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In the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 6, Cung Le defeated former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin by devastating knockout 2:17 into round one. Le who recently starred in “The Man With the Iron Fist” has a bevy of options that he can choose fr…
In the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 6, Cung Le defeated former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin by devastating knockout 2:17 into round one.
Le who recently starred in “The Man With the Iron Fist” has a bevy of options that he can choose from. Does he continue doing movies? Or does he continue fighting?
Here are five fights that could be next on the horizon for the former Strikeforce middleweight champion.
The reason that the Superbowl is the biggest event of the year is based on official rankings. After a season of play, teams move to the playoffs, where the best representatives of each league emerge to battle for the biggest prize in sports. The two te…
The reason that the Superbowl is the biggest event of the year is based on official rankings. After a season of play, teams move to the playoffs, where the best representatives of each league emerge to battle for the biggest prize in sports. The two teams playing have earned the right to call themselves the best in their respective league.
In mixed martial arts, promoting a fight between two of the baddest men on the planet can generate an enormous buyrate. However, without a regular season in which you compete against everyone in your division, a fighter doesn’t have the opportunity to make an undisputed claim that he is the best.
That’s where hype comes into play.
Anything can happen in mixed martial arts. Upsets occur on a regular basis as a way of reminding us that we cannot predict with 100 percent certainty who will win any given matchup.
Because of this ambivalence, hype can convince fans that some promising fighter is the next big thing in the business. By pushing the strengths of unproven or unworthy commodities, promoters can add a “must-see” level of intrigue to their next matchup.
Do you remember believing, if only for a second, that Dan Hardy could defeat Georges St-Pierre? Behold the power of hype.
Some hyped prospects are labeled as such early on in their careers, and eventually strap championships around their waists. Junior dos Santos, Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar are members of that elite club. Others didn’t fare quite so well.
Today, we focus on the losers. Here is a look at fighters who entered the UFC with a lot of hype, but failed to live up to the expectations.
This past week, Jake Shields said that he had tested positive for a banned substance and would be suspended for six months. Now, he has had his win over Ed Herman—incorrectly referred to as Dave Herman in the linked article—overturned to a …
This past week, Jake Shields said that he had tested positive for a banned substance and would be suspended for six months. Now, he has had his win over Ed Herman—incorrectly referred to as Dave Herman in the linked article—overturned to a no-contest.
Shields originally beat Herman by unanimous decision at UFC 150, making a successful middleweight return after a relatively unimpressive foray into the UFC welterweight division.
Now, Shields will have to deal with the six-month suspension as well as the no-contest on his record.
His suspension was retroactive to the date of UFC 150, August 11, so he will be eligible to return in mid-February.
In addition to his suspension, he will have to pay a fine of $5,675.
Five thousand dollars for the standard fine, plus he’s also been ordered to pay a 10 percent “additional surcharge” by the Executive Director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Finally, he has to pay an additional $175 for administrative costs. As of today, October 15, he has two weeks to pay those fines.
Tim McTiernan is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. For the latest news on everything MMA, follow him on Twitter @TimMcTiernan.
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Jake Shields may have popped dirty for a prohibited substance at UFC 150, but it doesn’t change what Shields must do to come back strong in six months.As we know, UFC 150 saw Shields defeat Ed Herman by unanimous decision in his return to middleweight….
Jake Shields may have popped dirty for a prohibited substance at UFC 150, but it doesn’t change what Shields must do to come back strong in six months.
As we know, UFC 150 saw Shields defeat Ed Herman by unanimous decision in his return to middleweight. Herman found himself controlled on the ground by the top game we’ve come to expect from Shields. To Shields’ credit, he did attempt to end the fight by submission multiple times, and he did tire Herman out to the point where the TUF 3 runner-up found himself legitimately unable to do anything in retaliation to the efforts of the former Strikeforce middleweight champion.
However, while Shields brought his fight to Herman, even hardcore MMA fans found themselves less than satisfied with the performance of the champion—noting that a fighter on Shields’ level should have hunted with greater persistence for the kill against Herman.
Regardless of the substance taken by Shields, the positive drug test—which will likely cause the result of that UFC 150 affair to change from a unanimous decision to a no-contest—will not draw outrage from fans, who suspect the cause of the positive drug test to be marijuana simply because of Shields’ affiliation with the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, which claims former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and UFC on Fox 5 headliner Nate Diaz as team members.
On that subject, allow me to state outright that no one should put much stock in Shields “not playing fair”, as it holds zero significance in Shields’ overall performance. While Shields should deserve some props for manning up, admitting to his own fault, apologizing for his actions and taking his punishment like a true professional, he still needs to find his killer instinct.
Had Shields taken any sort of PED, surely his performance would have looked a bit different from what fans saw in Denver. Of course, if Shields did take any PEDs, and I believe he did nothing of the sort, his performance would never suggest it as it looked like a typical Jake Shields performance. It did not deliver a verdict that made many care that Shields competed on the card, but it did prove another case of why those who don’t care for Shields’ style should persist in attempting to stop him as Ellenberger did.
Perhaps now is the time for Shields to squash whatever bug bit him and caused him to remain content with grinding out wins when fans know what he can do to win fights. He’s done it before, but does he wish to do it again, even though his proverbial “machine” has no visible malfunctions at the moment? If not, Shields may travel a longer road than what he would prefer in his quest to finally take some UFC gold home.
