Frank Shamrock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez, III; December 8, 1972) is a retired 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 widely credited as being the #1 ranked pound for pound fighter in the world during his reign as the UFC Middleweight Champion. Shamrock has also won numerous titles in other mixed martial arts organizations, including the interim King of Pancrase title, the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship, and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. He has been 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 7th degree black belt in Submission Fighting as awarded by O-Sensei Philip S. Porter of the United States Martial Arts Association. He is the adopted brother of former UFC champion Ken Shamrock. He holds notable wins over Bas Rutten, Tito Ortiz, Jeremy Horn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Kevin Jackson and Phil Baroni. An author, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist, he is also a color commentator for Showtime Networks and a brand spokesman for Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts company acquired by Zuffa in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Shamrock, ...

Art of Submission (2012)

Johnny Sanchez has a troubled past which manifests in the dissonance between him and his family, particularly with his father and son. As Johnny gets released from prison, his father's garage is going to be shut down. The only way to save it is to fight in the Red ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Chamitoff  •  Adam Boster
CAST:  Ernie Reyes Jr.  •  Ving Rhames  •  Sara Downing  •  John Savage

Johnny Sanchez has a troubled past which manifests in the dissonance between him and his family, particularly with his father and son. As Johnny gets released from prison, his father's garage is going to be shut down. The only way to save it is to fight in the Red ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Chamitoff  •  Adam Boster
CAST:  Ernie Reyes Jr.  •  Ving Rhames  •  Sara Downing  •  John Savage

Fight Life (2012)

Chronicles the daily lives of professional MMA fighters from all different levels over the course of one year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Z. Feng
CAST:  Nick Diaz  •  Cesar Gracie  •  Matt Lindland  •  John McCarthy

Chronicles the daily lives of professional MMA fighters from all different levels over the course of one year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Z. Feng
CAST:  Nick Diaz  •  Cesar Gracie  •  Matt Lindland  •  John McCarthy

Mexican Fighter (2013)

The historical impact of Mexican fighters in mixed martial arts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Razak
CAST:  Julio César Chávez  •  Jacob 'Stitch' Duran  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Frank Shamrock

The historical impact of Mexican fighters in mixed martial arts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Razak
CAST:  Julio César Chávez  •  Jacob 'Stitch' Duran  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock: Bound by Blood (2013)

Shamrock: Bound by Blood, a gripping 65-minute documentary that airs Thursday on Spike (11 p.m. ET), stirs up a few ghosts still haunting the MMA personality. There's a lot of story to tell (Spike producers said they bandied the fighter's 2012 memoirs around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Bas Rutten  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Tito Ortiz

Shamrock: Bound by Blood, a gripping 65-minute documentary that airs Thursday on Spike (11 p.m. ET), stirs up a few ghosts still haunting the MMA personality. There's a lot of story to tell (Spike producers said they bandied the fighter's 2012 memoirs around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Bas Rutten  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Tito Ortiz

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz (2009)

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on April 11, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first event promoted by Strikeforce after their acquisition of assets from the defunct EliteXC promotion ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Nick Diaz  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Rodrigo Damm

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on April 11, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first event promoted by Strikeforce after their acquisition of assets from the defunct EliteXC promotion ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Nick Diaz  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Rodrigo Damm

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le (2008)

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Cung Le  •  Billy Evangelista  •  Gilbert Melendez

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired live on the Showtime premium cable channel. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Cung Le  •  Billy Evangelista  •  Gilbert Melendez

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Baroni (2007)

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired on pay-per-view, with the undercard streamed live ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Phil Baroni  •  Cung Le  •  Paul Daley

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired on pay-per-view, with the undercard streamed live ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Phil Baroni  •  Cung Le  •  Paul Daley

WEC 6: Return of a Legend (2003)

WEC 6: Return of a Legend was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 27, 2003 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The event was centered around the return of MMA superstar Frank Shamrock taking on Bryan ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Nick Diaz  •  Shonie Carter

WEC 6: Return of a Legend was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 27, 2003 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The event was centered around the return of MMA superstar Frank Shamrock taking on Bryan ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Nick Diaz  •  Shonie Carter

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion (1999)

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 1999 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Tito Ortiz  •  Tim Lajcik  •  Ron Waterman

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 24, 1999 at the Lake Charles Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Tito Ortiz  •  Tim Lajcik  •  Ron Waterman

EliteXC: Destiny (2007)

EliteXC: Destiny was the inaugural mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. The main card aired on Showtime, with the undercard ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Renzo Gracie  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Gina Carano  •  Julie Kedzie

