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The MMA Hour With Phil Davis, Frank Shamrock, Dan Hardy, Sean McCorkle

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with a stacked two-hour show. Our guests will include:

* UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis, who faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFN 24.

* Showtime commentator Frank Shamrock, who wi…

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The MMA Hour returns on Monday with a stacked two-hour show. Our guests will include:

* UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis, who faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFN 24.

* Showtime commentator Frank Shamrock, who will break his silence about the Zuffa purchase of Strikeforce.

* Welterweight Dan Hardy, who faces Anthony Johnson at UFN 24.

* Heavyweight Sean McCorkle, who faces Christian Morecraft at UFN 24.

* Irish bantamweight fighter Paul McVeigh, who will be calling from the TUF 14 tryouts in New Jersey.

* Matt Mitrione, who will grace us with his presence to deliver his “Mitrione Minute.”

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls while looking back at UFC 128. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.

Frank Shamrock Expected Change, But Not a Strikeforce Sale

Filed under: StrikeforceEven 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…

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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.

My First Fight: Frank Shamrock

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveWhen Frank Shamrock paroled out of Folsom Prison in the early nineties, he had narrowed his career choices down to three possibilities.

“I was going to be a physical therapist, or an exotic dancer, or I was …

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Frank Shamrock When Frank Shamrock paroled out of Folsom Prison in the early nineties, he had narrowed his career choices down to three possibilities.

“I was going to be a physical therapist, or an exotic dancer, or I was going to do this no-holds-barred fighting thing that Ken [Shamrock] was doing. And I didn’t know anything about any of them.”

Shamrock had spent most of the last decade in one institutionalized setting or another, whether it was group homes, youth crisis centers, or prison. His adopted father, Bob Shamrock, pointed him in the direction of the Lion’s Den, then an unknown gym for a mostly unknown sport, and run by Frank’s adopted older brother Ken. The first day Shamrock walked in the door, he was told he’d be getting a “tryout.”

My First Fight: Frank Shamrock

When Frank Shamrock paroled out of Folsom Prison in the early nineties, he had narrowed his career choices down to three possibilities.

“I was going to be a physical therapist, or an exotic dancer, or I was going to do this no-holds-barred fighting th…

When Frank Shamrock paroled out of Folsom Prison in the early nineties, he had narrowed his career choices down to three possibilities.

“I was going to be a physical therapist, or an exotic dancer, or I was going to do this no-holds-barred fighting thing that Ken [Shamrock] was doing. And I didn’t know anything about any of them.”

Shamrock had spent most of the last decade in one institutionalized setting or another, whether it was group homes, youth crisis centers, or prison. His adopted father, Bob Shamrock, pointed him in the direction of the Lion’s Den, then an unknown gym for a mostly unknown sport, and run by Frank’s adopted older brother Ken. The first day Shamrock walked in the door, he was told he’d be getting a “tryout.”

The Truth About Trading Tomorrow for Today

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse ExclusiveFor 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when h…

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For 15 years, Frank Shamrock suffered through the bumps, bruises, and breaks that come along with being a pro fighter, and he never had to wonder whether it was worth it.

Not until one afternoon when he was on his living room floor, trying to help his baby daughter learn to walk. A sudden back spasm struck him – one of many in a career plagued with lower back problems – and briefly paralyzed him on the floor.

“My daughter was around one [year old] at the time, so she didn’t know what was going on,” Shamrock said. “But I was like, I can’t even get up to help her, so I’m not sure how much more of this I should be doing. That’s about when I decided to stop.”

Frank Shamrock Started a Charity Because He Was Made A Victim of Cyber Bullying… BY DANA WHITE LAST MONTH!!

(Video courtesy YouTube/TheFrankShamrock)Before you ask, the video above is not a leaked sketch from next month’s MMA Awards. Frank Shamrock really started an anti-bullying organization after some trolls on the Internet hurt his 37-year-old feelings re…

(Video courtesy YouTube/TheFrankShamrock)

Before you ask, the video above is not a leaked sketch from next month’s MMA Awards. Frank Shamrock really started an anti-bullying organization after some trolls on the Internet hurt his 37-year-old feelings recently. 

Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not condoning bullying in any way shape or form. I used to work doing PR for an anti-bullying program that is recognized as part of grade school curriculums. I just think this thing reeks of being opportunistic. Maybe Frank saw the attention that Daniel Puder’s anti-bullying crusade has gotten him and decided to hop on the bus.

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