Frank Shamrock: I think Tito is definitely a possibility. He's coming to the end of his contract with the UFC and I think he'll be a free agent so I've been in talks with him and I think that one will be really good. There'll be some heat to that fight. And Anderson Silva, I'd love that fight. I think it's a great match up it'd be a good test if the UFC were willing to do a co-promotion or something; that would be wonderful.

Fightline.com: You mentions Silva, some are calling him the greatest pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world. What are your thoughts on Anderson Silva's game?

Frank Shamrock: Well he's a great fighter. He's got good stand up skill. I think his hands are just a little bit weak. But he makes up for it with reach and hight. You know, good kick knee combinations. I think his ground game is a little unsound. There are some holes in that could be exploited definitely. I think his transitional game is a little bit off. Which I would definitely work to exploit, but I think Anderson is the perfect guy to stand up with. I just think that sport of MMA is very young in the striking arts and I've been making that my focus for eight or nine years now so I just have so much confidence in my stand up and I'd love to test it against a guy like Anderson Silva.

Fightline.com: Is your striking superior to Silva's?

Frank Shamrock: I think so. We'll test it out on Cung first and see [laughs].

Fightline.com: ProElite and CBS recently reached a deal to show EliteXC events on CBS in primetime. What are your thoughts on the deal?

Frank Shamrock: I think it's a huge deal. You know, it's a huge oppertunity to be on network television and on primetime. And it's important to have quality athletes to fill that role. You know, my one knock on EliteXC and ProElite in general is that they're kind of embrasing the whole freak show side of it. And while I think that can be a great initial shocker to people and liven up the fan base, I think it will hurt in the long run. Much like the UFC did when they first came out, they went for the shock and awe factor and people are going to be turned of by it. They don't look like professional athletes because they are not professional athletes.

Fightline.com: So is that how you see Kimbo? In that role?

Frank Shamrock: Yeah. Kimbo...I mean, God bless him, he's obviously got some business sense. I mean, he made himself famous by fighting people on the internet; which is technically illegal and definitely not a good example of what martial arts should be. And now that you make him the star of your organization, now all the nine and ten year old kids are gonna put a camera up and beat up there friends because they think there gonna be the next superstar in MMA. You know, that says something about the image of our sport and the professionalism of our athletes. It's kind of sad because I've been here toiling, working hard and trying to show what an athlete should be and represent myself as a good martial artist and unfortunately when a company embraces something like that it's like a big slap in the face to the rest of us. It's just how I feel. I know if I had a ten year old son I wouldn't have him watch it. But if it was a martial artist who represents himself in the right way and stands for something I think I could get behind that.