Green Power Ranger to fight MMA

[MasterKiller]

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."

[Lucas]

i hope he fights in his power ranger suit. minus the helmet of course.

at least if he wins his opponent can always say: "well it was a power ranger after all"

[GeneChing]

Mighty Morphin MMA.

"It's Morphin Time!!!"
August 13, 12:29 AM San Jose MMA Examiner Phil Lanides

Jason David Frank is well-known to kids and pop culture fans as the longest-tenured Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. Many young MMA fans grew up watching him as one of the Power Rangers, and most have uttered the phrase, “It’s Morphin time!” at one point or another. But Jason’s martial arts skills go beyond stunt doubles and dummies; he’s been training martial arts very seriously since he was 12 years old. He’s even created his own form of combat fighting, called Tose Kune Do. Now 37 years old, Jason has decided to step into the world of MMA.
Training at renowned MMA trainer Saul Soliz’s camp, Metro Fight Club, as well at his own gym, Rising Sun Karate, Jason’s main training partner is the UFC’s Melvin Guillard, who has helped to transition his martial arts game to MMA. He’s also been training with Mike “The Greek” Bronzoulis in anticipation of his debut in mixed martial arts. I recently spoke with Jason to find out about his feelings on his past with the Rangers, and his move to MMA.

Phil Lanides: Does your experience with the show help or hurt you?
Jason David Frank: As many fans as I have right now, if you look at the demographics of 18-34, which is the MMA demographic, I have that fan base from there. Looking at my age, a short-term career will be good for me because I will be able to give my fans what they want. I went to an anime convention recently, and they were asking me about fighting. They were all over 18 years-old. So I think there will be a lot of interest in my entrance into the sport. As long as the fights look good, I think it’ll be great.

PL: Tose Kune Do (The Way of the Fighting Fists) is your own style of fighting. Tell us about that.
JDF: I modified and adjusted [disarming] gun techniques. People don’t hold guns like they used to on the streets, so I took different moves, got away from the politics of martial arts, and came up with Tose Kune Do. We’re very serious at my gym; you have to earn your belt at my school. Bruce Lee, who created Jute Keen Do, is an influence of mine, and I like to follow his philosophy. There are many great martial arts out there. But when the time comes, the question is whether or not you can take care of yourself and your family on the streets. That’s the real test. Jute Keen Do is the way of the intercepting fists, focused more on defense. I wanted to cut out the stuff that doesn’t work. I was doing MMA, in essence, before MMA became big. MMA is the philosophy I had in 1994 when I invented Tose Kune Do. We were doing sprawl and brawl at that time, and I’m excited to see how my fighting art will do in competitive MMA.

PL: Is it applicable to MMA?
JDF: I think so. 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. 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.

PL: Why have you waited so long to have your first fight?
JDF: 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. 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.

PL: What is your ultimate goal in MMA?
JDF: Just to go out there and do my best, and prove that I’m a real fighter. I’m not looking for any titles specifically. Ultimately, I want to give my fans something to watch and be proud of.

PL: Any message you want to leave for your fans? Please support my fights, and I hope I put on a good show. It won’t be any putties or monsters at the end of my fists and feet. It’s going to be for real this time.

Tose? What language is Tose from?

[Tensei85]

I wonder what language Jute Keen is as well??

[Lucas]

I think it might be a typo.

Toso Kune Do

[AdrianK]

Its too bad. After the beatdown he's going to receive, I doubt he's ever going to want to practice martial arts ever again.

[GeneChing]

...over 30 articles on this mornings newsfeeds, but MK got us the story weeks ago. Nice work, MK!

Power Ranger Wants to Pick an MMA Fight
Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff

The guy who used to play the Green and White Ranger on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is trying to fight with creatures from this planet -- dude is an MMA fighter now.

35-year-old Jason David Frank -- who used to fight inside a friggin' Dragonzord -- just told MMAweekly.com he's hoping to fight inside the UFC octagon.

The 6th degree Black Belt just signed a deal with a new management team and hopes to get in the ring pretty soon. We'll let you know when he actually schedules a fight.

No word on what color his trunks will be

[MasterKiller]

Originally Posted by GeneChing

...over 30 articles on this mornings newsfeeds, but MK got us the story weeks ago. Nice work, MK!

I was also about to break the story about Fleshlight, makers of the finest autoerotic product for men, sponsoring MMA fights, but I wasn't sure if it was "PG" enough for this place.

[Lucas]

Originally Posted by MasterKiller

I was also about to break the story about Fleshlight, makers of the finest autoerotic product for men, sponsoring MMA fights, but I wasn't sure if it was "PG" enough for this place.

rofl thats hillarious. do it do it!

[GeneChing]

I thought you just made that up.

[Lucas]

and gene sweeps in with the covert link fu ~ nice skills there boss

'Practice your ground and pound'

ROFL,,,,priceless...

[GeneChing]

Like MK, I debated whether this was PG-13 enough for this place. I decided after the fleshlight, I just had to go for it, but I'll bury it in this Power Ranger thread.

Just got this press release:

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[Lucas]

lol. that speaks volumes about the guy himself.....porn stars are just over glorified whor3s. truth. not saying there is anything wrong with that.....it just lets you know where people really stand ethically.

[MasterKiller]

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_as...ley_medium.jpg

That's the promo poster for the movie. SFW, barely.