Ever since he lost to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129, many fight fans have been wondering what’s next for Jake Shields. The loss to GSP was the first in quite some time for the former Strikeforce champion, and it was honestly a bit of a blowout performance by the UFC’s premiere Welterweight kingpin. Recently, it’s been rumored that Shields would be headlining a UFC fight night card. We now have confirmation that Shields will be in the main event of UFC Fight Night 25, facing Jake Ellenberger. Here are all the details. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another new edition of “Best of the Rest”! I really enjoy taking the time to give my detailed thoughts on a show after watching it, but after the serious discussion and debate I’ll raise in topics like “Top 5 Best Moments” and “Best Performance of the Night”, I think it’d be nice to have a tongue-in-cheek topic where I give out some other “awards”. It’s all in good fun, so don’t take any of it too seriously. So let’s dive right into this latest edition, now featuring UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

UFC 129 was an event on an epic scale, and it delivered several epic results. From a spinning backfist to a flying triangle, from a twenty-second KO to a Jump Kick KO, UFC 129 saw many fighters add something amazing to their highlight reels. But which stars shined brightest, and what moments will fans be talking about in the following weeks? Here’s my take on the matter: my top 5 best moments of UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

UFC 129 was a historic event for several reasons. It featured two title fights, it featured a UFC legend and Hall of Fame member retiring, and it featured over half the night’s fights ending with stoppages, many of which were dramatic and amazing. And now once again it’s time to ask: what’s next? What does the future hold for Georges St. Pierre, Jose Aldo, Lyoto Machida, and others?? Here’s my answer to just that: a new edition of my “What’s Next for the Winners and Losers” series of articles, now featuring UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

Another one went down in the history books tonight, fans and friends. Tonight the UFC presented UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields” in front of 55,000 screaming Canadians. With all twelve fights being available through some form or another, UFC fans in attendance and around the world were treated to a night of fantastic action, and by far the best MMA event of the year. Without hyperbole, UFC 129 should go down as the greatest UFC event of all time, one of (if not the) greatest MMA event of all time, and one of the most important events in UFC and MMA history. Here are the full results as well as some early commentary on UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

UFC 129 is upon us and just hours away.  As thoughts turn from just the idea of such a massive show and the lead-up hoopla at the UFC Fan Expo at the Rodgers Centre – all concern starts to laser in on the actual fights. Who will win? Who will lose? Given this is the largest UFC event ever, folks outside the traditional MMA world are taking notice and chiminig in with their thoughts and predictions.  From Major League Baseball to the NHL to Boxing to Hollywood, the picks are everywhere about the winners and losers. First up - Actor: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. ...

It’s come down to this, fans and friends. After weeks of speculation and intense debate, after a twelve-part series and my usual rounds of predicting, previewing, and giving crash courses… this is my final say. UFC 129 takes place roughly twenty-four hours from now, in front of a sold-out crowd of over 55,000 people. I’ve done my best to cover each and every fight in detail, in the myriad amount of coverage I’ve given this very special event. And here’s where it ends: this is another “Finally Final Thoughts”, covering my last random, assorted thoughts on UFC 129. ...

We’re now only a few days away from UFC 129, which should go down as the most-important MMA event of the year. In the main event, Georges St. Pierre defends his UFC Welterweight Championship against former EliteXC and Strikeforce champion Jake Shields, in front of over 55,000 fans. The co-main event will also be an interesting match-up, as Jose Aldo makes his long-awaited UFC debut by defending his UFC Featherweight Championship against Mark Hominick. As is customary, here is my official “picks and predictions” post (covering who I think will win and why), now featuring UFC 129. ...

Tomorrow night, the ufc will be breaking records once again when the worlds largest mixed martial arts organization takes their event to Toronto, Cananda before a sold-out crowd of over 55,000 fans in attendance. The organization shattered their previous benchmark record of roughly 23,000 when they visited Montreal last December, by bringing this star studded event to arguably the most loyal fans--Canadians. Two titles will be on the line, as featherweight champion Jose Aldo defends his UFC title for the first time when he takes on lethal striker in Canada's own Mark Hominick. Also, the prodigal son Georges St. Pierre will take on the toughest challenge of his career when he meets with 5-time world champion Jake Shields in the main-event of the evening. And while there were some mishaps during today's weigh-ins, inevitably all fighters made their respective weight limits. ...

By John Moody UFC veteran David Branch (UFC: 2-2) recently sat down with Fighters.com to talk about his history and the next step in his career (That video coming next month).  However, we could not let him go without asking for his thoughts and predictions about the biggest UFC event in history going down tomorrow in Toronto.  We got his take on GSP v. Shields and the other main card bouts. Click through for the video. ...