EliteXC: Destiny was the inaugural mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC. The event took place on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. The main card aired on Showtime, with the undercard ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Renzo Gracie  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Gina Carano  •  Julie Kedzie

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie (2006)

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie was the inaugural mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on March 10, 2006. The main event was the long awaited match between Frank Shamrock, ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Cesar Gracie  •  Brian Ebersole

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie was the inaugural mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on March 10, 2006. The main event was the long awaited match between Frank Shamrock, ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Gilbert Melendez  •  Cesar Gracie  •  Brian Ebersole

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 (1995)

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 was an event held on March 10, 1995, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ken Kilpatrick  •  Bas Rutten  •  Masakatsu Funaki  •  Frank Shamrock

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2 was an event held on March 10, 1995, at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ken Kilpatrick  •  Bas Rutten  •  Masakatsu Funaki  •  Frank Shamrock

UFC 15.5: Ultimate Japan 1 (1997)

UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan (aka UFC 15.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 21, 1997, in Yokohama, Japan. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States, on cable TV in Japan, and was later released on ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Vitor Belfort  •  Joe Charles  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Kevin Jackson

UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan (aka UFC 15.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 21, 1997, in Yokohama, Japan. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States, on cable TV in Japan, and was later released on ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Vitor Belfort  •  Joe Charles  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Kevin Jackson

UFC 16: Battle In The Bayou (1998)

UFC 16 was an MMA event held by the UFC on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana, live on pay per view in the USA and later released on home video. It featured the first UFC Lightweight tournament in the USA for fighters under 170lbs, a Middleweight Championship ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Igor Zinoviev  •  Tsuyoshi Kosaka  •  Kimo Leopoldo

UFC 16 was an MMA event held by the UFC on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana, live on pay per view in the USA and later released on home video. It featured the first UFC Lightweight tournament in the USA for fighters under 170lbs, a Middleweight Championship ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  Igor Zinoviev  •  Tsuyoshi Kosaka  •  Kimo Leopoldo

UFC 17: Redemption (1998)

UFC 17: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15th, 1998 at the Mobile Civic Center, in Mobile, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Dan Henderson  •  Carlos Newton  •  Mark Coleman  •  Pete Williams

UFC 17: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 15th, 1998 at the Mobile Civic Center, in Mobile, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Dan Henderson  •  Carlos Newton  •  Mark Coleman  •  Pete Williams

UFC Ultimate Knockouts (2003)

Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark • Brad Kohler vs Steve Judson • Jens Pulver vs John Lewis • BJ Penn vs Kaoru Uno • Tony de Souza vs Jutaro Nakao • Pat Miletich vs Shonie Carter • Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera ; Bobby Hoffman vs M. Robinson • Pedro Rizzo vs Tank ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chris Leben  •  John Matua  •  John McCarthy  •  Steve Nelmark

Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark • Brad Kohler vs Steve Judson • Jens Pulver vs John Lewis • BJ Penn vs Kaoru Uno • Tony de Souza vs Jutaro Nakao • Pat Miletich vs Shonie Carter • Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera ; Bobby Hoffman vs M. Robinson • Pedro Rizzo vs Tank ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Chris Leben  •  John Matua  •  John McCarthy  •  Steve Nelmark

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 (1995)

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 was an event held on January 26, 1995, at the Aichi Budokan Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ken Kilpatrick  •  Bas Rutten  •  Manabu Yamada  •  Masakatsu Funaki

Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1 was an event held on January 26, 1995, at the Aichi Budokan Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ken Kilpatrick  •  Bas Rutten  •  Manabu Yamada  •  Masakatsu Funaki

UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil (1998)

UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil (also known as UFC 17.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in São Paulo, Brazil on October 16th, 1998. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States and Brazil, and was later released on ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  John Lober  •  Vitor Belfort  •  Wanderlei Silva

UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil (also known as UFC 17.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in São Paulo, Brazil on October 16th, 1998. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States and Brazil, and was later released on ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Frank Shamrock  •  John Lober  •  Vitor Belfort  •  Wanderlei Silva

No Rules (2005)

This action film follows the triumphs of a small town mixed martial artist whose good hearted actions, desire to be an MMA champion and the haunting visions of his parent's double murder lead him to a Cagefighting showdown; where he is forced to face his fears, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Randy Couture  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Philip Tan  •  Don Frye

This action film follows the triumphs of a small town mixed martial artist whose good hearted actions, desire to be an MMA champion and the haunting visions of his parent's double murder lead him to a Cagefighting showdown; where he is forced to face his fears, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry Anderson
CAST:  Randy Couture  •  Frank Shamrock  •  Philip Tan  •  Don Frye