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Cesar Gracie standout Jake Shields will face Ed Herman at UFC 150 in Denver. Both fighters are coming off victories in their last bouts. The UFC announced the bout yesterday. Jake Shields will be looking to start a winning streak against Herman after snapping a two-fight skid against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144. TUF veteran Ed Herman will be looking to extend his win-streak to four against Shields. Herman has won three in a row since returning from a horrific knee injury against Aaron Simpson. UFC 150 will take place August 11 in Denver, CO. The event is expected to be headlined by a rematch between Frankie Edgar and lightweight champion Ben Henderson. The two previously faced-off at UFC 144, an event where Ben Henderson defeated then-champion Frankie Edgar in a close decision. For more on UFC 150 and all things MMA, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy. MMAFrenzy.com

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Jake Shields will move back up to middleweight, as expected, and he'll face the red-hot Ed Herman and his three-fight winning streak at UFC 150 in August.

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After wrestling with the notion for a couple of months it looks like Jake Shields has decided to move back up to 185 pounds for his next fight after netting modest results in his recent welterweight run. Shields was only 2-2 inside the Octagon, earning decision wins against Martin Kampmann and most recently Yoshihiro Akiyama while suffering losses to Jake Ellenberger at Georges St-Pierre. Shields, who held the Strikeforce middleweight title prior to signing with the UFC, will make his return at UFC 150. The card is scheduled for August 11 in Denver, Colorado with Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II serving as the main event. News of the match-up was confirmed by UFC President Dana White via Twitter. The 27-6-1 Shields could pose significant problems for Herman given his blend of wrestling and BJJ, as five of Herman’s eight total defeats have involved some form of submission stoppage. Comparably, Shields has earned ten of his victories by forcing opponents to tap out including Mike Pyle, Paul Daley, and Robbie Lawler. He also holds past victories over Jason Miller, Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, and Dan Henderson. Shields Talks Pros/Cons of Fighting at 185 Pounds Herman is 20-8 in his career and currently on a three-fight winning streak featuring a trio of finishes after dealing with an extended layoff due to injury. He was last seen stopping Clifford Starks with strikes in February at UFC 143. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE Tweet

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Jake Shields will return to the middleweight ranks, as UFC president Dana White confirmed his next opponent late Monday night. Shields, who has competed as a welterweight since joining the UFC, will face Ed Herman at UFC 150 on August 11 from Denver, Colorado. “UFC 150 Sat Aug 11 Denver, CO Middleweight Bout Ed Herman [...]

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It looks like Jake Shields has made his decision and will move back to middleweight as he faces Ed Herman at UFC 150 in Denver, CO on Aug 11. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • Digg • Technorati • Instapaper • Tumblr • Google Reader • LinkedIn

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FUEL TV’s Karyn Bryant speaks with former UFC welterweight contender Jake Shields as he mulls over his potential move back to the middleweight division.

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Former UFC welterweight top contender Jake Shields is believed to be on the move to the middleweight division. However, Shields doesn’t know for sure if he will fight at middleweight next, or remain at welterweight; or, for that matter, who he’s fighting. “I’m just trying to lift a lot of weights, eating a lot, gaining [...]

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Swede's are the most beautiful people in the world. There. I just had to get that out of the way. If we talk about Sweden we have an inter-office quota to mention at least once how good looking Sweden's populace is. So now I can move on to talk about the secret Nazi past of IKEA's founder Ingvar Kamprad, but something so serious is difficult when there is literally over forty minutes of hardcore full contact training footage of a female Swedish blog team (or group of bloggers, a gaggle perhaps) with Cheick Kongo, Jake Shields and Tito Ortiz leading the workouts directly below these words. Let us watch. [Source]

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Everyone will have to excuse me as I'm doing this essentially backwards. In any other TopX list you'll see the absolutely tp guy at the top. But I don't agree with that. We all know who the indisputable top guys in the sport are and that last post will turn in to a ridiculous discussion about who deserves to be at 3 instead of four or 2 instead of 1. Instead of that, I'm going to lead off with the easy picks first: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} 1. Fedor Emelianenko - This one should be obvious. He is, without a doubt the greatest HW of all time. His unbeaten streak at Heavyweight against the highest level of competition in the division is absolutely unheard of. 2. Anderson Silva – Again, another gimme. Anderson has made much of his competition look absolutely foolish for trying to compete with him. 3. Georges St. Pierre – With the exception of Anderson (depending on your side of the debate) he is the most dominant champion the UFC has ever seen. It took Jake Shields about two dozen eye pokes to even the playing field. 4. BJ Penn – Penn has oft been criticized for his ability to rise to the occasion or come from behind in a fight. However, during his Lightweight reign he was an incredibly dominant champion. Additionally he was incredibly influential in the success of the division for the UFC. 5. Jon Jones – It amazes that at this point in his career that Jones still receives the amount of hate he does. His run throughout 2011 is almost unmatched in the history of MMA. He’s an incredibly talented fighter and I don’t see him slowing down any time soon.