On April 30, 2011, the UFC will hold its highly-anticipated “St. Pierre vs. Shields” event, featuring UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre defending his championship against former Strikeforce Middleweight and EliteXC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields in front of over 55,000 fans. Also, Featherweight engine of destruction Jose Aldo makes his long-awaited debut in the UFC, defending his newly-minted UFC Featherweight Championship against Mark Hominick. Still, some fans may be asking themselves: what are the best reasons to check out this card? Here’s my answer to just that: 5 reasons to watch UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the latest edition of “Crash Course”. “Crash Course” is a series of articles designed to give readers a quick rundown on all the relevant information they need to know heading into an upcoming major MMA event. Everything from why you should watch, what you should expect in the co-main and main event, and even where and when you can find it on TV is all covered in detail. So let’s get right to it with today’s edition, featuring UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

We’re finally here, fans and friends. After three days and eleven previous entries, “ufc 129 Complete Collection” is now at an end. Hopefully this series has fulfilled its purpose, hopefully you’re now both excited for and knowledgeable of all twelve fights scheduled for UFC 129, which will see the UFC debut in Toronto in front of over 55,000 fans. For the previous entry in the series, please click here. For the finale of the series, we’ve got one of the biggest fights of the year: Georges St. Pierre defending his UFC Welterweight Championship against former multi-promotion champion Jake Shields. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the second part of today’s special two-part entry into my “What If He Wins?” series. Today’s double-header focuses on the upcoming UFC 129 main event: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields, with GSP’s UFC Welterweight Championship on the line. In a fight where so many are siding with the champion, I can’t help but wonder… what if Jake Shields wins? Here’s my early thoughts on just that. ...

We’re now only a week away from UFC 129, which will probably go down as the most-important MMA event in 2011. How else do you describe a card with two title fights, five free prelims on Facebook, two more free prelims on Spike TV, and all of it surrounded by over 55,000 screaming fans? And it all leads up to a welterweight showdown between Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields. I’ve still got plenty to say about this match-up, so here’s a special two-part edition of my series “What If He Wins?” focusing on UFC 129’s main event. First up are my thoughts on what happens if Georges St. Pierre retains his Welterweight Championship. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome back to today’s edition of “5 Reasons Why”, the series that takes a big upcoming fight and then gives five reasons why both fighters could beat each other. Today’s entry focuses on the upcoming UFC 129 mega-match that will see Georges St. Pierre fight Jake Shields. For the first part of today’s two-parter, featuring the five reasons why St. Pierre could beat Shields, please click here. Now it’s time to focus on the five reasons why Jake Shields could beat Georges St. Pierre. Let’s dive right in. ...

Is it the most-important fight in UFC history? Probably not, but in some ways it comes close. Is it the biggest fight in UFC history? It’s probably not that either, although it is up there. So what is the UFC 129 main event, the fight that pits Georges St. Pierre against Jake Shields for the UFC Welterweight Championship in front of over 55,000 fans? It’s certainly an important fight, that’s for sure. And regardless of what the current betting odds say, this is a fight that I think both men could win. And I’m going to try and explain why with this, the latest entry into my series “5 Reasons Why”. Up first for today’s two-parter are the five reasons why Georges St. Pierre could beat Jake Shields. ...

Georges St. Pierre and his camp are great when it comes to fight game plans.  They're just wizards at the whole process, and we have no reason to expect anything less when St. Pierre enters the Octagon at UFC 129 against Jake Shields. Part of their wizardry is the surprise factor, of course.  It's always kind of hard to figure out what "Rush" will do in his fights, which is a big piece of it all. Furthering this notion, people sometimes forget that the first time St. Pierre fought and defeated Josh Koscheck at UFC 74, his ground and pound game plan was shocking. ...

It’s that time again, fans and friends. A new month is upon us, which means all-new fights and much-anticipated epic encounters. Near the start of every month I’ll be counting down the five fights I’m looking forward to the most, and why I’m looking forward to them. This is “Top 5 Most Anticipated Fights of April 2011”. Let’s get started. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome back to “Sneak Peek”! Alongside my monthly “Top 5 Most Anticipated Fights” post, “Sneak Peek” is a once-a-month post giving fans a look at what they can expect as we start another month of MMA action. “Sneak Peek” will give fans a quick synopsis of all the major MMA cards going down in any particular month. So let’s dive right with today’s edition, covering the month of April 2011. ...

Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz will fight anyone. He's proven such accolades in the past, as he has taken fights in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, and even light heavyweight division. So now with the acquisition of Strikeforce into the Zuffa fold, things have gotten a little bit skewed once again. The loyalty that him and his team (Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu) share is undeniable--arguably the most loyal team in the sport of mixed martial arts. When Jake Shields and Nick Diaz were both under the Strikeforce banner, Shields moved up to the middleweight class exclusively, just so he can avoid having to run into his teammate, and eventually both men became champions. So when people ask whether Diaz will fight any of his teammates, the answer is clear. So in Diaz' opinion, were Rashad Evans and Jon Jones ever "real teammates"? Definitely, not. Because that's not loyalty. ...

