Former EliteXC and Strikeforce champ Jake Shields is making his move to claim the biggest title in MMA: Georges St. Pierre’s UFC belt. The welterweight will face GSP on April 30th at UFC 129 in Toronto. The pundits, fans and oddsmakers are picking the champ, but Shields has a vision in which he finishes GSP to take the title:
“If (the fight) goes how I’d want it to go, I’d go out there and tap (Georges St. Pierre) out in a minute. But realistic it’s probably going to be a war; he’s going to be well prepared for everything. I see it going at least a few rounds all back and forth but I see myself finishing him. Who knows, it could be early but I’m going to be attacking, attacking, looking to put him away. (The biggest challenge) is probably his wrestling. He’s a strong wrestler in his takedowns and his defense.”
“He’s hard to game plan against. He’s got so many variables; you don’t know how he’s going to fight. So I have to bring in the same mix of tricks. Be switching things up, attacking him in different ways and I’m going to be ready for whatever he has to bring at me.”
— Check out three recent Jake Shields interviews after the jump.
MMA Die Hards interview
Sherdog.com interview
KNOXX interview