And calling Dana a chump which he is! Without fighters like Frank Shamrock Randy Coutoure Tito Ortiz Ken Shamrock the UFC wouldn’t be where it’s at today period!
You're just not good at spotting a liar then. Some people like to give the benefit of the doubt and they're pretty naive. His story doesn't pass the smell test.
Dana is obviously a scumbag but Frank has always seemed like a disagreeable guy that has left a trail of people he's pissed off while making himself seem above it all. I suspect he's more to blame than he's letting on.
I watched a video of Dana saying frank walked in a BJJ gym he was training at the time and Dana said frank made him tap from just top pressure. Its a recent video I forgot what video was from.
@@chumpvoodoo oh thx for the clarification. I totally agree with you by the way. Rampage on the other hand does a very good job of reading the room. While the other host sometimes forgets what room he is even in.
Frank was ahead of his time in MMA but he's always talked like he was on a different level than everyone else and it comes off as a bit delusional. As much as you might not like Dana and the Fretita's, they obviously knew what they were doing as far as the business plans.
@@Sssensei11show your proof of this (link please). I think you just saw some other person write that in a comment and like a parrot you are just repeating it . If you can’t show proof of it then you are just throwing out an assumption and an assumption is not a fact little buddy.
@@bultronlagore4932 the proof is easily found on google clown. do you know how to use it or do you need help with that “little buddy”? even Big John and many others spoke about it. he himself has spoken about it and pat hisself on the back like he showed them when he did now he acts like he doesn’t remember when they offered it to him.
Frank neglected to mention he was a fighter in the UFC in 1997-1999. So he left the UFC at 29, my guess is Frank wasn't the genius businessman that he likes to portray himself as. He is clearly bitter, my guess is his massive ego clashed with Dana's massive ego and he lost on making a fortune.
Definitely two egos that would never fit into the same room. Since the UFC is basically a monopoly now White has morphed into WWE Vince Mac. If you don’t completely bend over for him he makes you disappear from the business…
@@RTX7755 I watched it. The entire interview has an undercurrent of Frank perceiving himself as a high level businessman and decision-maker in early MMA, and a lot of it seems disingenuous. Lots of "they didn't know what we were doing," acting like he had a hand in the rules, politics and directions these businesses took and most of it rings false. He walked away from Zuffa who wanted him desperately because they didn't recognize him as the brilliant man of industry? Come on... Great fighter, accomplished many things.... but some of this interview should be taken with a grain of salt, most of all the business stuff.
Frank Shamrock is a breath of fresh air. I love watching MMA but the hot head/meat head personalities are definitely annoying. Doesn't help that Dana is turning the UFC into WWE.
I will never forget during that time when Carmen Electra went on as a guest on a late night show and they asked what she was up to and she said “oh nothing”. Made me cringe so hard :(
Worshipping money isn't a virtue. And being able to make money is not a sign of intelligence. How many physicists or doctors are billionaires. Most of them are belligerent m*rons.
Franks Ego VS the Business EGO…. He was not forward thinking. He’s mad because he’s not making the money his EGO thought it could get him. He was not forward thinking, he was not thinking about the future. Now he’s hurting. Now he’s talking that good smack. Thats weak
Well, how do you suppose he should have handled his career and business? Kissing Dana's ass? Like Chuck and Hughes did? Those guys got a job doing nothing for a couple years after their fighting career was over but it did not last, and they still needed to fight for money later. You think that would have been a great path for Frank?
@@VCthaGOATdunker He should’ve saved, used & spent his money more wisely. Instead of spewing it out like it was going to keep coming in when he was done. I dont think kissing anybody’s ass would’ve saved him anyways. HIS EGO definitely wouldn’t have allowed him to even get offered a job in the UFC lol. Chuck Liddell is worth about 12 million dollars, has a couple businesses, does acting, & Matt Hughes(whose mentally handicapped now after his accident) he has a damn farm, medical endorsements for brain health stuff … they got offered jobs with the UFC lmao Franks attitude was just shitty. Plus he runs & owns small training centers anyways, yeah he’s not on the same net worth as others but he wasn’t the smartest with his money or thinking ahead of time. When you get older and you’re struggling with money,who should you blame ? do you blame someone else ? No,you blame yourself for not making the right financial decisions.
