Jake Shields

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Jake Shields
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Data
size 183 cm
Weight 83 kg
nationality United StatesUnited States United States
Date of birth January 9, 1979
Fight out San Francisco , California
place of birth Mountain Ranch , California
team Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting style Wrestling , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Muay Thai
MMA statistics
Victories 26th
Knockout 3
task 10
Defeats 4th
draw 1

Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979 in Mountain Ranch , California ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who fights in the middleweight division. He is a Rumble on the Rock Middleweight Champion. Jake Shields is the first and last elite XC welterweight champion. He is also a former Shooto World Champion and Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He has trained extensively with Cesar Gracie and is a member of the Scrap Pack, which also includes Dave Terrell , Nick Diaz , Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez .

Shields is the current third-placed middleweight from Sherdog and fourth from MMAWeekly. He is (as of 2010) Sherdog's ninth-place pound-4-pound fighter in the world.

In July 2010, Shields left Strikeforce and signed a contract with his new employer, the UFC . On October 23, he made his debut against Martin Kampmann and defeated him on points.

In 2012 he was suspended for six months for doping .

Shields is a vegetarian and supports the animal rights organization PETA .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings - Middleweight. Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10. Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
  3. ↑ AKE SHIELDS SUSPENDED 6 MONTHS FOR USING BANNED SUBSTANCE PRIOR TO UFC 150 IN DENVER sherdog.com October 12, 2012
  4. ↑ Vegetarian and Strikeforce Champion Jake Shields. Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Shields, Jake
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mixed martial arts fighter
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Mountain Ranch , California