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[snakerattle79]

Jake Shields Interview: World's Finest

Tapology: I know you get the UFC question all of the time, so I’m not going to ask it, but you mentioned that it is important to you to fight the best people you can fight. Georges St. Pierre is considered the best welterweight in the world right now, so is it important to you to get a fight with him within the next couple of years, whether it be in Strikeforce or the UFC?

Shields: It is important. I feel like I have to fight him unless someone beats him. To be the best, you have to fight the best, and GSP is for sure considered to be the best. It would be awesome if we could get that together in a co-promotion, and the way Strikeforce is going, who knows, it could happen.

Tapology: You are happy fighting for Strikeforce right now, but at what point does the importance of fighting a guy like St. Pierre weight heavily enough that you would consider jumping ship in order to make that happen?

Shields: The bottom line is that the UFC is not going to let you jump ship after one fight, so it’s not a realistic option. At some point you have to look and weigh your options between money and fighting the best. Hopefully it will happen, but at this point I just have to concentrate on my Strikeforce contract and after that I will sit down with my managers and we’ll figure out what I want to do.

Tapology: GSP mentioned you specifically as someone he would be interested in fighting at a recent Q&A session before UFC 105. How does it make you feel to be directly addressed by him in that manner?

Shields: He mentioned that it was his dream fight, you know. He mentioned Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor and him against me, which is awesome because it shows me that in his mind I’m the best guy he hasn’t faced. I have wanted that fight for a while, but it’s nice for him to say that he wants it as well.

Tapology: It might be a long ways off if it ever does happen, but how do you see yourself matching up with him?

Shields: I think it is a really interesting fight. Who knows what will happen. I think I have an edge in Jiu-Jitsu, he might have the edge in striking, but let’s get out there and see what happens.

[TAPKO]

gsp would beat him with ease

[KevoOnTheRadio]

It's hard for me to find a scenario where Shields beats GSP. He's bigger, stronger, has better BJJ, striking, and wrestling. In a 5 round fight, I see GSP finishing him.

[The8thPlague]

Shields wouldn't be able to blanket GSP.
GSP would tear him up.

[billy mack]

AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! !!!
Come on really,, I would love to see a co promotion, I think the ufc should just donate 25%
of their shares to strikeforce so we could have Sheilds to fight GSP..
they should let Sheilds fight Alvas so Tiago could knock this retards head off.
Sheilds has no place even training with GSP..
I think if GSP and Shields had a Gi on Gi Jiu jitsu match Shields might be able to win, other then that,,, dream match, no

[foutch550]

Yeah, I cant find it in myself to name Shields v. GSP a dream match. I doubt many, if any, on this board would either. 20 more seconds a couple of weeks ago and Mayhem Miller would've submitted Shields. Shields has a ways to go before he puts himself in GSP's league. Like someone else said (sort of) Shields would have a tough enough time getting through the likes of Alves, Thiago, maybe Fitch, etc.

[brvheart]

GSP is way above the level of Shields. No way Jake would be taking GSP in any way shape or form.....

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

The BEST guy GSP hasn't faced still can't hold a candle to GSP.

Maybe Akiyama, otherwise, yeah Shields is the best of the rest.

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by KevoOnTheRadio

It's hard for me to find a scenario where Shields beats GSP. He's bigger, stronger, has better BJJ, striking, and wrestling. In a 5 round fight, I see GSP finishing him.

Actually, Jake is bigger than Georges...and has much, much better BJJ than Georges. GSP has the edge in striking and takedowns and cardio, Jake has much better submissions and far better striking defense. That still gives Georges more ways to end the fight, and an enormous edge if it goes the distance.

I'd say Georges wins 6 or 7 out of 10, at this point.

Originally Posted by foutch550

Yeah, I cant find it in myself to name Shields v. GSP a dream match. I doubt many, if any, on this board would either. 20 more seconds a couple of weeks ago and Mayhem Miller would've submitted Shields. Shields has a ways to go before he puts himself in GSP's league. Like someone else said (sort of) Shields would have a tough enough time getting through the likes of Alves, Thiago, maybe Fitch, etc.

I think it's a dream match, for sure. I think Fitch poses issues for Jake, but I think he destroys an overrated and undersized Alves, and I'm not even sure why [Paulo] Thiago is even mentioned in your post. He wouldn't make it out of the first round with Jake.

rh

[Fedorfan]

yea hes the best guy he HASNT face lol AKA hes beat everyone there is to beat so now he has to look outside the top 10 to amuse himself.
Nah on serious note i just dont see how Jake can win - gsp has way better wrestling, striking, strength, bjj etc - given that Shields bare grinded out a win for the title i cant see him getting anywhere near finishing gsp.