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Filed under: UFCDana White and the six top fighters at UFC 129 will all meet the press at the UFC 129 press conference in Toronto on Wednesday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.
Georges St-Pierre, Jake Shields, Jose Aldo, Mark Hom…
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Dana White and the six top fighters at UFC 129 will all meet the press at the UFC 129 press conference in Toronto on Wednesday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.
Georges St-Pierre, Jake Shields, Jose Aldo, Mark Hominick, Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida will all be in attendance for the event and will be answering questions from the media, three days before their fights.
The press conference begins at 1 p.m. ET and the video is below.
Yesterday we discussed the fact that not only is the name Jake Shields still relatively new to a lot of ‘ultimate fighting’ fans, and thus, he’s not widely expected to dethrone Georges St. Pierre, many of the sport’s more ardent observers don’t expect the submission wiz to win either. Case in point? Just shift your […]
Yesterday we discussed the fact that not only is the name Jake Shields still relatively new to a lot of ‘ultimate fighting’ fans, and thus, he’s not widely expected to dethrone Georges St. Pierre, many of the sport’s more ardent observers don’t expect the submission wiz to win either. Case in point? Just shift your eyeballs to the right of your screen right now and take a peek at the betting lines we have up…The mighty GSP is the favorite and then some.
So, who is picking Shields to win? Well, a certain ex-light-heavyweight champ named Chuck Liddell is just one example. Now, keep in mind that Liddell and Shields go way back and that the former Strikeforce champ used to train with “The Iceman,” so either bias is raising its ugly head here, Liddell is making an informed assessment, or, yeah, maybe it’s a bit of both ….Speaking to MMA Fighting, here’s what Liddell had to say about the upcoming UFC 129 main event.
“I’m siding with Jake,” Liddell said. “Jake’s going to have to take him down. I’m expecting him to be in great shape for the fight. He’ll be in great shape for GSP. But yeah, I expect him to take him down and finish him.”
Now if Chuck had predicted Shields to win via highlight reel head kick or something similar, it’s likely the word ‘biased’ would be getting muttered repeatedly right about now. Will Shields, in fact, be able to take down a dude who had few issues countering renowned wrestlers like Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch? Guess we’ll find out Saturday.
To bet a little dough on this weekend’s action head here.
We’re just a few days removed from UFC 129, and if you’re not excited about this Saturday’s event, you should probably keep that to yourself. After all, April 30th will feature not one, but two title fights, likely Randy Couture’s last fight ever, and…50,000 or so Canadian fans. Have you ever seen a hockey riot? […]
We’re just a few days removed from UFC 129, and if you’re not excited about this Saturday’s event, you should probably keep that to yourself. After all, April 30th will feature not one, but two title fights, likely Randy Couture’s last fight ever, and…50,000 or so Canadian fans. Have you ever seen a hockey riot? There are some passionate sports fans in the Great White North.
Of course, the main event will feature welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre throwing down with Jake Shields. While avid observers of the sport understand that the former Strikeforce champ could pose a threat to GSP on the ground, a lot of mainstream fans aren’t really sure if they’ve even seen Shields fight, much less think he’s going to push St.Pierre. ‘Yeah dude, he fought that Martin Kampmann guy, and almost, well kinda lost, remember?’
In contrast, St. Pierre has consistently been saying that Shields is his toughest test to date, and with that in mind then, is he feeling the pressure come over him like a wet, soggy blanket? Yes, yes he is. Is that a bad thing? Non, non, it’s not. (Thanks to MMA Weekly for the quote).
“Let’s say I would fight Jake in a basement when nobody is watching, maybe the pressure would not have been that bad. Sometimes it’s having the people around and the entourage that makes it worse. But on the other side, I perform better when I’m under pressure,” St-Pierre stated.
Well, considering there’s going to be a few million people watching this fight, there’s probably going to be just a wee bit of pressure there… Saturday can’t get here soon enough. To bet on the bout head here.
Filed under: UFC, NewsWhen it comes to the big fights, it helps to have been there before. That’s true not only in the cage, but also in the gym. As UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Jake Shields prepare to face off at UFC 129…
When it comes to the big fights, it helps to have been there before. That’s true not only in the cage, but also in the gym. As UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Jake Shields prepare to face off at UFC 129 on April 30, they have to balance their training with seemingly endless media responsibilities and the ubiquitous presence of the UFC Primetime cameras in their gyms.
It might not sound like much of a factor in fight preparation, but according to St. Pierre’s trainer, Firas Zahabi, experience in the media spotlight counts for a lot in a UFC title fight.
“I can tell you, the first time we had Primetime around it was a lot harder. It was just more stress,” Zahabi told MMA Fighting. “Now, it’s the third time we’ve had them around, and we’ve had the Countdown so many times, just various other camera crews in our gym so many times, we’re accustomed to it. Now it doesn’t bother our training camp at all.”
Earlier in the year, many MMA fans were sent into an excited “OMG you guys” frenzy, when UFC top dog Dana White conceded that a bout between welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre and middleweight king Anderson Silva would likely happen. Yes, there were a few little hurdles on the horizon, namely dudes like Jake Shields […]
Earlier in the year, many MMA fans were sent into an excited “OMG you guys” frenzy, when UFC top dog Dana White conceded that a bout between welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre and middleweight king Anderson Silva would likely happen. Yes, there were a few little hurdles on the horizon, namely dudes like Jake Shields and Yushin Okami (although only recently did the UFC confirm Okami wasn’t going to get effed over), but things were looking golden for the much ballyhooed bout.
While discussion about the super fight certainly hasn’t disappeared, it’s kind of cooled, as the realities of what is entailed to put the fight together have set in. So, is GSP still thinking about doing this? Provided he prevails over the terrifying ground game of Shields later this month? Nate Marquardt recently told ESPN UK yes.
“I don’t know if [St. Pierre] is planning on moving up but I definitely know he’s considering fighting Anderson. I think that’s a great fight and I think he has the perfect style to beat a guy like Silva.”
Cool beans. Marquardt also revealed in the interview that it was actually Georges who got him thinking about dropping to welterweight. Of course, Marquardt is making the cut and will fight Anthony Johnson in June, which naturally, has already led to a round of ‘will you fight your teammate’ questions. Marquardt responded “I’m not thinking about it and if it’s ever an issue I’ll deal with it then.”
To bet on GSP vs. Shields, or any other tilts at UFC 129, head here.
Filed under: UFCThese days Jake Shields has a problem he’s never dealt with before. For most of his career, he was one of the best, but least recognizable fighters in MMA.
Now, thanks to his title shot against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129 on April 3…
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These days Jake Shields has a problem he’s never dealt with before. For most of his career, he was one of the best, but least recognizable fighters in MMA.
Now, thanks to his title shot against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129 on April 30 – and a significant promotional push from the UFC – his anonymity is a thing of the past.
“Sometimes just random people come up – and they’re fans, you have to be nice to them and I completely appreciate my fans – but sometimes when you’re just walking around you don’t want to think about [the fight],” Shields told MMA Fighting. “Sometimes guys will come up and ask me how much I weigh or telling me how I should fight GSP. It’s like, come on, man. Don’t tell me how I should fight him. I have trainers for that.”
Then again, every fighter has trainers. Shields also has something else that most don’t: a manager who treats him like family. Because, well, he is.