JAKE SHIELDS (ELITEXC CHAMP) VS. (UFC, TUF) VINICIUS MARGALHAES

He has been fighting top middleweights, Ruthless Robbie, Mayhem and now Hendo.

I read that he wants to fight at his natural weight but that Strikeforce has all these top 5 and 10 middleweights and they are just in a building

BRING JAKE SHIELDS TO THE UFC... he'd be a match for any single competitor in the UFC he beat condit and many other guys and has won his last 11 matches... he could be the next big thing and he's still young

12 matches now, but you left this comment a month ago. it's not a question if he could beat guys in the ufc, it's a matter of where the better opportunity is right now. ufc has lost a lot of fighters lately. not like I'll stop watching, lol. but I hope strikeforce catches on better than elitexc. shields is rad tho...

yea i saw him beating lawlor but still the better opportuity ahs gotta be with the ufc he could make an easy title opportunity run and i think could defeat gsp if given the chance... he's a star just waiting to break out i can feel it

for sure. he's a cool guy too so I hope the best for him.

sheilds striking isnt that great so he wouldnt do well vs a koscheck who likes throwin bombs and has good enough wrestling to avoid the ground, he wouldnt beat fitch for the same reason, fitchs superior striking (plus hiss bjj can hang), HE DEF wouldnt beat thiagos muythai not in a million years......and gsp .... no need to even mention

i feel like swick would knock him out also ..superior standup ..maybe tho , shields would be down there with condit kampman and swick

shiedls striking isnt that great?? rly his muay thai is exceptional and koscheck is nothing special in my opinion he really isnt that good and fitch has decent standup but nothing else impresses me... and as far as tiago he is just about all ground and pound with boxing.... he's a submission away from being found out... and gsp greased his last fight i just think his reign is a big fight away from being over... plus jake shields bjj is top notch i mena he beat vinny for god sake

there are many guys outside of the ufc who would be successful in the organization. jake would be one of them. however, he wouldnt challenge for a title anytime soon. his standup is garbage. youll see what i mean when he fights hendo, a fighter with far superior striking and comprable grappling.

yes he was a 3-time champ but it was with a gi right?

that just shows you how much different the no-gi game is.

that's the thing though. i dont think vinnie was well versed in a no-gi game at that time.

no-gi game is way way different from the gi game. and jake just schooled vinnie.

its harder to play the guard game in a no-gi match against top level grapplers. (hard because you're use to he gi)

harder but not impossible of course.