Without an ounce of hyperbole, ufc 129 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most important events in UFC history. How else do you describe a fight card held inside a stadium with somewhere in the neighborhood of 40,000 seats available? The UFC’s debut in Toronto is quickly shaping up to be the can’t-miss event of the year, and recently the UFC confirmed several bouts, locking in the card and bringing the total confirmed fight count to twelve. Here are all the details. ...

With his recent and dominating victory over Josh Koscheck at ufc 124, many fans and industry insiders think that the time is finally right for long-reigning UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre to move up to Middleweight and pursue a heavily-anticipated dream-match with fellow long-unbeaten champion Anderson Silva. But it appears as if GSP has some unfinished business at 170 after all, and it goes by the name of Jake Shields. A former EliteXC and Strikeforce champion, Shields recently debuted in the UFC with a big win over Martin Kampmann, and it looks like he will indeed be getting his rumored title shot. Here are all the details. ...

As more and more MMA camps swell their rosters with world-class talent, the question of whether or not teammates should fight each other will not only remain a persistent hurdle to overcome, but in fact grow in importance. Newly-signed UFC contender and former EliteXC and Strikeforce Champion Jake Shields recently weighed in on the situation. Like many other stars before him, Shields adamantly refused to fight the men he trains with, even going as far as to say that he would be willing to switch weight classes in order to avoid any teammate vs. teammate showdowns. Here are all the details. ...

Jake Shields, the former Strikeforce middleweight champion, recently was successful in extending his win streak to now 15 in-a-row when he defeated welterweight stud Martin Kampmann, in his debut just a couple of weeks ago at ufc 121, in Anaheim, Cali. The Cesar Gracie product showed superior grappling skills over the well-rounded Kampmann. Though his gas tank was depleted early, by what Shields claims was the result of a 20-pound weight cut which hindered both his performance and his conditioning inside the cage. It's conceivable, considering Shields had just come off from back-to-back five five-minute rounds against middleweight standouts Jason Miller and Dan Henderson, respectively, as an 185-pound fighter before dropping back down to his natural weight class at 170. Now garnering his title shot against the winner of UFC 124's main event, Shields will be cage side for the action, possibly to formally challenge his next opponent in 2011. ...

If you’re an aspiring Mixed Martial Artist, nothing quite gets your name out there like a little trash-talk. Stirring the pot even just a tad can go a long way, especially if you do it in one of the UFC’s most talent-rich divisions against one of its most talented performers. Jake Ellenberger of all people recently made a huge amount of waves when he took to Twitter to lambaste, decry, and publicly call out new UFC signee and former Strikeforce and EliteXC champion Jake Shields after Shields' lackluster performance at the recent UFC 121: "Lesnar vs. Velasquez" event. ...

ufc 121: “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” was the latest in a long line of super-cards that once again proved why the UFC is the best promotion on the planet. In the main event, Cain Velasquez trounced Brock Lesnar and became the first Mexican champion in UFC history. The event didn’t rest on that laurel, however, as Jake Shields debuted successfully at 121 while Diego Sanchez and Paulo Thiago had a great fight, in addition to the always-controversial Tito Ortiz fighting and losing to Matt Hamill. The list of fighter suspensions as well as salaries have recently been made public, here are all the details. ...

The current number one contender to the welterweight title, Jake Shields has made his choice. After a lackluster performance against Martin Kampann last Saturday at UFC 121 in Anaheim, Calif., the former Strikeforce middleweight champion has attributed his condition in the cage as part of a gruesome weight-cut prior to the welterweight tilt. Going five 5-minute rounds in back-to-back performances against the likes of Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Dan Henderson would certainly make you think that Shields has his conditioning down packed, however those two stints at the middleweight division is what ultimately (as he suggests) caused his weak performance against "The Hitman", though the Cesar Gracie protege eventually walked out the victor of a split-decision win. And with that win, Shields has now become the next man in line against the winner of GSP and Koscheck at UFC 124 in December, and if he had it his way, the French-Canadian will walk out with his belt around his waist, despite ties with the American Kickboxing Academy. ...

After his lackluster performance at UFC 121: “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” failed to live up to the large amount of hype he had going into the bout, many UFC fans and insiders are wondering if newly-signed former EliteXC and Strikeforce champion Jake Shields really does deserve the next shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship. Shields quite literally wrestled away a close Split Decision win over Martin Kampmann in a fight that some felt should have been a draw, with others giving the win to Kampmann outright. Regardless, many remain critical of Shields, although UFC President Dana White still believes that Jake Shields has earned his title shot. Here are all the details. ...

UFC 121: “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” was a great event filled with star-studded fighters and lots of up-and-coming talent, and further proved that the UFC likes to finish strong when it comes to their end-of-year activities. The UFC was more than happy to open their wallets after the event, and awarded their traditional “Of the Night” bonuses after the event, with four men pocketing an extra $70,000 for their spirited performances. Here are all the details, courtesy of Sherdog. ...