If Jake Shields is doing a “numbers dance” with Strikeforce, he’s dancing with himself.
That’s according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who told MMAjunkie.com that he has not yet extended a new contract offer to the middleweight champion.
And though Shields’ camp believes there demands are fair, Strikeforce officials are leaning toward an eight-man tourney that would crown a new champion. Targeted participants include Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, Dan Henderson, Nick
Diaz, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Scott Smith, Cung Le, Kazuo Misaki and Jorge Santiago.