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Ellenberger uses the power of Twitter to call out 'hated' Shields - Cagewriter - UFC

Ellenberger uses the power of Twitter to call out 'hated' Shields
By Maggie Hendricks

UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger wants a piece of Jake Shields, and he's using his mouth to try to make it happen. Never mind that Shields has already cemented his title shot with a win over Martin Kampmann, and that Ellenberger is in line behind Jon Fitch and Carlos Condit, a fighter who has beaten Ellenberger. He wants Shields, and he is using the power of Twitter to try to sway the powers-that-be in the UFC.

Ellenberger -- who has recent TKO wins over John Howard and Mike Pyle -- has called out Shields several times on Twitter in the last few days, questioning Shields' title shot immediately after the fight, then going on to say:

Ellenberger isn't the first fighter to use a strategy of asking for fights to move up for a bout. Dan Hardy, "King Mo" Lawal and Ben Saunders have all gotten a shot at top fights by simply asking for them. Ellenberger would have to clear a lot of hurdles to get a shot at Shields before Shields fights either Georges St. Pierre or Josh Koscheck for the UFC welterweight title, but stranger things have happened in MMA.

UPDATE: Cagewriter spoke with Ellenberger via text, and he said that both Jake Shields and the UFC have not responded to his tweets. "But it's only a matter of time. Fake Shields is a fraud. Excuse me, Miss Piggy is a fraud," Ellenberger said. Why Miss Piggy?
"When he fights, he reminds me of Miss Piggy, with hs softness and feminine charm."

Ellenberger's beef with Shields comes from before both fighters were with the UFC. He says that he had a signed contract to fight Shields, but Shields' father (and manager) pulled him out of the bout because it was a bad match-up. Ellenberger admits that Condit and Fitch also have a claim on a bout with Shields, but, "I hate him more."

[CHAEL fan]

Ellenberger would smash Shields.

[beau420]

Rick Story > Ellenberger

Story outwrestled and frustrated Ellenberger in his victory.....Story was the better wrestler and I think would be a tougher fight.

I see Ellenberger being outwrestled by Shields like he was in the Story fight.

[NLRepublic]

Anyone else think he was probably on a hard ol buzz or something and just took to twitter like a bunch of us do when we are shit faced and start texting people and saying shit we might think, but not necessarily say when we aren't hammered?

[CHAEL fan]

Originally Posted by NLRepublic

Anyone else think he was probably on a hard ol buzz or something and just took to twitter like a bunch of us do when we are shit faced and start texting people and saying shit we might think, but not necessarily say when we aren't hammered?

Maybe he was pulling an Undertaker

[Smitts]

Originally Posted by CHAEL fan

Maybe he was pulling an Undertaker

Just off the topic, is that smiley drinking a (from a) fleshlight?!

[CHAEL fan]

Originally Posted by Smitts

Just off the topic, is that smiley drinking a (from a) fleshlight?!

I was thinking more a Guinness.

[iced]

Originally Posted by CHAEL fan

I was thinking more a Guinness.

damn, a nice cold guiness sounds real good right about now. too bad i am at work

who in the hell is ellenberger anyways?! ......keep dreamin buddy, you're hardly relevant.

[snakeofdoom]

Dana has pulled title shots from people before after lackluster performances, just ask Fitch (not saying he deserved it). I say let Kos and GSP settle up , Fitch gets winner and in the mean time give me Condit vs Shields!! Make it happen!

[rivethead]

...any respect I had for Ellenberger went out the window with this weak-assed ploy.


Where are the guys who got all worked up when Schaub called out Mir and they were telling him to keep dreaming? They should be frothing at the mouth at this.

Ellenberger is unranked, has beaten nobody top 15, and he's calling out the #2 [or at least #3] WW on twitter? This is what happens when you pretend Dan Hardy is a top 10 WW based entirely on shit talking.

rh