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Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama is going to get another bout in the UFC despite having lost four fights in a row. According to a report by MMA Fighting's Mike Chiappetta, Akiyama will face Thiago Alves at a UFC event in July, possibly UFC 149. Akiyama recently lost his first fight at Welterweight to Jake Shields at UFC 144 by unanimous decision. Prior to that he had lost three straight at Middleweight to Vitor Belfort, Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. His overall UFC record is 1-4 and his MMA record is 13-5 with 2 No Contests. Alves has gone 2-3 since dropping a decision to Georges St. Pierre in a title fight at UFC 100 in 2009. He most recently lost by submission ot Martin Kampmann in a fight many felt he was winning until falling into a guillotine choke late in the third round. Alves' brutal Muay Thai striking will be a challenge for the Judo-based Akiyama who seemed to have no answer for Jake Shields on the feet.

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That's it. I'm done eating meat. The banner that used to be on the side of MiddleEasy was just too impossible to ignore. If you clicked on the image, you were transported to a website that would make you regurgitate anything that you've eaten within a five-hour time span. I've embarked on my voyage into the land of vegetarianism, just like UFC middleweight contender Jake Shields. PETA even used the guy in an ad campaign in 2010, as well as Mac Danzig. I'm finished with meat, folks and it's all attributed to that inescapable PETA ad on MiddleEasy. By default, converting to vegetarianism should elevate my wrestling to a level that's on par with Jake Shields. Fingers crossed that I don't accidentally shove a piece of beef into my mouth before you watch this interview we grabbed with Jake Shields in Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu this past weekend.

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Jake Shields entered the UFC fresh off being named the Strikeforce middleweight champion. However, Shields did not remain in that division, instead opting to slide down to welterweight. After defeating Martin Kampmann, Shields earned a shot at UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre. GSP defeated Shields, and Jake Ellenberger earned a KO victory over Shields in his next match, as well. Now, the California fighter is contemplating a move back to middleweight, as he told Damon Martin of MMA Weekly recently. Right now, I’m trying to bulk up and see how I feel. It’s not 100-percent, but I’m waiting to see on an opponent and then I’ll take it of course. I’m in no rush. If they call with an opponent at 85, I’d take it right now cause I’ll have enough time to bulk up. I’m not opposed to fighting at 70. If they call with a good offer for a fight at 70, then I’d take that, as well. In his last bout, Shields defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama via decision. The move to middleweight would allow Shields a clearer path to a possible title shot, along with the opportunity to not worry about cutting as much weight as he currently is. Also, Shields has talked about wanting to face UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the past, so there is always that gold at the end of the rainbow for him. Photo credit: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

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Jake Shields talks about why he's considering a move back to 185lbs, and how guys like Frankie Edgar and Dan Henderson have shown cutting less weight can be a good thing.

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After going 2-2 during his four-fight run inside the Octagon as a welterweight Jake Shields has decided to return to 185 pounds where found success in Strikeforce where he held the divisional title. Shields also competed at 170 pounds earlier in his career, picking up wins over the likes of Mike Pyle, Paul Daley, and Carlos Condit, but apparently felt weak in his recent fights, citing the strain of cutting down to make the welterweight limit as the reason for his move back up. The news was first revealed on this week’s episode of UFC Tonight. A Closer Look at Shields’ Recent Win Over Yoshihiro Akiyama As a 185-pounder Shields has looked sharp, notching wins over a number of respected adversaries such as Robbie Lawler, Yushin Okami, Jason Miller, and perhaps most memorably Dan Henderson. In the match-up with “Hendo”, Shields was able to weather an early storm nearly seeing him knocked out cold to out-grapple the former Olympic wrestler for the remaining rounds. PHOTO CREDIT – STRIKEFORCE Tweet

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Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields will return to 185 pounds in 2012, UFC officials confirmed on Tuesday night.

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When most fighters talk about shifting weight classes, the direction is typically dropping down. Not for Jake Shields, however. He's considering a move back up to middleweight.

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Sitting on the sidelines and watching isn’t the way Georges St-Pierre became one of the best MMA fighters in all of the world. St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion, is currently rehabbing from knee surgery. GSP was scheduled to face Nick Diaz earlier this year before more problems with his knee ended the match and forced the UFC to schedule an interim title match between Diaz and Carlos Condit. Condit is currently waiting for St-Pierre to return, unifying the title. As far as GSP is concerned, he would like nothing more than to do that at UFC 154 in Montreal. The UFC announced during a press conference – in which St-Pierre was part of – that they will return to Canada on November 17. Hopefully I’ll have a chance to fight in front of my Canadian fans in November. I cross my fingers, and I hope that will happen. I wish and I pray that I have a chance to perform in 2012, no matter where it will be. I want to come back and fight in 2012. St-Pierre has not fought since defeating Jake Shields in 2011. UFC president Dana White added they will book GSP as soon as he is healed up, but keeping him for a card in Canada makes perfect sense for all involved. Twitter.com/GeorgesStPierre

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Jake Shields and his head trainer Tareq Azim talk to HeavyMMA's Duane Finley about Shields' recent win over Yoshihiro Akiyama, his future in the UFC and much more.

