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Former EliteXC welterweight champion and Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields finally made his UFC debut on Saturday, and he barely escaped with a tough split decision win over Martin Kampmann at UFC 121.
It was a tough, back-and-forth fight that could have easily gone either way, but two judges scored it for Shields, 30-27 and 29-28. One judge scored it for Kampmann, 29-28.
Although the bout was hyped as Shields’ chance to earn a shot at the UFC welterweight title, he probably wasn’t impressive enough to justify a title shot. A fight between Shields and Jon Fitch would make a lot of sense next.