@@libirdinowski6270 Sounds like he's making a good living. Probably better than some youtube user who still uses terms like "lmao" every other word. Why do stupid people think they should give advice about life to others who are far smarter? Worry about yourself.
@@VCthaGOATdunker sounds like you dont know your fighters or how to handle money 🤣🤣 LMFAO…. Awww you’re “ insulting”me by calling me stupid. You already lost the argument now by doing that little boy LMAO 🤣🤣
@@libirdinowski6270 all the lmaololrofl buzzwords and use of smileys only show an extreme lack of IQ and education. It is a miracle that you even know how to use the youtube comment section, and at the same time a tragedy to mankind.
Oh easily. He was gsp before gsp. One of the few guys to strike, grapple, and submit guys and used all his skills. I always wanted to see him fight gsp when he was in strikeforce and gsp was an up and comer.
@@dariancollins9746 Lets say that's true, they still made the biggest rebound in combat sports history then. The 4 billion it ended up being worth didn't happen by chance.
Does surprise me that Frank says he doesnt watch these days. I do wonder how much guys from the 90s period and even before Dana and Fertittas came in are actively following the sport. It must be such a weird curve for them to see the knuckleheads that are in the UFC compared to their generation.
the guy that talked a bunch of crap about the UFC and Dana and was still offered to be in the HOF and rejected it. he now every now and then cries about it and how he should be in it. they asked him. he rejected. he wants them to ask again? nah nobodys trying to erase him. he’s simply not relevant.. what are they suppose to do praise him at every event? they even put out a video recently of all the champions and he was in that video.. guys full of sh!t.
@@franciscoa1549 what opinion moron? did you even read i said he got offered the HOF and he rejected it and now complains about him not being in it. that is a fact. a proven fact. where at all did i comment about his “opinion” about anything ?
@@franciscoa1549 what opinion? did no one teach you how to read? i said he got offered the HOF and he rejected it and now complains about him not being in it. that is a fact. a proven fact. where at all did i comment about his “opinion” about anything/anyone ?
@@sophiabarton248 I went back to review the record and some tape. Frank was a bona fide UFC champ and defended the title 4 times. He deserves a spot in the HOF, especially since Tito's in there already and Frank whooped him in his final title defense.
@@theriskid I respect you for going back and actually researching and watching the fights and learning about the history, but why would you make your original comment without doing that first? 🥴
@@ant4613 Umm... because I'm kind of a jackass. That, and I frankly don't like Frank! Now, I've watched A LOT of his fights - just not realizing those in the early days of UFC, against mediocre competition (the Tito match notwithstanding), were title fights. Some of my all-time favorite MMA matches featured Frank getting his ass kicked by the likes of Bas Rutten back in Pancrase and Cung Le later in Strikeforce. Gotta respect him, though... win or lose he made great matches by willingly trading shots with monsters.
@@theriskid Fair enough, I respect the honesty. I wish more people were willing to learn and research before talking about something. I've never been the biggest fan of his either but he definitely belongs in the HOF. Sakuraba won 1 UFC fight and he's in the UFC HOF, and there are other examples, so it's not solely based on your UFC career as well.
Dumbest comment I have read in a while, legitimately. Frank Shamrock was average? If he was average no one would know his name. He was the best light heavyweight in the ufc at the time.
Frank was the first true well-rounded mix martial artist
One of them for sure
Bas Rutten, but man when I saw him fight Chuck Norris in Walker in 98 that was a baaad man!
Ever heard of Marco Ruas?
@@RIPJoeRogan69him and rutten never had the best tdd but they had almost anti tdd with snatching submissions so fast it almost didn't matter. Almost
Frank made a bunch of videos 15 or so years ago sitting in his yard smoking cigars while trashing Dana White. There was bad blood for sure.
who doesnt trash dana white 😂
Holy shit, I remember those videos. It was in the buildup to the Baronni fight. Good memory.
Good old days. Kept calling him uncle fester 😂
And calling Dana a chump which he is! Without fighters like Frank Shamrock Randy Coutoure Tito Ortiz Ken Shamrock the UFC wouldn’t be where it’s at today period!
Frank sounds reasonable and like he is enjoying his life. Good for him.
You're just not good at spotting a liar then. Some people like to give the benefit of the doubt and they're pretty naive.
His story doesn't pass the smell test.
I will always have a lot of time for Frank. Thank you for sharing.
