jake-shields Stories - Cageside Seats
Referee who stopped Kim Couture fight late failed COMMAND judge course
E. Spencer Kyte of Canada.com's Keyboard Kimura blog has written an excellent post about how the Calgary Combative Sports Commission isn't disciplining referee Len Koivisto. Koivisto was the referee for the Kim Couture vs Sheila Bird fight a few weeks ago where Couture went limp in a head scissors...
Dana White in Pursuit of Nick Diaz, Can the Stockton Bad Boy Give Voice to Fans Frustrated with Georges St. Pierre?
This past Saturday night, over 55,000 screaming fans were treated to one of the best MMA events of 2011. From the very first match of the night and onward, it became apparent that this was no typical UFC show. Fight after fight of solid entertainment took us into the PPV, where former WEC...
UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields - Live Results and Discussion
The wait is over, tonight at 9pm ET, the UFC 129 pay-per-view begins, headlined by Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields in front of 55,000 fans, the largest live event the UFC has held to date. Before Georges St. Pierre attempts to defend his welterweight title against Jake Shields, featherweight...
Cageside Quote: Jim Ross Not Thrilled With UFC Primetime, TUF 13
WWE personality and color commentator Jim Ross shared his thoughts on the recent UFC Primetime featuring Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields, as well as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos. I can't say I'm surprised with his comments, which he posted on his blog: Watched the...
The UFC Goes Pro Wrestling With UFC 129 Trailer?
This UFC 129 trailer aired during UFC 128, and instantly I thought that it looked like a professional wrestling inspired trailer. Obviously, the story line is mostly true, nothing is really manufactured other than the part where Jake Shields watches from the crowd, then he and Georges St. Pierre...
Present Hardships and Future Glory: Anderson Silva to Take First Step Towards Superfight with Georges St. Pierre at UFC 126
Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre, two of the best pound for pound fighters in mixed martial arts, and champions of their weight classes, are two fights away from meeting each other in the UFC octagon. These two men are without a doubt, two of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport....
Is UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre Boring? Matt Hughes Believes So
UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is no stranger to criticism, in fact, it's quite common to see him described as "boring" after each of his most recent title defenses. The criticism comes from fans, media, and even other fighters. One such fighter is former UFC welterweight champion,...
Post-UFC 125 Rumors: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields, Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida on Tap for UFC 129 in Toronto
With UFC 125: Resolution in the books, as usual, we've got a lot of stories coming out of the event. MMA Fighting has world of Couture vs. Machida: Couture and Lyoto Machida have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 129 on April 30 in Toronto, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the fight....
UFC 117: Thoughts on the Night
I covered the main event in the last post and now I'll give a few thoughts on the rest of the card. What an amazing night of fights this was. For all the talk I did that this fight could be the kind of card that just doesn't live up to the names I most certainly believe it did. The crowd was...
The Plight of Jon Fitch
It's widely debated whether or not MMA is a sport. Wikipedia describes a sport as, "an organized, competitive, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play." I would think that MMA falls under those guidelines. In most sports, generally, the idea is to win. It doesn't matter...
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