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Ken Shamrock Recalls Joe Rogan’s Lion’s Den Extreme Training: “Tougher than what you’d face in a fight”

Ken Shamrock Joe Rogan Joe Rogan has often spoken about his experiences training with Ken Shamrock and his legendary team, the Lion’s Den….

Joe Rogan has often spoken about his experiences training with Ken Shamrock and his legendary team, the Lion’s Den. This experience showed Rogan with an early look at one of the most rigorous training environments in MMA history.

Ken Shamrock and Joe Rogan Training

The MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock trained through the legendary Pancrase system and nearly died in that gym. He then took those exact same standards, to his gym, the Lion’s Den, in the USA.

The Lion’s Den was one of the first true MMA teams. It was known for its brutal training regimen designed to prepare fighters for the toughest challenges in the ring. Shamrock’s philosophy was simple: make training harder than any fight.

Joe Rogan has described the Lion’s Den as one of the most difficult teams to join. The tryouts for the Lion’s Den were notoriously grueling. Prospective members had to complete a series of physically demanding tasks, including hundreds of squats, push-ups, and sit-ups, as well as sprints and runs while carrying a partner of equal weight. This was followed by hours of sparring.

When asked about this in an interview, Ken Shamrock reflected on his time with Joe Rogan and explained:

“Yes, the concept of our training was to make everything in the gym tougher than what you’d face in a fight. We’d put fighters in extremely difficult situations to prepare them. For example, in Japan, I was constantly pushed by fresh opponents every minute, which made me work hard to stay on top. I brought that same concept to the Lion’s Den. Our training aimed to ensure that no matter how tough a fighter got, they would be ready for any challenge.

“We held brutal tryouts to find individuals with the right mindset for our type of training. Those who passed would live in a house together, allowing us full control over their conditioning and training. This setup was different from what the Gracies were doing in Brazil. The Gracies were more focused on belt testing and didn’t train as a cohesive fighting team. The Lion’s Den was specifically structured for fighting, with consistent training among the same group of fighters.“

UFC legend Ken Shamrock likens Sean Strickland to Conor McGregor: ‘He crossed the line a few times’

Octagon legend Ken Shamrock believes the UFC needs to tread carefully when it comes to their new middleweight world champion, Sean Strickland. On September 9, Strickland shocked the world with a stunning unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya to capture his first piece of UFC gold. Strickland, who was known more for his outlandish and […]

Octagon legend Ken Shamrock believes the UFC needs to tread carefully when it comes to their new middleweight world champion, Sean Strickland.

On September 9, Strickland shocked the world with a stunning unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya to capture his first piece of UFC gold. Strickland, who was known more for his outlandish and sometimes vile commentaries, entered the bout as a massive 7-to-1 underdog, but that didn’t stop him from shutting down Adesanya’s offense over the course of their 25-minute affair and nearly put ‘The Last Stylebender’ away in the opening round.

Strickland drops Adesanya!!pic.twitter.com/JzuaNBTx5R

— MMA Mania (@mmamania) September 10, 2023

Before booking the UFC title tilt earlier this month, Adesanya suggested that the promotion was hesitant to pull the trigger for fear that Strickland would “embarrass the company” during his press appearances. As it turns out, ‘Tarzan’ almost didn’t even make it that far after claiming that he had punched an unruly fan in the streets of Australia ahead of his first title fight.

Strickland’s coach Eric Nicksick revealed that the promotion nearly pulled his fighter from the event, replacing him with one-time title challenger Jared Cannonier after ‘Tarzan’ had essentially ratted on himself.

Ken Shamrock Hopes the UFC Keeps Sean Strickland on the Leash but with a Lot of Slack

With Sean Strickland operating as a bit of a loose cannon, many believe the UFC needs to try and reign in Strickland a bit to avoid any potential unwanted attention. UFC icon Ken Shamrock echoed those sentiments during a recent interview with InsideFighting. The proprietor of the legendary Lion’s Den gym suggested that Strickland’s brash attitude is very reminiscent of Irish megastar Conor McGregor which is certainly not a bad thing when it comes to promoting fights and making money, but believes it could come back to bite the UFC if they aren’t careful.

“To me, I think that, especially in the world of fighting, you’ve got all kinds of characters and you’ve got to be ready for them. It’s marketing. As long as people want to hate you, or they like you, just as long as they tune in. So it doesn’t matter,” Shamrock said.

“I think McGregor is the perfect example. He crossed the line a few times on things that were a little bit questionable, but it still raises the viewerships. As an owner or as a person promoting fights, you want that, but you’ve got to be able to keep it somewhat under wraps, where it’s not going too far, where you’re hurting people in the process. So, I don’t mind it. I think everybody has character. Everybody is going to be who they’re going to be, and you have to allow that to a certain point. Trying to make everybody go by the same rulesets when it comes to character is a mistake” (h/t MMA News).

Strickland is yet to book his first middleweight title defense, but recent reports suggest that ‘Tarzan’ is hoping to return at UFC 296 in December. Who would you like to see the new 185-pound king defend his crown against first?

UFC champion Jon Jones told to first beat Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou to acquire GOAT status

UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock believes Jon Jones has a little ways to go before he can lay claim to being the undisputed GOAT of MMA. Last month, Jones returned after a three-year-long layoff and quickly reminded the world why he is one of the greatest to ever strap on the 4oz gloves. Making […]

UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock believes Jon Jones has a little ways to go before he can lay claim to being the undisputed GOAT of MMA.