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After a pair of close decision losses to Jake Shields and Diego Sanchez, Martin Kampmann got back on track against Rick Story in November. Now he wants to finish Thiago Alves at UFC on FX in Sydney.

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Akiyama was almost as inactive during his fight as Rampage Jackson was, but through the magic of lowered expectations I think he came out of his fight looking pretty good. No one really expected him to beat Jake Shields, so it was kinda impressive seeing him stuff nearly every takedown and muscle his opponent around the cage. And those judo throws! Things of beauty. Even though this fight drops him down to 1-4 in the UFC, it'd be worth keeping him around just to see some more of that. Maybe they'll finally put him in the cage with some competition that isn't two or three rungs above him? (gifs via the Zombie Prophet and Iron Forges Iron)

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I found the image for this banner on HotAsianGuys.Blogspot.com. We'll just pretend like that was never mentioned on MiddleEasy as long as we can unanimously agree how cool that picture of Yoshihiro Akiyama is. Sexyama is synonymous with anything that's related with incredible swagger. Therefore, the thing growing on the back of my neighbor's neck is the exact opposite of 'Sexyama'. It's devoid of Sexyaminous, and it's a shame. Jesus was cool, but perhaps we should be asking 'What would Sexyama do?'. If you said perform an outstanding Judo sweep against Jake Shields, then you are absolutely correct. Sure Akiyama may have lost a unanimous decision in front of his home crowd (technically half of his home crowd), but the guy still had us picking our jaws from the floor when he performed this step-in sweep against Jake Shield. That's next-level swagger, folks.

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SAITAMA -- Jake Shields got back on the winning track with a hard-fought win over new welterweight Yoshihiro Akiyama. Shields tells MMA Fighting just how much the pressure got to him before this fight, makes the case for Akiyama as a legitimate contender at 170 pounds and why he gives his performance a lukewarm grade.

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As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson. Our live coverage will start with the one fight on the Facebook prelim stream (roughly 7:30 p.m. ET) to the prelim card on Fuel (8 p.m. ET) and through the PPV main card (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event. And don't forget! Tonight's pay-per-view is four hours instead of the standard three. This post will cover live results and thoughts for the pay-per-view main card. Four hour main card means seven bouts instead of the standard five, so we're in for a long night. The main event sees UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar step into the cage to defend his title against Ben Henderson. A 211 pound catchweight fight takes place between Quinton Jackson and Ryan Bader in the co-main event slot after Jackson missed weight last night. Heavyweights Mark Hunt and Cheick Kongo will slug it out on the main card following a welterweight bout between Jake Shields and Yoshihiro Akiyama. Middleweight contender Yushin Okami takes on Tim Boetsch on the card. Rounding things out is a featherweight bout between Hatsu Hioki and Bart Palaszewski and a lightweight fight between Anthony Pettis and Joe Lauzon. Make sure to come back during the event and share your thoughts as the event goes down.

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All 24 fighters taking part in Saturday night's UFC 144 fights will first step on the scale on Friday night at the UFC 144 weigh-in, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com. In the main event, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and No. 1 contender Ben Henderson will have to make the limit of 155 pounds. Also worth watching is Yoshihiro Akiyama, moving down to welterweight to take on Jake Shields, and having to make 171 pounds. The UFC 144 weigh-in takes place at 11 p.m. Eastern on Friday (Saturday afternoon in Japan) and the video is below.

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Jake Shields brings the first two fight losing streak of his career into the cage when he faces Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144. He's a sizable favorite to get his career back on track but Shields knows that Akiyama is no "gimmie." In a recent interview with Sherdog Radio, Shields discussed wanting to put the fight on the floor and work submissions and being aware of what Akiyama can do on the feet. But the most interesting moment was a little less than positive note by Jake: Still, Shields is focused on Akiyama's punching, particularly his overhand right and his hook. He also acknowledged some concern regarding the questionable tactics Akiyama has used in the past. "He is a guy that has shown that he'll cheat any opportunity he gets," Shields said. "But I think the UFC's pretty good, and hopefully they'll have good inspectors out there watching him and making sure he doesn't try to do anything dirty." Akiyama has had multiple complaints leveled against him both in MMA and his judo career for greasing, among other things. Shields putting the idea out there is probably a play to make sure that a little extra time is spent inspecting Akiyama to ensure that he won't be harder to take down than is "naturally" possible. As long as Shields can find a way to get the fight on the floor, he should have a pretty clear path to victory. SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

