sakuraba in a grappling exhibition match at the 2017 Rizin World Grand Prix Opening Round in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Frank Shamrock became known as a training pioneer, constantly seeking new influences to round up his game.

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Frank Shamrock studied Jeet Kune Do before his UFC debut.

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Frank 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.

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Frank Shamrock was married to a woman named Amy Warren until their separation and subsequent divorce in 2019.

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In 1998, Frank 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.

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On January 14,2010, Bob Frank Shamrock died due to health complications from diabetes.

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Frank Shamrock stated that he would be happy to fight against Ken, should the opportunity arise.

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Frank Shamrock is a commentator and fighter on the EA Sports MMA video game which was released in 2010.

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Frank Shamrock is featured in the award-winning documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts titled Fight Life, released in 2013.

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Frank Shamrock landed a guest role as Hammer on Walker, Texas Ranger and the main role in a Burger King commercial.

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Frank Shamrock was featured as Damien in the 2005 movie No Rules and was uncredited in an episode of Oz.

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On November 18,2010, Frank Shamrock appeared as a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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

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Frank Shamrock wrote the Wiley book Mixed Martial Arts for Dummies.

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Frank Shamrock is an advocate for the use of cannabis, which he says helped eliminate his reliance on pharmaceutical drugs.

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In January 2017 Frank Shamrock launched The Bakeout, an online talk show seeking to "uplift, unite, educate, challenge, and encourage viewers in a manner consistent with the teachings of the healing powers of cannabis".

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On January 14,2018, sports announcer Mauro Ranallo stated that Frank Shamrock saved his life when Frank Shamrock performed the Heimlich maneuver on Ranallo as he was choking.