JAKE SHIELDS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Gregory Chase Interview: Jake Shields

  UFC 144 (Japan) is approaching, setting the stage for a night of spectacular fights with the Lightweight title on the line in the headliner. UFC will go to the “Land of the Rising Sun” and deliver one of the most stacked cards of this year, and is truly a night of crucial nature in each of the fighter’s careers. For Rampage Jackson, he is looking to bounce back...
Via Sports-at-Work  |  1 day ago

UFC 144: Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs. Jake Shields

Featured | Written by: CouchFighter | Published in: Podcasts UFC 144 will highlight skilled Japanese fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama as he makes his welterweight debut against the once top contender, Jake Shields, at UFC 144 in Japan. Akiyama is looking to find success in a different weight class, whereas Shields is trying to get back into title contention. Will Akiyama...
Via CouchFighter  |  5 days ago

Yoshihiro Akiyama To Face Jake Shields At UFC 144 In Japan

Yoshihiro Akiyama will make his welterweight debut against former number one contender Jake Shields. UFC officials announced the new bout on Monday morning. This fight is the second to be announced for the UFC’s return to Japan in February for UF C 144. For years Akiyama has been told to drop down to 170lbs from his former home of 185lbs. He finally decided to make the cut following...
Via MMASucka  |  November 14, 2011

Ellenberger scores upset vs. Shields

Ultimate Fight Nights tend to be nearly skippable events in the UFC lexicon because generally they tend to have two things: fighters on their way up or fighters on their way down. But in the case of Ultimate Fight Night 25, those who skipped it missed out on the best card of the last seven days. With a terrific undercard, the theme of the night was close fights. There were a lot...
Via Fox Sports  |  September 17, 2011

Jack Shields, Father-Manager of UFC’s Jake Shields, Dead at 67

Jack Shields, father and manager of UFC welterweight Jake Shields, died Monday at his home in the Sacramento, Calif., area. He was 67 years old.
Via Sherdog  |  August 30, 2011

Jake Shields says he’s ready to call the UFC and ask them who they’ve got in mind for him next

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Jake Shields has revealed he’s ready to call UFC headquarters and ask them who they have in mind for him to face next inside the octagon after getting over the disappointment of losing out last time around, explaining his goal of capturing UFC gold is still to be realised. Speaking via [...]
Via MMABay  |  June 25, 2011

B.J. Penn calls out Jake Shields for a fight, Shields accepts and wants to make it a five-round non-title fight

Former UFC lightweight champion, B.J. Penn has seemingly had enough of being called out by Cesar Gracie trained fighter, Jake Shields over the years and has called for a fight between the two men to happen inside the octagon, so much so that he’s off to talk to Dana White about it. Posting via his [...]
Via MMABay  |  May 17, 2011

Thiago Alves says Jake Shields should have unleashed a series of leg kicks against Georges St. Pierre

UFC welterweight contender, Thiago Alves has been giving his thoughts on what more Jake Shields could have done when he squared off with Georges St. Pierre earlier this month at UFC 129, saying for him a series of leg kicks would have made all the diference. Speaking via MMAWeekly.com Alves said: “That was the perfect gameplan [...]
Via MMABay  |  May 09, 2011

Picture: GSP’s Eye After Jake Shields Poke

Georges St. Pierre beat Jake Shields in their UFC 129 fight Saturday by unanimous decision. Many critics (and GSP himself) were disappointed he didn’t finish Shields with a knockout or submission, but part of the problem was GSP got poked/punched in the eye and couldn’t see out of it for most of the fight. Doctors [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  May 05, 2011

Jake Shields: “Hopefully before I retire, I’ll get another title shot”

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Jake Shields has been giving his thoughts on coming up short this past weekend at UFC 129 when he squared off with welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, as well as adding he hopes he gets another shot at UFC gold before he retires. Speaking via MMAJunkie.com, Shields said: “Obviously I’m not happy. [...]
Via MMABay  |  May 03, 2011
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