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Jake Shields is back in action for the first time since getting quickly KO'd by Jake Ellenberger back in September. He'll be welcoming Yoshihiro Akiyama into the sharktank that is the UFC's 170 pound division, and most people are expecting him to make short work of the Japanese star. Our sister-site MMA Training has Jake Shields talking about that fight, and it also has his thoughts on how his teammate Nick Diaz did against Carlos Condit: “It was definitely a close and controversial fight,” opined Shields. “To be honest with you I really thought Nick won the fight. I don’t think you can win a fight by running for five rounds the way Condit did. The judges and Joe Rogan thought differently and although Condit landed more strikes most of them were leg kicks that inflicted little to no damage. Diaz was the aggressor and controlled the pace of the fight. It’s just one of those fights that everyone has their own opinion on. I’m not sure if he’ll fight again, he’s a good friend of mine and I certainly hope he’ll come back. He does what he wants to do and it’s is his choice. He’s young and he’s a great fighter, but he does things on his own terms.” When pushed for an opinion on if he thought Nick would return: "He's calmed down, I think he's gonna fight again. He's been a little burned out. They've been fighting him like crazy, keeping him busy. I think he needs a little break. Unfortunately he'll probably be suspended for a little while but I think the time off will make him love the sport again and make him wanna get back in there." Nothing like a year long suspension to make your heart grow fonder for the sport you've abandoned. Fortunately, Nick's pot-smoking ways seem to be his built in coping mechanism for burn-out. Every couple of years it gives him a well-earned vacation.

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Podcast Powered By Podbean Topics covered in this episode-A few Strikeforce news and notes regarding Ronda Rousey and Nate Marquardt -Is Jake Shields overrated? -Ryan Bader's training camp-Can old fighters Jackson, Kongo and Hunt be taught new tricks in training?-Will Edgar vs. Henderson live up to the "fight of the year" expectations?

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Watch Jake Shield's UFC 144 pre-fight press conference video from Tokyo, Japan.

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Yoshihiro Akiyama has lost three straight bouts, but he could be a different fighter when he meets Jake Shields on Feb. 26 at UFC 144.

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Yoshihiro Akiyama talks to HeavyMMA's Megan Olivi in Japan about his UFC 144 fight against Jake Shields and what it will be like to finally fight for the UFC in his home country.

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At the UFC 144 press conference, UFC President Dana White will join fighters Frankie Edgar, Ben Henderson, Rampage Jackson, Ryan Bader, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Jake Shields in Japan on Wednesday night, and we'll carry the live video here at MMAFighting.com. The UFC 144 pre-fight press conference will be an opportunity for the Japanese media to meet the fighters and the last opportunity to hear the fighters' thoughts prior to Saturday night's fights. The press conference begins at 11 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday (which is Thursday afternoon in Japan) and the video is below.

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It appears at least one of Nick Diaz’s teammates feels the polarizing welterweight will fight again after prematurely retiring on the heels of his controversial loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 143. Jake Shields, who has trained with Diaz for years as part of the Cesar Gracie team, echoed Gracie’s sentiments regarding Diaz’s future in Mixed Martial Arts when asked for his take on his friend/training partner’s plans. “He’s calmed down, I think he’s gonna fight again,” said Shields to Swedish outlet Kimura. “He’s been a little burned out. They’ve been fighting him like crazy, keeping him busy. I think he needs a little break.” In terms of why he is confident Diaz will return to the ring at some point down the road, Shields stated, “I think the time off will make him love the sport again and make him wanna get back in there.” Diaz himself has not addressed the matter and is currently embroiled in battle to prevent his license to fight from being suspended as the result of a positive hit for using marijuana. He is expected to appeal the NSAC’s findings in a few months when the board meets. Shields currently has his hands full with Yoshihiro Akiyama who he’ll face Saturday night in Japan at UFC 144. PHOTO CREDIT – UFC/STRIKEFORCE

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Jake Shields is looking to put a difficult 2011 – including back-to-back losses and the death of his father – behind him as he squares off with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144.

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UFC 144 fighters Ryan Bader and Jake Shields join MMAWeekly Radio for Wednesday's show as well as MMA Uncensored host Nate Quarry and more...

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TOKYO - The traditional pre-event press conference for this week's UFC 144 show takes place tonight, and you can watch a live video stream of the festivities here on MMAjunkie.com. Today's event takes place at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo with UFC president Dana White and UFC 144 fighters Frankie Edgar, Benson Henderson, Quinton Jackson, Ryan Bader, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Jake Shields The video stream begins at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT (Thursday 3 p.m. local time).

