Latinoking Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 A few years ago actor Jason David Frank was used to hearing the familiar sound of fans yelling, "Go, go Power Rangers!" but now he's ready to hear the roar of a different crowd. The former action star from the hit series "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has officially made the move to mixed martial arts, and while training with UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard, he hopes to make his real fighting experience as successful as he did on television. Frank signed on with Suckerpunch Entertainment recently and hopes to make his professional debut in the very near future. "I was supposed to fight in 2007, but it fell through. In truth, I've wanted to put the work in until I'm ready," Frank said in an interview from the Suckerpunch website. "I know I have a target on my back. Everyone is going to want to beat up the Green Ranger. But I am no Kimbo; I've been training for a very long time. I wanted to get in there before, but I got injured. But I'll be ready when the time comes." The actor-turned-fighter is adding a ground game to what he believes is already an impressive stand-up resume, but he knows it's a long road to not only becoming a mixed martial artist, but a successful mixed martial artist. "My style was missing the ground fighting. I have my blue belt in BJJ from Gracie Baja now, but we needed to have that ground game integrated into Tose Kune Do. There was a blank there. So we added wrestling, BJJ, etc., to it," Frank said. "Melvin Guillard has really helped add the wrestling. I needed to get with someone who could put it all together for me, and that was Saul Soliz. And he's done it. He's a good, hardcore trainer." Proud of his time as the Green Ranger on the popular television show, Frank is ready to move onto new goals, and he hopes to conquer MMA the same way he did television. "Just to go out there and do my best, and prove that I'm a real fighter," Frank said about his goals in MMA. "I'm not looking for any titles specifically. Ultimately, I want to give my fans something to watch and be proud of." http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/m ... son-frank/ So from faking it in tights to actually doing the real thing against real people. Well, with all the hype that MMA receives these days, this will be a big story when he actually fights (already receiving quite a hype as tons of sites are posting this.) I'm actually kind of interested how he holds up against his own now. I am Teh_King[My dA][My Last.FM][My Twitter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSxqPowerx Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Awesome. Hope he wins :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I completely forgot the green and white ranger were one person. Shows how much I remember about my favorite ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauper_kid Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 aweeesssssommmee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 What a bad [wagon]. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Maybe he's gotten confused between his acting and real life, he might believe he can do that Power Ranger crap in real life :P . Anyway as the guy says himself, he's a walking target. Everyone will be desperate to smash him. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinoking Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Maybe he's gotten confused between his acting and real life, he might believe he can do that Power Ranger crap in real life :P. From his website: Kyoshi Jason David Frank is an accomplished 6th Degree Black Belt with over 29 years experience in the martial arts. He is an internationally recognized and award winning instructor who was a nationally rated competitor from 1988 to 1990. Kyoshi Started his full contact career in 2006 With 1 T.K.O and 1 K.O. It was in 2006 that Kyoshi Frank won the prestigious Ruff Man Grand Champion title in Indiana and later that year won The Gold Medal in Master Toddys Full contact Muay Thai by MTIA (Muay Thai International Assoc.) An association under the WBC. On June 28, 2003 Kyoshi Jason David Frank was inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame as Master of the Year "American Karate." http://www.risingsunkarate.com/default.html And his bio is right here: http://www.risingsunkarate.com/jason-frank.html I didn't know he was do dedicated to the martial arts. :shock: I am Teh_King[My dA][My Last.FM][My Twitter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpgGamer Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Tommy was the best ranger to ever live. He will certainly be the best MMA fighter. He better use the old theme song as his walk in intro. That'd make me cry with tears of joy. Quote Quote Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic. Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos. PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude Steam: NippleBeardTM Origin: Brand_New_iPwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Tommy was the best ranger to ever live. He will certainly be the best MMA fighter. He better use the old theme song as his walk in intro. That'd make me cry with tears of joy. That would be so badass, I would actually watch it if he did that. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinoking Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 You guys want him to use this theme as intro? [yt]hbXU93C-4fw[/yt] :lol: I am Teh_King[My dA][My Last.FM][My Twitter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauper_kid Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Wow, I'd forgotten how cheesy that show was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Nothing surprises me with former Power Rangers. Didn't the original Red Ranger get booked for murder? I wish the guy well in MMA. I'm not too familiar with the sport, but someone with his martial arts background should do fine. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpgGamer Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 You guys want him to use this theme as intro? [yt]hbXU93C-4fw[/yt] :lol: :lol: no, i was talking about the theme song (go go power rangers, by Mighty RAW). Although his Green ranger intro is much better than his White. Not to mention he was also a red and a black ranger in different seasons (Turbo and DinoThunder respectively) Quote Quote Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic. Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos. PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude Steam: NippleBeardTM Origin: Brand_New_iPwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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