File this one under the department of either “strange” or “why?” Jon Fitch’s next fight will reportedly be against Jake Ellenberger at UFC 126 in February. This is not a knock on Ellenberger, 23-5, off a three-round pummeling of John Howard in August and a razor-thin split-decision loss to Carlos Condit from being a winner [...]

Jake Ellenberger, Jake Shields, Jon Fitch

The image was classic: Dana White sitting ringside at WEC 48 with Jake Shields to his right. His arm around the Strikeforce middleweight champion, White couldn’t contain his glee when he smiled and said to the camera, “He’s mine!” This was before Strikeforce ended negotiations with Shields, but the handwriting was on the wall once [...]

Jake Shields

In sports, as in literature, there are moments in time that will forever change the course of action heretofore.  Darth Vader revealing that he is Luke Skywalker’s father, Vince McMahon purchasing WCW, and realizing that you are Tyler Durden are all examples of watershed moments. Star Wars, Pro Wrestling, and your life were never the [...]

Jake Shields, MMA, UFC

On Monday July 19, 2010 Jake Shields, the former middleweight champion of StrikeForce, signed with the UFC. Many MMA websites and magazines have him ranked as the number 3 middleweight in the world. The UFC brass, and fans of the UFC should be very excited about such a big acquisition for the organization. Shields is [...]

GSP, Jake Shields, JOSH KOSCHECK, UFC