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TOKYO -- Just days ahead of his bout with Jake Shields at UFC 144, Yoshihiro Akiyama discusses how the Japanese fans will receive him, the arrival of a 'new Akiyama style', how he felt about the drop to welterweight and which leading Hollywood actor inspires his fashion choices.

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Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez talks to HeavyMMA's Megan Olivi in Japan about cornering Jake Shields against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144 and what will be next for him.

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TOKYO - Quite simply, Jake Shields did not enjoy his 2011. The former Strikeforce champ made his way to the UFC, but he ultimately fell short against UFC titleholder Georges St-Pierre. It went from bad to worse when his father and mentor, Jack, passed away just weeks before Shields suffered a knockout loss to Jake Ellenberger. No regrets, says Shields. This weekend's UFC 144 event provides him an opportunity to move on, and he's primed to seize the moment.

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In the United States, we're used to seeing UFC pay-per-view ads that heavily feature the fighters on the card. Even when they break from the fight-highlight-norm-with-voiceover-and-music, like with the UFC 129 commercial featuring Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, the … Continue reading →

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Jake Shields puts to bed the rumors that he's leaving Team Cesar Gracie and makes it clear that always has been, and always will be his team.

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UFC Middleweight champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Chael Sonnen will rematch this summer, in what could be easily labeled as the biggest rematch in MMA history. The fight is expected to take place in a 60,000+ arena, breaking the UFC record set at the UFC 129 encounter between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, which took place at the Rogers Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with 55,725 MMA fans from all around the world in attendance.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today (Feb. 7, 2012) announced the winners of its second-ever Twitter incentive program, cutting checks to the fighters who made the most of their social media outlets over the last quarter (ending Dec. 31, 2011). Each award, which was initially unveiled across three categories earlier this year at the promotion's annual Fighter Summit, nets a $5,000 bonus. Riding the enormous wave of UFC 134: "Rio," several Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters cashed in at the end of 2011's fiscal third quarter. Some of them are still hanging 10, but the promotion added a few fresh faces this time around, too. Check it out: Most followers:Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson)Junior dos Santos (@Junior_Cigano)Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) Cung Le (@CungLe185) Highest percentage of growth in followers:Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (@MinotauroMMA)Roy Nelson (@RoyNelsonMMA) Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA)Cung Le (@CungLe185) Most creative:Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA)Joseph Benavidez (@JoeB135)Duane Ludwig (@DuaneBangCom)Pat Barry (@HypeOrDie) After Ellenberger's huge knockout upset of Jake Shields late last year, as well as Le's Octagon debut against Wanderlei Silva at UFC 139, which he lost via thrilling technical knockout, it's no surprise to see their accounts swell. Ludwig was also singled out for his "Fastest Knockout in UFC History" campaign that ultimately convinced company president Dana White to re-write the record books. Anyone think @UFC missed the mark? Any snubs? Anyone think it makes certain fighters (ahem, Miguel Torres and Forrest Griffin, among others) try too hard? While you're deciding, follow some of the Maniacs including @Jesse_Holland, @TommyMyers, @GenoMrosko, @GotaHemmi and @MMABuffet. Might we also suggest @MMAManiaNews, too.

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It didn’t take the UFC long to move on from UFC 143 to the next event, as they have released a preview for UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger card. The event goes down on February 15 (a Wednesday) from Omaha, Nebraska. In the main event, Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez will collide in a welterweight battle that could help decide the pecking order in the division. Ellenberger is coming off a victory over Jake Shields, while Sanchez stopped Martin Kampmann almost a year ago and has been out since with a broken hand. The co-main event boasts heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman. The remaining main cards bouts include Aaron Simpson-Ronny Markes, Stipe Miocic-Philip De Fries, and T.J. Dillashaw-Walel Watson. Check out the video below:

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Before Jake Shields made his long-awaited UFC debut in the fall of 2010, he was already regarded by many as one of the top mixed martial artists in the sport. Prior to first stepping foot in the Octagon at UFC 121, Shields claimed notable victories over Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Jason Miller and Dan Henderson en route to winning championship belts in EliteXC, Shooto and Strikeforce.

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Middleweight remains on the mind of former Strikeforce 185-pound champ Jake Shields, even though he's preparing for a welterweight fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144.

