Ken Shamrock Talks About TUF 3

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"It was a very good experience and it was a learning experience, and I did not walk away from this show satisfied," the UFC Hall of Famer said matter-of-factly from northern California.

"I thought there were a lot of things going into it that I didn't know up front," he continued. "A lot of things that I thought I knew but didn't know until I actually got into it.

"So there were a lot of things that I would have liked to have changed or done differently."

Part of Shamrock's frustration appears to be the Season 3 fighters.

A legendary trainer as well as a fighter, Shamrock is the man behind the Lion's Den, a mixed martial arts school famous for only accepting fighters who could withstand Shamrock's punishing training.

On the TV show, Shamrock has to deal with the hand he is dealt, although he and Ortiz do get to draft the fighters on their teams. He also has to deal with injuries, questionable work habits, lack of experience and other obstacles.

Faced with the show's tight schedule, Shamrock complains that some fighters did not take things seriously. And he makes it clear that that would not have happened in other circumstances.

"I would have made them take it seriously," he said ominously. "I think I get them a little too much trust."

Ouch…questionable work habits and fighters not taking things seriously? I've read that the Lion's Den training was insanely tough, and if there are people slacking, I'm sure Ken Shamrock would be pissed.

It's going to be interesting to see how things unfold in The Ultimate Fighter 3.