Jake Shields Talks About Strikeforce

"I'm new to the UFC, but they treated me much better than the Strikeforce until now." It was so Jake Shields, Strikeforce ex-champion, spoke for the first time after having his contract terminated with American event. His road to Ultimate, the fighter will only need a victory to have their shot at the coveted belt. "Although the Strikeforce is a good show, everyone knows that they are the number two. Honestly, I would love to see Gilbert (Melendez) and Nick (Diaz) in the UFC ", he added.

Shields's dissatisfaction grew when, he said, the organization gave priority to older athletes, like Frank Shamrock and Cung Le, without worrying about introducing new sugar mills. "They do not seem interested in building young fighters at its peak. They have great athletes like me, Nick, Gilbert and King Mo, but instead of us prefer fighters 'and were' as Shamrock and Cung Le ", criticized in an interview with BJ Penn's website. Despite having been champion in the Strikeforce middleweight, the most likely to 77kg fight Jake Shields in the UFC, going into the fight for the belt to Georges St. Pierre.