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Georges St. Pierre may be one of the top draws in the UFC, but he has not been immune from criticism as of late for his risk-averse style while Anderson Silva and Jon Jones continue to finish opponents with flash. Now, sidelined for the rest of 2011 and much (if not all) of 2012, it appears that St. Pierre's time being thought of as one of the two most elite fighters in the sport may be over. St. Pierre's 2011 campaign and inability to get a stoppage win since early 2008 has him on Perry Lefko's list of the most overhyped athletes of 2011 at Sportsnet.ca: Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said in December 2011 that St-Pierre is still the most popular athlete in Canada in terms of his international recognition -- we're not so sure about that -- but the welterweight champion is sidelined indefinitely with damaged knee ligaments. And even before his injury, St-Pierre was taking verbal shots from the public, the media and fighters for his inability to put away opponents. He grabbed the international spotlight in April for headlining the first UFC card in Toronto, producing GSP mania. A record UFC crowd of more than 55,000 packed the Rogers Centre to finally see the conquering Canadian hero and he went the full five rounds with Jake Shields in what was more of a clinic on how not to lose a fight than actually win it. Yes, GSP had problems seeing out of one eye because of a shot in the fight, but we've seen fighters with far bigger issues turn it up a notch. It was boring at best and continued a pattern of St-Pierre going the full distance without delivering the knockout blow or submission. Heck, the fight before it on the card was way more entertaining than the main event. It's hard to not look at GSP's reputation against what he actually accomplished in 2011 and argue that he deserves the hype he gets at this point. The argument isn't over how good he truly is or if he is elite or anything of that nature. It's about hype vs. performance. Similar to how Floyd Mayweather makes an appearance on the list for a year where he did nothing except knock out an overmatched Victor Ortiz with a shot that, while legal, many still consider a suckerpunch. Oh...and get sentenced to a stint in jail.

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Former Strikeforce Middleweight champion Jake Shields was on quite a roll when he joined the UFC in October of last year, entering the promotion on a winning streak of 15 fights, while going 25-4-1 over his career.  In his first UFC bout, contested at the Welterweight limit, Shields defeated Martin Kampmann via split decision. That win earned him a shot at UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. St. Pierre defeated Shields by unanimous decision, but during the course of the bout Shields did do

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The UFC has been busy filling their fight cards for early 2012 and today they announced the main event for the first fight card to be broadcast on FUEL TV. The card, which will take place on February 15, 2012 from Omaha, NE and will be headlined by a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez. Ellenberger is on a five fight winning streak heading into this bout; with his last win being an impressive 53-second knockout over Jake Shields on September 17. The victory also earned Ellenberger

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Martin Kampmann was on a 17-3 run before losing his last two UFC bouts in somewhat controversial decisions. At UFC 121 he lost a split decision to Jake Shields, he then followed that up with a unanimous decision loss to Diego Sanchez at UFC Live 3. Kampmann will look to get back on the winning track when he faces Rick Story this Saturday at UFC 139.  Kampmann spoke about those two losses to MMASucka, “The Shields fight was the fight I was the most disappointed in my performance. I think I did a

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There seems to be two sides to the relationship between the UFC and Akiyama. One side is where the UFC loves him and pushes him hard and keeps him around dispite a record of three losses and one gift decision over his two year tenure with the promotion. Then there's the slightly more sadistic side shown when they sent him out against Vitor Belfort at UFC 133.Guess which side is being exhibited now with the announcement of Sexyama's Japanese event opponent: Jake Shields. On the plus side, it's not likely that our favorite Zainichi outsider is gonna get his eggs scrambled like he did against Vitor. But this is one of those fights where you wonder if the matchmaker has a grudge or something. Now I ain't saying 'Give Akiyama a break' or anything. He probably got more than his fair share of breaks over his first few UFC fights. But he certainly hasn't done anything (positive OR negative) to deserve a fight against Jake Shields. After the losses he's taken, shouldn't Yoshihiro be in a lower, less ass-rapey bracket? I know the UFC's gotta position him as a contender in order to build some interest in Japan (not like they seem to care), but surely there were better options? Unless of course a three round humping is exactly what the plan was.

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Jake Shields will travel to Japan for his next fight as he faces former middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144.

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"Sexyama" is making his welterweight debut. UFC officials today announced Yoshihiro Akiyama will drop to 170 pounds for a February meeting with former Strikeforce champ Jake Shields. The two meet on the main card of UFC 144, which takes place Feb. 26 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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UFC officials announced on Monday that Jake Shields will meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144 in Japan.

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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields Date: April 30, 2011 Venue: Rogers Centre Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada   gate: $12.075 million attendance: 55,724 Fighter Awards & Bonuses ($129,000 each) - Knockout of the Night: Lyoto Machida - Submission of the Night: Pablo Garza - Fight of The Night: Jose Aldo & Mark Hominick   Articles Videos Play-By-Play   Main Bouts (On Pay-Per-View): -Georges St-Pierre def. Jake Shields by unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) -Jose [...]

