A look back at a classic grappling match between MMA legends Frank Shamrock and Dan Henderson at “The Contenders” international wrestling.

The videos also features a look back into each fighters training during the late 90’s. Shamrock had just built a lifetime worth of MMA experience in Japan and was now trying to make it in the US.

Dan Henderson was in his wrestling prime, just coming of his Olympic wrestling career. Henderson had little to no MMA experience and looked like a wrestler out of his element as he took on the experienced submission artist.

PRIDE lightweight Takanori Gomi takes on Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett at Pride Bushido 5.

Bennett was bragging on BET’s Iron Ring show, saying that he doesnt even go into the gym and train for his fights.

I believe him, he sucks. The guy has ridiculuos natural talent, but just can’t stay out of jail long enough to get a ground game. Imagine the value a well trained, showman like KH could be for any promotion.

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With an inevitable rematch between Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami looming. Here is the video of their first fight at Rumble on The Rock 8 in 2006. Silva was disqualified when he caught Okami with an illegal kick. The UFC has signed the last two fighters that have defeated Anderson Silva, Yushin Okami and Ryo Chonan. The second video is a highlight showing the amazing flying knee heal hook Ryo Chonan defeated Anderson Silva with at Pride Shockwave 2004.

Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami

Anderson Silva vs. Ryo Chonan

Mixed Martial Arts veteran Tito Ortiz recently gave a keynote speech to a 2007 class of drug court graduates in Nye County, Nevada. Ortiz gave insight into his rough up bringing and drug use.

Ortiz recalled growing up in Santa Ana, Calif. at age 5 with parents addicted to heroin.

“I started seeing this and it was a dead-end street. My father lost his job, my mother would do whatever she could to help their habit, and so forth,” Ortiz said.

Eventually, after 16 years together, his parents split up and he stayed with his stepfather and mother.

“I was hanging out with some of my friends when a rival gang pulled up. They said, ‘Where are you from?’ All of a sudden, bang, bang, bang, gunshots go off,” Ortiz said. “You hear the bullets hit the cement. It’s a very scary moment at the age of 12.”

Ortiz said his stepfather gave him $800 at the age of 18 and pushed him out of the house. He used methamphetamine until he was 20.

“All of a sudden I found myself doing the same thing,” Ortiz said. “It seems like every summer came around, when wrestling was over, I did catch myself doing the same thing.”

But Ortiz ran into a wrestling coach who helped him see the light.

“I had an out-of-body experience. I was 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, sucked up, bags in my eyes. I looked in the mirror and I didn’t know who I was,” Ortiz said.

Ortiz got his life together. During his freshman year in college he was state junior college champion in his weight class. Ortiz had dreams about being a high school wrestling coach.

In 1997, Ortiz entered the exciting new world of ultimate fighting. At the time he had to fight for free, since he was still an amateur. Ortiz defeated his opponent in 22 seconds.

Soon, Ortiz said, he was a celebrity when he returned home.

“All of a sudden, all the attention I was dying for as a kid, I was getting in wrestling,” Ortiz said.

Eventually Ortiz received his associate degree and didn’t use drugs again. His fighting career progressed (his next bout will be Nov. 17 in Newark, N.J.). The clothing line he began with $500 is now a million-dollar business.

Who knew Chuck was a child actor. Chuck Liddell plays a boy scout appears along side Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1981).

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