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Frank Shamrock On Fighting His Brother Ken: "The fight is definitely going to happen."




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PDG: Do you think that some fans and people outside of mix martial arts will look at two brothers fighting each other in a negative way? Frank: Oh sure, I am sure they will. Some people already have a negative view of our sport but when people actually watch it and see what mixed martial arts is all about they usually change their opinion. It will be great for the sport and a lot of people want to see the fight. It is kind of like when the first UFC happened, viewers were all curious about which style would prevail. We are going to be asking the same question; which brothers' style will prevail?

PDG: Will this fight happen in 2008? Frank: No, we are planning on the first quarter of 2009. We want to make sure that we do it right so fans will have to wait just a little while. There is only one chance to do this right and tell the story how it should be told. Ken and myself are going to be in control. We are not going to let some promoter come in and make up their own story. The truth is always more powerful than the other crap that they come up with.

PDG: I saw your new Youtube video with you and Cung Le sparring. Can you tell the readers what they can expect if they click the link to watch the video?

Frank: Laughs. It is one of my mockumentaries about Cung Le. I like him but I don't think he is grasping the reality of what I am going to do to him. I don't think he understands what he is getting himself into. The video is a spin off of a MasterCard commercial. It is a sparring session from seven years ago. I used to be his sparring partner back then because they were always looking for tough partners for him to train with. I was the only guy tough enough to get in there with him. Back then I didn't have a whole lot of standup in my repertoire. It is a good video because I want the public to see him look good before I smash him.

PDG: Do you think he has improved since that sparring session?

Frank: I don't see much improvement but I think he has been working on his ground game. In the meantime I have been working on my standup game. I know so much about the world of mixed martial arts; it is ridiculous and Cung is just a baby in the sport.

PDG: How is the new company coming along?

Frank: Fantastic; business is great and we are just finishing up a financing round for our entertainment company. The martial arts school is absolutely killing it and soon we will have a franchise model available for expansion. We will start with California and spread from there. The new company MMA stars is fired up now and we just signed Shomie Carter. We currently have other deals in the works with different athletes and we are basically offering them a new way to learn about all of the other stuff that comes along with a career in mixed martial arts. Such as financial planning, business ventures, public speaking and management. We are also going to show them how to teach martial arts and become bodyguards. The website is www.MMAstars.com. Things couldn't be better and my wife is going to be having our baby on May the third. So I am trying to get as much work done as I can before that so that I can spend some time at home.

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