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There's been a lot of Haterade flowing Georges St Pierre's way lately. A lot of it has to do with his inability to finish his last four opponents and how risk-averse his style of fighting has become. That last bit has led some people to speculate that his UFC 137 injury wasn't all that severe. Deep down, you know GSP is a sensitive flower. Why do people say such hurtful things? If it's just a misunderstanding, he'd like to set things straight. Here he is talking to Luke Thomas about the injury: Georges St. Pierre: Yeah, I sprained my MCL and then I took a week and everybody when it happened when I sprained my MCL, everybody said that I should pull out of the fight. I said, "No, no, no. I'm gonna wait a little bit." See if, you know, you put so much into sacrifice and training camp, I don't want to cancel after the first little obstacle but I tried to make it back 10 days after to train again and I was compensating with my other leg and I strained my hamstring so now I knew that both legs were hurt. I was like, "Ahh shit. I need to pull out."Luke Thomas: So you're in this weird position. I think some guys take UFC fights injured and not that they're tougher than you but they have a lot less to lose. What's the worst....Georges St. Pierre: (interrupting) Hey, there is something I need to say. Injured like I was, like right now, I cannot do like lateral movement and I cannot grapple at all so nobody would take a fight to be injured like I am. There are some little bruise, little ‘this and that' but an injury like I have, a sprained MCL and a strained hamstring, you cannot take a fight like this. That's impossible. You go like this, you gonna get killed in a few minutes, in like one minute because you cannot move, you don't have the ability, you don't have the stability and the mobility that you need to have as an athlete and at this level you'll get destroyed. So there it is again without the possibility of Frenchy / Anglais misunderstanding: he'd hurt both legs, not just one. You'd have to be crazy to get in the cage with someone like Carlos Condit under those circumstances. Not everyone is just gonna stand there like Jake Shields and do nothing for the entire fight.

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Last night at UFC 136 marked the UFC‘s fifth trip to Texas in the organizations history. The next time they return could be the biggest as UFC President Dana White is hoping to run Cowboy’s Stadium in Dallas, which holds 110,000 seats. “We’ve been talking to (Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones for a while about doing a fight there,” said White at the post-fight press conference. “It’s just got to be the right fight. We’re definitely going there. It’s just a matter of when.” So what’s the right fight? It could be a middleweight title rematch between champion Anderson Silva and his greatest rival Chael Sonnen, who returned after a 14-month layoff to submit Brian Stann at last nights event. When asked if that fight could headline the event, White responded by saying, “”I think it could. I think we could do a big, big venue for that one.” UFC set their attendance record earlier this year at UFC 129, running Rogers Arena in Toronto, Canada. The event, which was headlined by Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields for the welterweight title, housed 55,724 fans. At UFC 134, the promotions first event in Brazil since 1998, the show sold all 14,000 seats in just 74-minutes. White admits he made a mistake not running a bigger venue for the event, and vows to learn from it. “We knew Toronto was going to be big, so we went for the big stadium there. We f***** Brazil up last time we went there. We didn’t nail that one, but we won’t make that mistake twice.” PHOTO CREDIT – UFC

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Dan Henderson’s time away from the UFC was productive. Henderson left the promotion after UFC 100, unable to come to terms on a contract. He then moved to Strikeforce where he went 3-1, losing to Jake Shields in his first bout, but recovering well in his next three fights, capturing the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight title with a win over Rafael Cavalcante. Henderson then ended his tenure with the promotion by knocking out Fedor Emelianenko. Henderson will leave Strikeforce with only two champions

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When Jake Ellenberger knocked out Jake Shields in less than a minute last weekend at UFC Fight Night 25, it sent shockwaves through the welterweight division.

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Surging UFC welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger, fresh off a first round destruction of Jake Shields at UFC Fight Night 25 back on Sept. 17 in New Orleans, takes fans on a brief tour of his "MMA Crib" in southern California.

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The ratings are out for last Saturday's UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou,. and they're slightly below average. While the event was number one on cable among men 18-34 and number two among men 18-49 (behind college football) with a 1.6 rating, it didn't do as well as recent episodes of the show. UFC Fight Night 23 averaged 1.85 million viewers, and UFC Fight Night 24 which did an average of 2.2 millon viewers. The event opened with 1.438 million watching Alan Belcher defeat Jason MacDonald, and peaked at 1.948 million about halfway through the broadcast. The main event fight between Jake Ellenberger and Jake Shields drew 1.902 million. Ellenberger stopped Shields via TKO in just 53 seconds. This was the last Fight Night event that will air on Spike TV due to the UFC's new broadcast deal with Fox. They will continue to show prelim specials through UFC 141, and will air UFC 138 live from England.

