NEW ORLEANS – Loss affects different people in different ways.
For some, the death of a loved one can be a soul-crushing experience that fundamentally shakes their foundation. Recovery is anything but immediate.
Jake Ellenberger, though, knows most fighters are of a different breed. He’s faced the prospect of mortality in his own family, and he knows how it inspired and motivated him. So on Saturday, he expects the same from his opponent, the still-mourning Jake Shields.