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The speaker is saying that after retiring from fighting, he shifted from competing in the ring to managing and controlling his own career and image. He presents that change as immediate and deliberate.
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Originally said in English.
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About Frank Shamrock
American former professional mixed martial artist
Frank Shamrock is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He was the first UFC Middleweight Champion, and during that period he was widely regarded as the promotion’s top pound-for-pound fighter. Shamrock also won titles in other organizations, including the interim King of Pancrase title, the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship, and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. He is remembered as one of the early all-around mixed martial artists, known for developing a more versatile style from a ground-based approach, and he holds a seventh-degree black belt in submission fighting.
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