I've always had a weird aversion to Jake Shields. I think it's connected to that wrestling self-loathing thing I talked about before. Whenever I stop and actually watch Jake Shields roll, I see a version of my own game - though a version "turned up to 11" (to steal a line from This Is Spinal Tap). We both have a love for jiu jitsu as jiu jitsu - as the clip below makes plain on his part - but both of us have a jiu jitsu with plenty of wrestling blood in its veins.
In any event, Jake is now officially on my list of fighters I'll be rooting for from here on out.
