Uncaged (20 page)

The Juarez clan of four, circa 1981: Robynn on top, and, left to right, Perry, Suzy, and me.

Mom was a great cook and always had a garden with fresh fruit and vegetables.

Flexing with my brother Perry when I was twelve.

In 1989, Christy's parents brought her and Frankie to visit me while I was in juvenile hall for the casino brawl. This was the second time I got to see my son.

In Jamestown Prison with my cellie and weight-lifting partner, Butch, in 1992.

Defeating Kevin Jackson, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist for wrestling, in just sixteen seconds at UFC Japan.
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The band Biohazard attended our Pancrase fights and afterward invited us to their show—onstage.

Walking down the ramp at NK Hall to face Enson Inoue, the Shooto heavyweight champion, in 1997. Those are my Adidas running shoes and the kimono robe I bought at the gift shop—one of my early costumes.
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Pumping iron in the old Lion's Den in Lodi, California, 1996.

My adoptive dad Bob Shamrock and I traveling to the UFC to support my brother Ken, 1996.

After a wild slugfest with Enson Inoue that ended when I put him to sleep with a knee, I was calling out everyone.

Preparing for my first kickboxing bout in Las Vegas, 2001, which I won in fifty-six seconds.

The Alliance: Frank Shamrock, Maurice Smith, and Tsyoshi Kosaka.

After beating the hell out of John Lober in Saõ Paulo, I was pissed and let Jeff Blatnick have an earful. But my sponsors were very happy.