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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