Last month, Jones returned after a three-year-long layoff and quickly reminded the world why he is one of the greatest to ever strap on the 4oz gloves. Making his long-awaited heavyweight debut, ‘Bones’ needed just over two minutes to dispatch the division’s top contender Ciryl Gane, capturing the vacant UFC heavyweight title in the process. Jones’ triumphant return immediately thrust him into the top spot on the promotion’s pound-for-pound-rankings, but not everyone is convinced that ‘Bones’ is the undisputed GOAT of MMA.

In an interview with The Schmo, combat sports legend and former WWE superstar Ken Shamrock suggested that Jon Jones will need to go through former UFC heavyweight kings Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou before he can earn the right to call himself the greatest of all time.

“I love it but… people want to throw that GOAT name around too easy but I think that Jones has a legitimate opportunity to be the GOAT, but in my opinion, my humble opinion, he’s got to fight Miocic and then Ngannou. I think those two…then that GOAT word starts to be more real,” Shamrock explained.

Ken Shamrock is also tired of hearing the term ‘GOAT‘ thrown around with such frequency.

“In the world now in sports, we start throwing around that GOAT word too much man. Jones is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters out there in my opinion, right now, no doubt, but let’s slow down on the GOAT thing… Right now, Jones is in the process of doing it, but let’s make sure he does it and I think he will,” Shamrock concluded.

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— BONY (@JonnyBones) March 10, 2023

Jon Jones Hopes to Scratch Stipe Miocic Off His List During International Fight Week

While Ken Shamrock may not be in the conversation for MMA’s undisputed GOAT, there is no doubt that ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ is a pioneer of the sport. Beginning his career 30 years ago in Japan, Shamrock made his North American debut at UFC’s first-ever event in 1993. He would continue to appear for the promotion throughout the early 2000s competing against a multitude of legends including Royce Gracie, Bas Ruten, Dan Severn Don Frye, Tito Ortiz, and Rich Franklin.

As for the UFC heavyweight champion, Jon Jones is slated to defend his title against former two-time titleholder Stipe Miocic at UFC 290 during International Fight Week this July. Neither man has signed on the dotted line for the highly anticipated heavyweight clash, but both have openly agreed to the summertime showdown in interviews and on social media.

Recently released UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou revealed that he is close to signing with either the PFL or ONE Championship making a title fight between himself and Jon Jones unlikely anytime soon.

Ken Shamrock: I Was Branded A Sellout For Swapping UFC for WWE

UFC legend Ken Shamrock has detailed the stigma he faced when he transitioned into a pro-wrestling career following his first UFC stint. Shamrock was one of the stars of the first ever UFC card back in 1993. Then 29-years-old and billed as a shootfight…

Continue Reading Ken Shamrock: I Was Branded A Sellout For Swapping UFC for WWE at MMA News.

Another UFC Legend Defends Conor McGregor Amid UFC 264 Backlash

Conor McGregor ruffled a lot of feathers following his post-fight UFC 264 antics but add another UFC legend to the list of people who don’t appear to be bothered. McGregor and Poirier shared the Octagon a third time in the main event of UFC 264. …

Continue Reading Another UFC Legend Defends Conor McGregor Amid UFC 264 Backlash at MMA News.

Ken Shamrock Says He Owned ‘The Rock’ Name Before Dwayne Johnson

MMA legend Ken Shamrock has revealed he owned ‘The Rock’ nickname before professional wrestler turned Hollywood movie star Dwayne Johnson took it on. During an appearance on Casual Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Shamrock revealed he gave the WWE and Johnson permission to use ‘The Rock’ name. “Anything that had to do with the cage or […]

MMA legend Ken Shamrock has revealed he owned ‘The Rock’ nickname before professional wrestler turned Hollywood movie star Dwayne Johnson took it on.

During an appearance on Casual Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Shamrock revealed he gave the WWE and Johnson permission to use ‘The Rock’ name.

“Anything that had to do with the cage or Lion’s Den, they had to go through my approval, because I owned all that. I have [it] in my contract, I own that. In fact, funny story is that The Rock, he was known as Rocky. [They] had to have my permission to use the name The Rock because I owned Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock. That’s what I was known as when I was first fighting in the UFC. They called me Ken ‘The Rock’ Shamrock so I had that carved out too but anyways, so the cage, the Lion’s Den cage and all that stuff so it had to be something that had to be approved by me which I was fine doing, but a lot of the creativity that went into that I think had to do with a lot of the creative writers and the people at the WWF with the weapons and all that stuff but, I came up with the actual slang of the actual cage itself. Instead of just being a straight cage, I wanted to angle a little bit because that gave us a chance to actually work off that cage, because if it was straight up, you ain’t shooting him into the cage because it’s — you’re gonna get stuck in there, right? So by having an angle, you can run up on it, you do all kinds of gimmicky stuff on there so, there was a lot of creativity [that] went into that but I was a part of that creativity for sure.

Shamrock went on to reveal he never made any money from the name and was happy to stop using it once Johnson became a wrestling superstar.

“No [I didn’t make any money from ‘The Rock’ name]. You know what man? The Rock came up and started using it. Nobody even knew the issue at all. I didn’t because I was never kind of — I never liked that, right? Just like when they came up with the dolls that had the lion skin on it with the shorts on it, I owned that. They never asked me to do that, they didn’t ask to do that so therefore I own that, so I could’ve gotten all that too but you know what? I was fine with where I was at. It didn’t matter. So, and me and Rocky, we talked about it one time. He didn’t even know. He’s like, ‘Really!?’ I said, ‘Yeah. Don’t worry about it. No big deal.’ It’s like, ‘I’m not gonna do anything for that’ so it’s like, I’m known as The World’s Most Dangerous Man now.” (Transcribed by RingsideNews)

Do you think Ken Shamrock should’ve been compensated for allowing the WWE & Dwayne Johnson to use his name?