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The UFC's giant tie-dyed sign, presumably in the lobby of their Las Vegas offices, never ceases to amuse me. It's so bizarre and tacky and so far removed from the UFC ethos. And who made it? Who tie dyes on commission? White and the Fertittas must have slummed it at the North Vegas Swap Meet (I highly recommend this link) and found some old hippie dude who specializes in this sort of thing. Highlights: UFC President Dana White runs through the video blog's content. Footage from UFC 134: Dana enters the arena. He complains about the referee's late stoppage in the Luiz Cane fight. Backstage with Yushin Okami and Anderson Silva as they make their way into the arena. White and Lorenzo Fertitta greet Silva in his locker room after the fight. Dana congratulates and thanks Okami for a great fight. White and Junior dos Santos joke with Erick Silva about Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira robbing him of knockout of the night. Nogueira is ecstatic at the news, lifts Dana White over his shoulder, and promises to give Silva $5,000. Footage from UFC Fight Night 25: Matt Riddle congratulates Lance Benoist on his win. Shamar Bailey asks to train with Evan Dunham. Cody McKenzie is not happy with the cameras. Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger approach the entrance. Jake Shields complains about the stoppage to a commission official, who tells Shields his eyes were glazed over. The official talks about getting a CAT scan; Shields asks about radiation. Ellenberger is calm, cool, and collected after his big win. Footage from UFC 135 press conference: Reporter: "When can we expect you back [in Colorad]?" Dana: "We haven't come yet." Quinton DIES. We see the infamous faceoff, where "Rampage" clowns on Jon Jones' stare-away tactic.

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Jake Ellenberger knew he’d beat Jake Shields. Just not in 53 seconds.

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All fighters who competed at "UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou" received mandatory 7-day suspensions. Those who lost by TKO got a bump to 30 days, as did Jake Shields, who was stopped by Jake Ellenberger in the event's headliner. Alvin Topham, Chairman of the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission, today told MMAjunkie.com that a verbal submission occurred as the referee stepped in to stop Shields' bout.

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MMA matchmaking consistently defies expectations and the fight between Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger on Saturday night was a case in point.It had been...

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Almost three years. Four title fights, four over-matched opponents. Zero finishes. Not since BJ Penn's corner waved off the fight back at UFC 94 in January of 2009 has welterweight king Georges St. Pierre finished a contest. No matter how outclassed and dominated the opponent, it has become almost a given that GSP title defenses will go the full five rounds with little intrigue throughout. That is partially a testament to how much distance St. Pierre has put between himself and the rest of the division. I, however, believe it speaks to either some sort of psychological or physical impediment that has stymied GSP and prevented him from realizing his stratospheric maximum potential. GSP hasn't truly been threatened since Matt Serra knocked him out in 2007. Of his recent title defenses, none have seemed a true challenge. Thiago Alves, although a fighter of great talent, has proven to be far from the wrecking machine many assumed him to be. Dan Hardy has been revealed as a mediocre fighter capable of losing by almost any means. Josh Koscheck was already a one-trick pony, a whole lot of KO power but not much ability to use it. And Jake Shields's durability (once deemed tremendous, even by me, despite the fact that Dan Henderson floored him twice before gassing) was more than exposed by a surging yet unheralded Jake Ellenburger in New Orleans last night at UFC Fight Night 25. Many have speculated the recklessness that led to his defeat against Serra has since been so scaled back that he's become overly cautious.It may be a valid theory.  GSP's diverse talents -- a dynamic striking attack augmented by the best wrestling in the division -- should be quite enough to finish these opponents. But, the sort of killer instinct Jake Ellenburger demonstrated last night is something that's been sorely lacking from St. Pierre's game for almost three years now. I can only hope he finds it soon, because upstarts like Ellenburger are anxious to make their name against GSP, and seem to be as hungry as the champ once was in his chase for the title.

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NEW ORLEANS – A full minute after it happened, Jake Shields still was wondering exactly what it was.

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Here are results from UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou — which aired on Spike TV — and featured a welterweight showdown between Jake Shields and Ellenberger. Main Card: Jake Ellenberger def. Jake Shields via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:53 Court McGee def. Dongi Yang via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-28) Erik Koch def. Jonathan Brookins via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) Alan Belcher def. Jason MacDonald via verbal submission (punches) – Round 1, 3:48 Prelims: Vagner Rocha def. Cody McKenzie via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:49 Evan Dunham def. Shamar Bailey via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Lance Benoist def. Matt Riddle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Ken Stone def. Donny Walker via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:40 Seth Baczynski def. Clay Harvison via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:12 T.J. Waldburger def. Mike Stumpf via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:52 Robert Peralta def. Mike Lullo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Justin Edwards def. Jorge Lopez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Results courtesy of MMA Junkie) The fight card wasn’t the best UFC Fight Night event, but did feature what should have been an appealing matchup between Shields and Ellenberger.

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One well-placed knee was all Jake Ellenberger needed to bring down Jake Shields.

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Jake Ellenberger may have entered the Octagon as an underdog on Saturday night, but he walked away from the cage as only the second man to beat Jake Shields in over six years.

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Welterweight Jake (The Juggernaut) Ellenberger made short work of Jake Shields on Saturday night in the UFC's "Battle on the Bayou, stopping him in just 53 seconds.

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