Filed under: Strikeforce
Even for Frank Shamrock, the news a week ago of Zuffa purchasing Strikeforce was something the Strikeforce icon did not see coming.
“I was pretty shocked,” Shamrock said Monday on The MMA Hour. “I think it was Saturday morning and we had a birthday party for a friend and I was completely blown over by it.”
Shamrock has arguably been the face of the Strikeforce promotion. It was Shamrock whom Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker called upon in March 2006 to headline the promotion’s initial foray into MMA. Shamrock was the first Strikeforce middleweight champion and currently works as a color commentator under Showtime to call Strikeforce events.