Its a shame that Frank isnt in the UFC because hes an interesting personality. Tbh hes more fun to listen to than Chael
You're nuts
Definitely more honest than Chael. Chael says whatever he has to to get clicks.
Point blank. Frank is absolutely a UFC Hall of Famer
Dana is obviously a scumbag but Frank has always seemed like a disagreeable guy that has left a trail of people he's pissed off while making himself seem above it all. I suspect he's more to blame than he's letting on.
Yeah, you can tell he's selfish and only cares about himself. He has a lot of examples of it.
“Train them in what???” On painting nails.. that guy sometimes is like slow…
I watched a video of Dana saying frank walked in a BJJ gym he was training at the time and Dana said frank made him tap from just top pressure. Its a recent video I forgot what video was from.
@@Joe_T-oj8vrI was referring to the host… sometimes the guy is a weirdo, great podcast by the way..
@@chumpvoodoo oh thx for the clarification. I totally agree with you by the way. Rampage on the other hand does a very good job of reading the room. While the other host sometimes forgets what room he is even in.
This guys got cult leader energy
Josh Fabia would have something to say about that
Very intelligent guy. Based on interviews, I’ve seen has a little bit of I know it all type of mentality.
Frank was ahead of his time in MMA but he's always talked like he was on a different level than everyone else and it comes off as a bit delusional.
As much as you might not like Dana and the Fretita's, they obviously knew what they were doing as far as the business plans.
He won’t be in the pet owner hall of fame either
Frank's an absolute legend of the sport. One of my most favorite fighters ever. To see him not included in the UFC Hall of Fame is tragic.
@@sourarmoredhero7765 he was offered and he said no to it and now goes around claiming they are trying to erase him. makes no sense.
he himself refused it and now is crying abt it
@@Sssensei11show your proof of this (link please). I think you just saw some other person write that in a comment and like a parrot you are just repeating it . If you can’t show proof of it then you are just throwing out an assumption and an assumption is not a fact little buddy.
@@zoropiratehunter4103👈Another parrot repeating what they saw someone else comment. Show your proof that what you say is the truth.
@@bultronlagore4932 the proof is easily found on google clown. do you know how to use it or do you need help with that “little buddy”? even Big John and many others spoke about it. he himself has spoken about it and
pat hisself on the back like he showed them when he did now he acts like he doesn’t remember when they offered it to him.
Frank neglected to mention he was a fighter in the UFC in 1997-1999. So he left the UFC at 29, my guess is Frank wasn't the genius businessman that he likes to portray himself as. He is clearly bitter, my guess is his massive ego clashed with Dana's massive ego and he lost on making a fortune.
Yeah respect to a legend but I'm not sure Frank is the elite business genius he thinks he is haha
Yeah I was over here thinking this man sitting here basically lying acting like he didn't fight in the UFC when he was the UFC Middleweight champion 🤔
Definitely two egos that would never fit into the same room. Since the UFC is basically a monopoly now White has morphed into WWE Vince Mac. If you don’t completely bend over for him he makes you disappear from the business…
Did you watch the interview? He had severe back problems and he was 5-0 with 4 title defenses. Plus the UFC business was falling apart at the point.
@@RTX7755 I watched it. The entire interview has an undercurrent of Frank perceiving himself as a high level businessman and decision-maker in early MMA, and a lot of it seems disingenuous. Lots of "they didn't know what we were doing," acting like he had a hand in the rules, politics and directions these businesses took and most of it rings false. He walked away from Zuffa who wanted him desperately because they didn't recognize him as the brilliant man of industry? Come on...
Great fighter, accomplished many things.... but some of this interview should be taken with a grain of salt, most of all the business stuff.
He also left a dog to die in a closed vehicle in the summer time. But no one talks about that do they.
who has not done that before. it's a right of passage.
@@vincentvega5686that did make me laugh!
Woah.
@@julianfischer2341 😃
Cte can’t blame him bud
Legend!!!
So much respect for Frank !
Im pretty sure John Lewis was their first MMA trainer.
Frank isn’t being totally truthful here and has always been whacky.
@@MC-ss3qc he’s got a creepy cult leader like energy lol
@@alexgonzalez8954 yea he grew up in a bad situation I believe. Boys homes and shit like that.
