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Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Jake Shields Has One More Chance To Make It Big
By Joshua Molina
UFC 161 features a big main event featuring Dan Henderson vs. Rashad Evans.
At 42, Henderson is still a big UFC draw, and one of the more well-respected and liked fighters in the sport.
So it’s ironic… Read More
UFC 161: Jake Shields Planning To “Humble” Tyron Woodley, “Put a Beating” on Rising Welterweight
By Kelsey Mowatt
When you’ve been fighting for well over ten years and have had the kind of career Jake Shields has, then it’s understandable that the 34 year-old vet remains focused on ascending the sport’s rankings again.… Read More
New FCF Radio Features UFC 161’s Jake Shields and UFC on FOX 8’s Yves Edwards
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with veteran fighters Jake Shields and Yves Edwards. Shields is preparing for a June 15th bout with welterweight Tyron Woodley at UFC 161, while Edwards is scheduled… Read More
Tyron Woodley Expects to Beat Jake Shields at UFC 161
By Michael Hatamoto
Tyron Woodley looks to dispatch former welterweight contender Jake Shields and move up the rankings towards a possible title shot.
Shields has bounced between the welterweight and middleweight divisions, but decided to drop back… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Lopsided? If Jake Shields Could Beat Dan Henderson, Anything Can Happen At Saturday’s Final Strikeforce Event
By Joshua Molina
Saturday night’s final Strikeforce card is full of seemingly lopsided matches.
The favorites are clear. But anyone who knows anything about sports knows that there’s a reason why you play the game.
With fighting in particular, anything… Read More
Quote of the Day: Jake Shields Tells Johny Hendricks to “Quit Crying…It’s Cool You Beat My Old Punching Bags at AKA”
Hendricks Starts Twitter Campaign Due to Pending Title Shot for Nick Diaz
By FCF Staff
After UFC President Dana White relayed yesterday that welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre has apparently asked to fight Nick Diaz next, and that the promotion… Read More
Report: Jake Shields Win Over Ed Herman Overturned, Now Stands as No Contest
By FCF Staff
As a result of Jake Shields testing positive for a banned substance, and his subsequent six month suspension, the middleweight’s decision win he scored over Ed Herman at UFC 150 in August has reportedly been changed to… Read More
UFC Middleweight Jake Shields Announces Six Month Suspension For Banned Substance
By FCF Staff
Former Strikeforce champion and UFC veteran Jake Shields has announced today that he’s currently serving a six month suspension from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Office of Boxing, due to testing positive for a banned substance.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Sarah Kaufman’s Ronda Rousey Contest; Jake Shields Shows Up: “Kill yourself @danawhite
By Joshua Molina
Sarah Kaufman may not be the darling of MMA media, but that’s not necessarily her fault. She does have a sense of humor.
Just look at her Twitter account. She’s launched an imitate Ronda Rousey contest and… Read More
Cesar Gracies Announces Gilbert Melendez, Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz and Jake Shields Will Help Roy Nelson Coach TUF 16
By FCF Staff
Not long after reports surfaced stating that “Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 coach Roy Nelson had several of his choices for assistant coaches turned down by the UFC, Cesar Gracie is reporting that several members of his squad… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Anderson Silva Might Move Down, Jake Shields Moves Up
By Joshua Molina
Dave Meltzer, pro wrestling’s foremost journalist and MMA expert, reported that Anderson Silva may move down to Welterweight to fight George St. Pierre, in what would be a battle of the sport’s two most prolific athletes in… Read More
Heading Into UFC 150 Bout With Ed Herman, Jake Shields Hoping to “Remake a Name For Myself at 185”
Former Strikeforce Champ Says Takedowns “Improves The Most” When at Middleweight
By Kelsey Mowatt
Following his unanimous decision win over Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144 in February, Jake Ellenberger surprised some observers throughout MMA, by electing to return to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Anderson Silva’s Chance To Tap Out Nick Diaz; Jake Shields Needs To Show Up
By Joshua Molina
Nick Diaz threw himself into the center of the mixed martial arts universe again this week when he announced that he would return to the sport and that he wants to fight UFC middleweight great Anderson Silva.… Read More
Jake Shields Returning to Middleweight, Fighting Ed Herman at UFC 150
By FCF Staff
After exploring the possibilities of returning to the middleweight division, former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields has decided to move up from welterweight and will fight Ed Herman on August 11th at UFC 150.
The promotion’s President Dana… Read More
Jake Shields Says Move to Middleweight “Not One Hundred Percent”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After the “UFC Tonight” television show reportedly announced that Jake Shields was returning to the middleweight division, it didn’t take long on Wednesday for the news to spread throughout the MMA world. While Shields admits he’ll… Read More
Jake Shields Returning to Middleweight Division
By FCF Staff
Jake Shields is returning to the division where just two years ago, he reigned as the Strikeforce middleweight champion. In the latest episode of UFC Tonight, the FUEL TV program revealed that the highly regarded welterweight… Read More
Jake Shields: “I Have To Go Out And Reprove Myself”
Former #1 Contender Ready for Yoshihiro Akiyama
By Kelsey Mowatt
This time last year, Jake Shields was busy preparing for what was the biggest fight of his career, as the decorated fighter was set to battle UFC Welterweight Champion… Read More
Yoshihiro Akiyama Fighting Jake Shields in Welterweight Debut
By FCF Staff
Yoshihiro Akiyama will have no easy test in his welterweight debut, as today the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that the Japanese star will fight former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields in his next Octagon appearance.
The bout will… Read More
Jake Ellenberger Quickly Stops Jake Shields at Fight Night 25
By FCF Staff
Jake Ellenberger needed less than one minute to record the biggest win in his career to date, as the surging welterweight quickly stopped former Strikeforce champ Jake Shields tonight at UFC Fight Night 25… Read More
Jake Shields Knows Father “Would Have Wanted Me to Fight”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When news surfaced last month that Jack Shields, the father and manager of UFC welterweight contender Jake Shields, had passed away at the age of 67, many might have assumed that the renowned fighter’s upcoming September… Read More