Frank Shamrock is an MMA legend. He is the UFC's first middleweight champion and left the organization, at the height of his popularity, undefeated inside of the octagon.

Shamrock has been very busy lately and is preparing for a big 2008 with a fight slated against Cung Le this Saturday and a proposed fight against his his brother Ken Shamrock still on the horizon.

Shamrock was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to sit down with us and discuss a variety of issues including his upcoming match up against Cung Le, his strained relationship with his brother Ken, his triumph over a difficult childhood and much more. In part two of our three part interview with Frank Shamrock, he discusses a variety of topics including his sordid upbringing, his strained relationship with brother Ken Shamrock and his street fighting encounters.

Fightline.com:Can you tell us a bit about your relationship with your brother Ken.

Frank Shamrock: Sure, I met Ken when I was thirteen years old we were in a group home together he'd actually moved on from the group home by the time I'd gotten there and the group home Dad and our adopted Dad, Bob Shamrock adopted him and he was like the poster child of reform and everything. Ken was nine years older so I definitly looked at him as an older brother. He was also my first teacher in fighting and the submission wrestling style. He was my first mentor in Martial Arts.

Fightline.com: Really? How did you come to train with Ken?

Frank Shamrock:Well, in the old days we did the traditional tryouts which was a mixture of old Japanese and sportsman like team tryouts, but it was crazy. It was like 500 squats, push-ups and leg lifts so by the time your done with that your pretty much done. And then you have to spare with someone for twenty minutes. You basically just get the stuff beat out of you. And I don't know if it was because Ken liked me or didn't like me but Ken went with me for twenty minutes and totally smashed me. They didn't even tell me I could tap. I had no knowledge of anything. All you could do is just keep fighting and just don't give up [laughs]. And after that I was accepted. I cleaned equipment, carried bags and learned the ropes from the bottom up. I was basically a punching bag for a long time.

Fightline.com: When did you feel that you were finally accepted by your brother as a fighter?

Frank Shamrock:For me it was the first time I fought professionally. Our relationship changed and it changed for the better. He definitely showed me more respect and my level of acknowledgment and support from him changed. That's when I first felt that I was his brother was after I fought.