Frank was fierce and wildly entertaining. Ohhhh, I miss the old days ❤
Dana white looks like somebody painted a face on a thumb in the thumbnail, no pun intended
Man he's matured so much over the years. Then again, that's how it should be i reckon. Thanks for posting this.
Frank Shamrock is a breath of fresh air. I love watching MMA but the hot head/meat head personalities are definitely annoying. Doesn't help that Dana is turning the UFC into WWE.
I can not support this enough. WOW first time I have finally heard someone express this publicly about mma who was a pioneer.
dana has been trying to turn the ufc into wwe since brock lesnar days
They used to market guys like GSP. Now they push douchey trash talkers. It's sad.
Well they are the same company now lol
@@kingkrocjointlock which is precisely why I said it lol
I will never forget during that time when Carmen Electra went on as a guest on a late night show and they asked what she was up to and she said “oh nothing”.
Made me cringe so hard :(
Crazy thing is that he looks like Ken lol
He does a little. Even though you know they are adopted brothers right? They don’t share any blood. 🩸
Bad marketing ufc sold for 4 billion 😂
Yeah but before that they were 40 million in the hole and fixing to pull the plug
@@Trendleader863 if ifs and buts were candy and nuts.
@@mikehoncho3695not a if though , they got good and lucky with the spike deal and they were insanely in debt around late 90s early 2000s
Sounds bitter that Dana figured it out after he said it would fail
"Dana is a piece of crap." I been saying that for 20 years, and so have many other fighters lol. Dana only cares about Dana and how rich he can get.
All traits that make a very successful American.
Here before this video blows up
i got his autograph as a kid i wish i knew what happened to it
I think Dana is still salty that Frank beat the crap out of Tito
Big fan of Frank.
It's a crime and felony that Frank isn't in HOF. Outrageous!
Good thing he didnt throw away his future by establishing himself as a pillar in the rebooted UFC. What a waste that would have been.
They may have lost a lot of money at first, but im pretty sure their marketing worked out lol
1 constant in this know-it-alls life is he falls out with everyone he has ever be close too.
Frank shamrock is a coconut 🥥
Frank is a great fighter, but the ufc worth a lot more than frank.
Worshipping money isn't a virtue. And being able to make money is not a sign of intelligence. How many physicists or doctors are billionaires. Most of them are belligerent m*rons.
Franks Ego VS the Business EGO…. He was not forward thinking. He’s mad because he’s not making the money his EGO thought it could get him. He was not forward thinking, he was not thinking about the future. Now he’s hurting. Now he’s talking that good smack. Thats weak
Well, how do you suppose he should have handled his career and business? Kissing Dana's ass? Like Chuck and Hughes did? Those guys got a job doing nothing for a couple years after their fighting career was over but it did not last, and they still needed to fight for money later. You think that would have been a great path for Frank?
@@VCthaGOATdunker He should’ve saved, used & spent his money more wisely. Instead of spewing it out like it was going to keep coming in when he was done. I dont think kissing anybody’s ass would’ve saved him anyways. HIS EGO definitely wouldn’t have allowed him to even get offered a job in the UFC lol. Chuck Liddell is worth about 12 million dollars, has a couple businesses, does acting, & Matt Hughes(whose mentally handicapped now after his accident) he has a damn farm, medical endorsements for brain health stuff … they got offered jobs with the UFC lmao Franks attitude was just shitty. Plus he runs & owns small training centers anyways, yeah he’s not on the same net worth as others but he wasn’t the smartest with his money or thinking ahead of time.
When you get older and you’re struggling with money,who should you blame ? do you blame someone else ? No,you blame yourself for not making the right financial decisions.
@@libirdinowski6270 Sounds like he's making a good living. Probably better than some youtube user who still uses terms like "lmao" every other word. Why do stupid people think they should give advice about life to others who are far smarter? Worry about yourself.
@@VCthaGOATdunker sounds like you dont know your fighters or how to handle money 🤣🤣 LMFAO…. Awww you’re “ insulting”me by calling me stupid. You already lost the argument now by doing that little boy LMAO 🤣🤣
@@libirdinowski6270 all the lmaololrofl buzzwords and use of smileys only show an extreme lack of IQ and education. It is a miracle that you even know how to use the youtube comment section, and at the same time a tragedy to mankind.
some people that like me, they're not like me.
Frank's wisdom is next level, gotta educate the audience
Well u swung a missed on that one bud.
