Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller verbally duke it out on the Internets

The fight may be over, but the war of words is just getting started. Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller may have settled things in the cage, but both are taking their fight to a new arena…Twitter. There is no denying the dislike these two fighters have for each other. Prior to their match up at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, both had spewed verbal assaults to one another, but the bad blood... [Read More...]

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Cung Le calls it quits, Shields vs. Mayhem set for vacant Strikeforce MW title on CBS

With the opening of Pandorum set to open in theatres next week, Cung Le has decided to move to acting full time, at least temporarily. The Strikeforce middleweight champion has officially stepped down from his position according to CEO Scott Coker in a report from MMAWeekly.com. Cung Le, who has been busy making movies the past year or so, hasn’t defended the title since winning it against Frank... [Read More...]

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller: ‘I will beat the p*** out of Jake Shields, and he knows it’

It seems as if the Strikeforce bout between Jake Shields and Jason “Mayhem” Miller may have been prematurely announced. Recent reports that the two were going to meet in October gave fight fans a lot to be excited about. However, with a contract never officially signed the reports seem to be nothing but wishful thinking, and based on recent comments by Jake Shields, the fight might never happen. Recently... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller For Strikeforce Middleweight Title

Jason “Mayhem” Miller will face off with Jake Shields for the Strikeforce middleweight championship. Miller recently confirmed the news on myfightteam.com, stating,”I’m set to take on Jake Shields for the middleweight championship of the world in Strikeforce.” Of course Cung Le is the current Strikeforce 185 pound title holder, but hasn’t managed to defend the belt... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields: ‘Frank Shamrock always has some [expletive] excuse not to fight me’

Jake Shields could easily make the claim as being the most talented fighter currently competing in the sport that gets the least amount of respect and recognition for his caliber of skill level. The thirty year old Cesar Gracie trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt has gone undefeated in the past four years, racking up a dozen consecutive victories over the likes of Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit and... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields to Fight for Strikeforce Interim Middleweight Championship in October

With Cung Le missing in action for more than a year to focus on a career in the movies, Jake Shields has been tabbed to fight for an interim championship made in his absence against an opponent yet to be announced. Strikeforce President Scott Coker recently confirmed the news Monday evening during an interview with TapouT Radio, explaining that the current Strikeforce 185 pound champion is a man of... [Read More...]

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Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields talk June 6 Strikeforce bout

With a clash between rising light heavyweight contender Rafael “Feijao” Calvancante and the controversial Mike Kyle recently being added to a card already featuring a slew of notable talent, it appears as though the June 6th “Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields” event is shaping up to be perhaps the most memorable in the promotion’s history. Headliners Robbie Lawler and Jake Shields spoke to... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields wants a fight with Shinya Aoki

With the dearth of welterweights current in Strikeforce, former EliteXC champion Jake Shields has decided to look outside the promotion for his next welterweight opponent. The guy Shields would like to fight after his middleweight battle with Robbie Lawler in Japanese star Shinya Aoki. “Aoki is a guy I’d like to fight, and Strikeforce has mentioned him as a potential opponent,” Shields... [Read More...]

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5 Oz. Video Interview with Jake Shields: “They’ve mentioned Frank Trigg to me”

FiveOuncesOfPain.com’s Jay Tan was on location in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday for a press conference hosted by Showtime and Strikeforce in anticipation of April 11’s “Shamrock vs. Diaz” event. Tan and former EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields discussed why Shields requested a shot at Robbie Lawler, the adjustments he will have to make in preparing for Lawler instead of Joe Riggs,... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields vs. Joe Riggs set for Strikeforce April 11 show

The rumors and speculation that Jake Shields would not be joining many of EliteXC’s other top fighters in Strikeforce following the latter promotion’s acquisition of select assets from ProElite can come to an end. According a published report, Shields has agreed to fight former UFC veteran Joe Riggs in a welterweight matchup to be contested during Strikeforce’s April 11 event in San... [Read More...]

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EliteXC “Heat”: Preview Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley

Welterweight Championship – Jake Shields (21-4-1) vs. Paul Daley (18-6-2) The lone championship match on the Elite XC card, champion Jake Shields takes on British brawler Paul Daley for the Welterweight title. Billed as the best of America versus the best of Britain, this is also a perfect battle of striker versus grappler in MMA. The defending champion is the better-rounded of the two fighters,... [Read More...]

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Report: Shields to defend title vs. Daley on Oct. 4

EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields has verbally agreed to defend his title vs. Paul Daley during the promotion’s next CBS event on Oct. 4. Daley has accepted the fight and both fighters are expected to sign formal bout agreements in the coming days, according to a report by MMAWeekly.com. “Jake Shields and Paul Daley have a date on Oct. 4,” MMA Weekly quotes EliteXC Vice President... [Read More...]

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Shields vs. Alessio on Sept. 20 not a done deal

Despite reports to the contrary, a EliteXC welterweight title defense by Jake Shields against former UFC and WEC veteran John Alessio to take place on Sept. 20 in Albuquerque, N.M. is not a done deal. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of this development after contacting Jack Shields, Jake Shields’ father and manager. According to Jack Shields, his son has received an offer from EliteXC to fight Alessio... [Read More...]

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Jake Shields vs. John Alessio?

In an interview with nokaut.com, Jake Shields seemingly confirms his next title defense will be against journeyman John Alessio: Darrick: You just found out that you will be defending your title against John Alessio in about five weeks. What are your thoughts about this match? Jake: I’m excited to be back at it. I trained all year without getting to fight until July, so I’m ready. I... [Read More...]

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EliteXC middleweight picture could include Shields

After fighting twice on primetime network television over the span of seven weeks, EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler expressed during the post-fight press conference for “Unfinished Business” this past Saturday that he was planning on taking some time off. Despite promoting shows on Aug. 15, Sept. 20, Sept. 26, and Oct. 4, it appears that EliteXC is in complete agreement that... [Read More...]

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EliteXC: Unfinished Business Thoughts & Commentary

Last night was the second installment of EliteXC on CBS and it proved to be a good showing for the EliteXC brand. Every fight was exciting, every fight had a finish, they crowned two new champions, and one champion defended his title for the first time. Who knows how the show will be received by the general public because it had little to no hype behind it, but for my money (or lack thereof), it was... [Read More...]

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Calvin Ayre responds to Media Life article

If a recent article by Media Life is an accurate indication of ION’s feelings about BodogFIGHT, then it looks as though the feeling about not wanting to continue a contractual relationship past Februay could be mutual as Calvin Ayre has issued a statement in response to the article: “Since its inception in 2006, Bodog Fight has become one of the heavy-hitters in the world of mixed martial arts,... [Read More...]

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Dana White vs. Calvin Ayre

There’s a pretty good side-by-side comparison on UFCCountdown.com of a recent video interview Calvin Ayre did and a recent radio interview that Dana White did on the Carmichael Dave show on KHTK in Sacramento. We’ve chronicled White’s interview on the Carmichael Dave show before but a lot of you may not have seen Ayre’s video comments. He jokes about shaving his head to be more... [Read More...]

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