Tag: Jake Shields

Jake Shields Would Probably Embarrass Strikeforce and CBS All Over Again

When recently asked about the brawl with Jason “Mayhem” Miller, the UFC 129 Welterweight title-shot contender, Jake Shields explained:
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“It was one of those things, yeah I probably shouldn’t have done it, but really if the exact same thing happened again… Now I probably wouldn’t do it. But […]

When recently asked about the brawl with Jason “Mayhem” Miller, the UFC 129 Welterweight title-shot contender, Jake Shields explained:

*[Note: We are quoting without all the “you know”s]

“It was one of those things, yeah I probably shouldn’t have done it, but really if the exact same thing happened again… Now I probably wouldn’t do it. But looking back, if it had never happened and it happened again, yeah I probably would do the same thing. The guy came in, cut me off, it was kind of our natural reaction to do that. We’re fighters that’s what we do. We’re criticized a lot for that. But hey it’s fighting. It’s not baseball or something.”

Um… Guess he has a point. Though I swear I’ve seen more brawls in baseball than any other sport. Shields also talks Martin Kampmann and weight cutting. Watch below:

Georges St. Pierre Works on Striking, Gymnastics to Prepare for Jake Shields

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With just a week and a half to go before UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against Jake Shields at UFC 129, the Official GSP YouTube channel is offering up some inside looks at St. Pierre’s prepa…

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With just a week and a half to go before UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against Jake Shields at UFC 129, the Official GSP YouTube channel is offering up some inside looks at St. Pierre’s preparation.

Some of the videos, like the one above of St. Pierre working on his striking, are about what you’d expect from any MMA fighter. But a few of the videos show how unique GSP is when it comes to his strength and conditioning work.

From Drinking Buddies to Champs, Melendez and Shields Pushed Each Other

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceJake Shields and Gilbert Melendez would love to be able to tell people that it was their mutual love of martial arts that first united them in friendship, but it isn’t true.

These days the top UFC welterweight contender a…

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Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez would love to be able to tell people that it was their mutual love of martial arts that first united them in friendship, but it isn’t true.

These days the top UFC welterweight contender and the Strikeforce lightweight champ seem like dedicated training partners who have successfully pushed each other toward a common goal, but it wasn’t always the case. Instead, it was their shared interest a completely different pursuit that first brought them together.

“Jake was looking for someone to party with,” Melendez recalled. “I was like, hell yeah.”

Then a student at San Francisco State, Melendez wasn’t the type to turn down that request, so the two future MMA champions got together over a drink or twelve.

Nick Thompson Trades Cage for Court, Retiring from MMA to Practice Law

Filed under: Fighting, FanHouse ExclusiveOn Monday morning, Nick Thompson was at his desk at O’Flaherty, Heim, Egan and Birnbaum, a Wisconsin law firm in which he specializes in criminal and personal injury law. Less than 36 hours earlier, Thompson was…

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On Monday morning, Nick Thompson was at his desk at O’Flaherty, Heim, Egan and Birnbaum, a Wisconsin law firm in which he specializes in criminal and personal injury law. Less than 36 hours earlier, Thompson was in a cage, fighting the former Olympic wrestler and current Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren. Upon losing a unanimous decision, Thompson, a 29-year-old who once held a place among MMA’s top 10 welterweights, retired from competition.

For a fighter who had competed in nearly every top organization including the UFC, Strikeforce, EliteXC and Sengoku, it was a surprising decision, but one that was a long time coming.

Thompson says the beginning of the end came in July 2008, when he fought for a championship and passed the Minnesota bar exam in a one-week span. At the time, he had just just turned 27 years old and was in the best stretch of his career, winning 20 of his last 21 fights. He had just completed the best training camp he’d ever experienced as a pro, had cracked the top 10, and took that wave of momentum into an EliteXC championship match with Jake Shields. Everything suggested he was in the prime of his career and would give Shields a run. But when the fight came, Thompson was overwhelmed, and tapped out to a guillotine choke in just 64 seconds.

In the aftermath of the loss, Thompson faced the reality of what happened.

Chael Sonnen Compliments Jon Jones, Rips 205 Division and Predicts GSP Loss

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveFor 30 minutes, Chael Sonnen spoke solemnly, seriously about the suspended state of his career and his attempts to revive it. But when the topic switched to the current state of MMA, Sonnen seemingly flipped a switch…

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Chael SonnenFor 30 minutes, Chael Sonnen spoke solemnly, seriously about the suspended state of his career and his attempts to revive it. But when the topic switched to the current state of MMA, Sonnen seemingly flipped a switch and became the soundbyte machine we’ve come to expect.

Appearing on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, the UFC middleweight took aim at the weight division directly above his. While praising the recently crowned UFC light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones, he blasted the rest of the weight class’ contenders for what he sees as their unwillingness to face him.

“He brings more to the table than just being the world champion,” he told host Ariel Helwani. “He brings integrity, he brings class, he’s good for the industry and he’s good for the sport. And most importantly, you need to do what’s good for sport. I get real frustrated with these guys who are just in it for themselves.

GSP vs. Shields ‘Primetime’ Show Premieres Wednesday

Filed under: UFC, NewsIt’s not a Georges St-Pierre fight without a Primetime show leading up to it and there’s now a premiere date for the 24/7-style countdown show.

Spike TV announced Monday that the three-episode weekly series will begin airing Wedn…

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It’s not a Georges St-Pierre fight without a Primetime show leading up to it and there’s now a premiere date for the 24/7-style countdown show.

Spike TV announced Monday that the three-episode weekly series will begin airing Wednesday, April 13 at midnight ET.

Cameras have been rolling for a behind-the-scenes look at St-Pierre’s training at the TriStar gym in Montreal and opponent Jake Shields’ camp with the Cesar Gracie team in California.