Sorry Frank, I loved your fighting but you fucked up!!!!!
What does he mean by "ones and zeroes" ??? The human brain doesn't run on binary
Two Shamrock Brothers Ken is honest and beloved Frank is full of it and still lying to this day
One thing's for sure, even at his age now he would dog walk any keyboard warriors in these comments...😁
Oh easily. He was gsp before gsp. One of the few guys to strike, grapple, and submit guys and used all his skills.
I always wanted to see him fight gsp when he was in strikeforce and gsp was an up and comer.
Dans is a sociopath
Yea ok. Dana & the Ferr brothers made MMA huge. But Frank says they had it so "wrong", that he couldn't work with them. 🤣
Yeah makes no sense
They were the reason for the sport being in trouble to begin with! Do your research
Frank can never seem to work with anyone. He’s burned more bridges than Julius Caesar
@@dariancollins9746 Lets say that's true, they still made the biggest rebound in combat sports history then. The 4 billion it ended up being worth didn't happen by chance.
You never fought for the UFC but yet you're a former UFC Middleweight Champion sooooooo how does that work Frank 🤷
He means when fertittas and Dana bought it in 2001. His last ufc fight was 1999
Does surprise me that Frank says he doesnt watch these days. I do wonder how much guys from the 90s period and even before Dana and Fertittas came in are actively following the sport.
It must be such a weird curve for them to see the knuckleheads that are in the UFC compared to their generation.
It hasn't changed much, this sport has had the tattooed meatheads in it from the beginning.
What an absolute bum
Would you say that to his face? No you wouldn’t
the guy that talked a bunch of crap about the UFC and Dana and was still offered to be in the HOF and rejected it. he now every now and then cries about it and how he should be in it. they asked him. he rejected. he wants them to ask again? nah nobodys trying to erase him. he’s simply not relevant.. what are they suppose to do praise him at every event? they even put out a video recently of all the champions and he was in that video.. guys full of sh!t.
Quit being butthurt over his opinion of Dana
@@franciscoa1549 what opinion moron? did you even read i said he got offered the HOF and he rejected it and now complains about him not being in it. that is a fact. a proven fact. where at all did i comment about his “opinion” about anything ?
@@franciscoa1549 what opinion? did no one teach you how to read? i said he got offered the HOF and he rejected it and now complains about him not being in it. that is a fact. a proven fact. where at all did i comment about his “opinion” about anything/anyone ?
@@Sssensei11 Is he really complaining about not being in the HOF?
Because he doesn't deserve it?
The simple truth is... Frank Shamrock never accomplished enough in the UFC to earn entry into its HOF.
Former UFC Middleweight Champion but to hear him tell it he never even competed in the UFC🤭
@@sophiabarton248 I went back to review the record and some tape. Frank was a bona fide UFC champ and defended the title 4 times. He deserves a spot in the HOF, especially since Tito's in there already and Frank whooped him in his final title defense.
@@theriskid I respect you for going back and actually researching and watching the fights and learning about the history, but why would you make your original comment without doing that first? 🥴
@@ant4613 Umm... because I'm kind of a jackass. That, and I frankly don't like Frank! Now, I've watched A LOT of his fights - just not realizing those in the early days of UFC, against mediocre competition (the Tito match notwithstanding), were title fights. Some of my all-time favorite MMA matches featured Frank getting his ass kicked by the likes of Bas Rutten back in Pancrase and Cung Le later in Strikeforce. Gotta respect him, though... win or lose he made great matches by willingly trading shots with monsters.
@@theriskid Fair enough, I respect the honesty. I wish more people were willing to learn and research before talking about something. I've never been the biggest fan of his either but he definitely belongs in the HOF. Sakuraba won 1 UFC fight and he's in the UFC HOF, and there are other examples, so it's not solely based on your UFC career as well.
he dosent deserve it.
Frank was just average that’s why
Frank was a beast for his time what are you on about??
Dumbest comment I have read in a while, legitimately. Frank Shamrock was average? If he was average no one would know his name. He was the best light heavyweight in the ufc at the time.
Hey DUMMY average fighters like Stephen Bonner and Forrest Griffin were also will known but their hall of farmers, Frank had no longevity etc etc!
Shamrocks are sham con artists
This dude is a gentleman well done Frank big respect.❤