Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979 inMountain Ranch,California) is an Americanmixed martial artist. He is best known for his time fighting in theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the welterweight division. He has also fought for theStrikeforce andWorld Series of Fighting / Professional Fighters League promotions.
Shields had not lost a fight in 6 years until eventually challengingGeorges St-Pierre for theUFC Welterweight Championship atUFC 129 and losing in a unanimous decision.[1] Shields has also won many different titles including the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship,[2] Shooto Middleweight Championship,[3] Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Tournament Winner and the Elite XC Welterweight Championship.[4][5] Shields holds a black belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Shields is also controversial in his use ofsocial media. Shields has described himself as aright-wing extremist.[6] He has tweetedanti-semitic remarks, his support for thepublic execution of people who want to help childrentransition and injected himself into an argument withAndrew Tate andGreta Thunberg and suggested that Tate should give Thunberg a "proper smashing" so she abandons her "crazy feminest/climate nonese' [sic]". His comments have been widely condemned.[7][8][9]
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