This lion’s den mma, what is it? I hear it’s some fighting thing. Some fighting team, called lion’s den mma. This make me confused. Today I will tell you about it.
Lion’s Den MMA, What Is It?
This lion’s den mma, it’s a team. People fight, punch and kick, jump up and down. They wrestle on the ground too. It’s that kind of fighting. This team, it’s old. Back in the 90s, some guy name Ken, Ken Shamrock, start it. That Ken, he’s famous, they say he is a hall of famer. He’s good, very good. This lion’s den, it’s a place. They train there, get strong. They fight in some eight-sided ring, like a cage. That place is called octagon. I don’t like cage.
They train hard, this lion’s den. They beat each other up. Ken, that guy, he says, make training hard, harder than the fight. Then fight easy. They do all kinds of things. They learn boxing, that’s punching. They learn wrestling, that’s grabbing and throwing. Also, judo, Taekwondo, other things, I don’t know. This mma fighting, need to be strong, very strong. Also need to be fast. Like a rabbit, jump here, jump there.
Who is in Lion’s Den MMA?
Many people in this lion’s den. I know some names. There is Ken’s brother, Frank, also Shamrock. They are tough guys. There is Guy, Guy Mezger. Another one, Vernon, they call him Tiger, Tiger White. Mikey Burnett, Jerry Bohlander, Tra Telligman, Pete Williams, many people. They are all fighters, punch, kick, jump. They are strong.
Lion’s Den MMA, How They Train?
- They do many things, this training.
- Boxing, punching, that’s important.
- Wrestling, grab and throw, also important.
- Judo, I don’t know much, but they do it.
- Taekwondo, that’s kicking, high kick, low kick.
- They run, they jump, they lift heavy things.
- They need to be strong, need to be fast.
They say, training is hard. Harder than the fight. They wear a cup, protect their, you know. Also, mouthpiece, protect teeth. Sometimes, they kick low, accident. Leg kick, they say. They can kick leg, but not, you know. That’s the rule. This training, it’s tough. They train many days, many hours. They need to be ready, for that octagon, that cage.
Lion’s Den MMA in UFC
This lion’s den, they fight in UFC. What is UFC? It’s a big show, fighting show. Many people watch. This Ken Shamrock, he fight in UFC 1, long time ago. In Denver, they say. This lion’s den, they are famous, first famous team in mma. They are good, very good. They win many fights, make many money. Some people say, lion’s den is the best, was the best.
They are tough. Ken Shamrock is tough guy. He teaches them to be tough. Many people train there. Some of them become famous like Ken Shamrock. Lion’s Den is like a school for mma fighter. Lion’s Den is in California. Lodi and San Diego, two places. Ken Shamrock found them. He is like a teacher in Lion’s Den.
There’s a movie, they say. About this lion’s den. They call it, “THE LION’S DEN: The Story of the First Mixed Martial Arts Team”. I don’t know, I never see it. But they say, it’s good, it’s about this lion’s den, about Ken, about the fighters. This mma, it’s rough, it’s tough. But these lion’s den people, they like it. They train hard, they fight hard, they are strong. This is what I know about lion’s den mma.
There’s pictures, too. Many pictures. They say, over 150. Pictures of fighters, of training, of fighting. I don’t know, I never see them. But they say, pictures are good, show everything, show how hard they train, how hard they fight. Pictures are better than words. Words are hard. Pictures are easy. You can see Ken’s face, very serious. And many other fighters, also serious. They are not happy face. But they are strong face. Fighting is serious. Not a joke.
This lion’s den mma is something. I don’t know if I like it. Too much fighting. But these people, they like it. They train hard, they are strong. Ken Shamrock, he’s a tough guy. He make them tough. This lion’s den, it’s a tough place. But they are good, they are famous. This is what I know. This is all I know. This fighting stuff, it’s not for me. But for them, it’s their life.
