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Strikeforce Houston takes place on August 21, and will be aired on CBS television. Current champion King Mo Lawal, KJ Noons, and Bobby Lashley all took to affiliate CBS Houston radio to push the upcoming show. Lashley is looking to face Chad Griggs, while Lawal faces Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Noons faces […]
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Strikeforce Houston takes place on August 21, and will be aired on CBS television. Current champion King Mo Lawal, KJ Noons, and Bobby Lashley all took to affiliate CBS Houston radio to push the upcoming show. Lashley is looking to face Chad Griggs, while Lawal faces Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Noons faces Jorge Gurgel. Looks like a solid card, and we’ll carry live coverage on August 21.
Yes, there’s a very good chance that in your internet travels today, you will likely not come across a more predictable headline than above (save something similar to ‘What Lindsay Will Learn in Jail’). Okay, to be fair, while everyone and their clairvoyant dog expected Jake Shields to sign with the UFC (the chances rose […]
Yes, there’s a very good chance that in your internet travels today, you will likely not come across a more predictable headline than above (save something similar to ‘What Lindsay Will Learn in Jail’). Okay, to be fair, while everyone and their clairvoyant dog expected Jake Shields to sign with the UFC (the chances rose to what? 99% or so after he was released by Strikeforce?) there had been some talk that he might consider staying at middleweight.
Well, according to a report on Graciefighter.com (which is run by Cesar Gracie– the dude that taught Shield’s much of his ‘that’s a wrap’ ground game), Shields has indeed finally inked a deal with the UFC.
Jake Shields will be debuting at the 170lbs weight division in the UFC. After careful consideration and consulting with UFC representatives it was determined Jake would be finally going back to his original fighting weight…Jake’s opponent is one of the UFC’s top contenders and will be announced shortly
Cool beans. As far as debuting at welterweight, really, for the time being, that seems like the best choice for both Shields and the UFC (Dana White never seemed too thrilled about the idea of the former Strikeforce champ remaining at 185). Shields is a natural welterweight, and although he’s taken out bigger dudes like Robbie Lawler and Dan Henderson, there are some beasts in the UFC middleweight division. In other words, why put a huge free agent acquisition where he can’t be his very best? That can come later if need be.
So, it will be interesting to see which ‘top contender’ Shields faces first. If he wins- does he roll into a bout with the winner of GSP/ Koscheck II?
It seemed like things were going great as far as sanctioning mixed martial arts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it seems like the situation is still completely murky. Despite a very successful UFC fight card, the city still has provincial sanctioning issues, and a lack of support from the Vancouver Athletic Commision. […]
It seemed like things were going great as far as sanctioning mixed martial arts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it seems like the situation is still completely murky. Despite a very successful UFC fight card, the city still has provincial sanctioning issues, and a lack of support from the Vancouver Athletic Commision. Couple this with very high insurance, and it’s hard to imagine the UFC returning any time soon. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani spoke with The Score’s Paul Lazenby who had some very interesting thoughts on whether any backlash was occuring after UFC 115:
The only backlash following UFC 115 is that of the Vancouver fanbase against the municipal government. The event couldn’t have gone better. I spoke with members of the Vancouver Police Department and they told me that there were no problems inside the arena, and nothing on the streets afterward that they wouldn’t have encountered on a normal Saturday night. However, city council is grasping at straws, trying to find anything negative to justify blocking further events. Councilor Kerry Jang said of an incident of gay-bashing that happened in the general vicinity of the arena: ‘There was an issue of a beating — unrelated to UFC, but the perception was there.’ In my opinion, the local government is going to continue with its old, cowardly practice of making excuses to conduct further ‘evaluations’ and ‘risk assessments’ so that they can back-burner MMA forever without ever having to actually say ‘no.’
It seems almost archaic that sanctioning is an issue for mixed martial arts, especially when the business model makes the host cities so much revenue, but be that as it may it could be some time before we no longer have these situations occuring.
Chael Sonnen hopes to bring his game to the highest level when he takes on current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Sonnen has hyped this fight constantly and has really perfected the art of trash talking, but will he be the first to take out Anderson Silva in the UFC? […]
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Chael Sonnen hopes to bring his game to the highest level when he takes on current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Sonnen has hyped this fight constantly and has really perfected the art of trash talking, but will he be the first to take out Anderson Silva in the UFC? We’ll find out on August 7.
UFC has gained a high level welterweight addition to the division as former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields has signed with the promotion and, according to GracieFighter.com, will face a top contender in his debut match:
“Jake Shields will be debuting at the 170lbs weight division in the UFC. After careful consideration and consulting with UFC representatives […]
UFC has gained a high level welterweight addition to the division as former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields has signed with the promotion and, according to GracieFighter.com, will face a top contender in his debut match:
“Jake Shields will be debuting at the 170lbs weight division in the UFC. After careful consideration and consulting with UFC representatives it was determined Jake would be finally going back to his original fighting weight. [His] opponent is one of the UFC’s top contenders and will be announced shortly.”
Shields has been on a run for some time, taking out Robbie Lawler in 2009, then Jason Miller and Dan Henderson and there had been considerable speculation concerning Shields defecting to UFC from Strikeforce. Shields has been vocal about facing current UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre as well as middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
No word on who the “top contender” is, but Shields is a welcome addition to a somewhat stiffled welterweight field. Look for Shields to hit the Octagon some time this year and try to continue his winning ways.
Update:
Sports Illustrated Josh Gross say’s Shields isn’t signed yet but they’ll get the deal done next week.
Jake Shields isn’t officially signed with the UFC. The money is agreed to, but the contract isn’t finalized. Next week most likely.
Update II: UFC president Dana White sent a message to MMAFighting.com, saying the announcement that Jake Shields had signed with the UFC was “not true” and that negotiations between the two sides, “They take time.”