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(We don’t mean to insinuate, but…)
Before you even go there, no, Ambien is not a banned substance. At least not to our knowledge. But the truth is, not much has been revealed in the few hours since it was made public that Jake Shields was just suspended for six months after testing positive for a banned substance in his UFC 150 post-fight drug test. The situation is a bit bizarre to say the least, with no details currently available as to the alleged substance that Shields was busted for, or why it took two months for this test to be made public, or when the suspension was handed out. All that we know is that Shields’ has already released a statement apologizing for actions:
To my friends, fans and the UFC,
Prior to my professional bout at UFC 150 in Denver, Colorado, I used a substance prohibited by Colorado Boxing Commission rules.
This was a mistake that I fully regret. I have shared this issue with my family and the UFC and I have apologized to them and now I also apologize to you, the fans. I promise this will never occur again in my fighting career.
I accept the Boxing Commission’s decision for a six-month suspension, which will expire in February. I ask that you accept my apology. I will be back fighting soon, and hope that the fans of MMA will support me until that time.
Given Shields’ training partners, one might assume that the substance Shields was busted for would be of the herbal variety. You know, the sticky icky. Feeling irie on fight night, mon. Nawmsayin? Anyone?
(We don’t mean to insinuate, but…)
Before you even go there, no, Ambien is not a banned substance. At least not to our knowledge. But the truth is, not much has been revealed in the few hours since it was made public that Jake Shields was just suspended for six months after testing positive for a banned substance in his UFC 150 post-fight drug test. The situation is a bit bizarre to say the least, with no details currently available as to the alleged substance that Shields was busted for, or why it took two months for this test to be made public, or when the suspension was handed out. All that we know is that Shields’ has already released a statement apologizing for actions:
To my friends, fans and the UFC,
Prior to my professional bout at UFC 150 in Denver, Colorado, I used a substance prohibited by Colorado Boxing Commission rules.
This was a mistake that I fully regret. I have shared this issue with my family and the UFC and I have apologized to them and now I also apologize to you, the fans. I promise this will never occur again in my fighting career.
I accept the Boxing Commission’s decision for a six-month suspension, which will expire in February. I ask that you accept my apology. I will be back fighting soon, and hope that the fans of MMA will support me until that time.
Given Shields’ training partners, one might assume that the substance Shields was busted for would be of the herbal variety. You know, the sticky icky. Feeling irie on fight night, mon. Nawmsayin? Anyone?
……..
Pot. I’m guessing Shields partook in a little of the doobage. Thanks for making me spell it out.
If you recall, Shields’ UFC 150 unanimous decision win over Ed Herman was his first fight at middleweight in nearly two years, so the likelihood of a diuretic being responsible for the test should be relatively low. Unless Shields decided to hop on the TRT bandwagon without informing the UFC (which, honestly, is a very possible scenario), all roads lead to Mary Jane here. Think about it, you’ve all been at a party where someone partook in stuff he/she clearly never normally do just to try and impress his/her friends. And peer pressure is a real bitch when your friends are two incoherent, ass-kicking, pothead delinquents like the Diaz brothers. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
We will have more on this story as details become available (and I stop rambling about the perils of youth). In the meantime, I can only offer Shields and you readers this one bit of advice.
Happy Friday, Potato Nation. Always remember to pass to the left. OK, that’s my last bit of advice.
If you’ve been impressed with any three or four of Jake Shields’ five UFC outings, you’re a better person than I am.Claim all you want about how Shields, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion, fought to a somewhat close decision against Martin K…
If you’ve been impressed with any three or four of Jake Shields‘ five UFC outings, you’re a better person than I am.
Claim all you want about how Shields, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion, fought to a somewhat close decision against Martin Kampmann and Yoshihiro Akiyama and try to pretend he’s been every bit of the Shields most fans remember if it helps you out.
Also, feel free to mention how there’s no shame in losing to Georges St-Pierre or getting knocked out by Jake Ellenberger. To his credit, Shields did officially take a round from St-Pierre when the two fought at UFC 129, and Shields chose to not pull out of his UFC Fight Night 25 bout with Ellenberger even though his father passed on just days before.
Also, he did fight his fight against Herman, controlling him on the ground at will, despite not finishing him after two early attempts at a rear-naked choke.
Herman knew he was taking a huge step up in competition when he accepted the fight with Shields, who was returning to middleweight when he fought Herman at UFC 150 earlier this month. Herman also knew of how Shields planned to dominate the fight, and yet, Shields implemented his game plan to where Herman legitimately had nothing for Shields.
However, now is “put up or shut up” time for the former Strikeforce middleweight champion.
Just as he needed to show how he would handle the top of the welterweight division—a task which he did not appear to live up to—he must now prove he can do more than “get by” as he makes his trek toward the top of a seemingly wiped-out UFC middleweight division.
It will not prove an easy task, as he’ll have to contend with the likes of Michael Bisping, Brian Stann, familiar foe Yushin Okami, Hector Lombard, Chris Weidman, Mark Munoz, Alan Belcher and a handful of other rising middleweights who want to establish their claim as contenders to the throne of current kingpin Anderson Silva.
If Shields can do that, he will find himself in a title fight, and he will have the chance to claim championship gold at Silva’s expense. The key for him to do this, however, is to live up to the hype he had before he signed with the UFC.
Specifically in order to do this, he needs to show the same killer instinct that kept his Frate Train running for 15 fights straight. We understand that Shields is capable of showing this killer instinct, as that exact instinct earned him eight of those 15 wins he garnered in over a six-year time frame.
If Shields doesn’t start reviving that killer instinct sooner than later, time will only tell how quickly he finds himself needing a victory just to stay in the UFC. This will truly prove a sorry situation for the fans of this talented young man who truly does have the potential to become a champion, but unfortunately has yet to show it in his UFC run.
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