Jake Shields is a man who should not have anything to prove.
He has beat some of MMA’s best fighters in two different weight divisions, has not lost since 2005, and his win streak is currently at 15 (one more than current pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva).
Yet you don’t hear talks of Shields being in the top five pound-for-pound fighters.
He’s also ranked behind Jon Fitch in top-10 rankings for the welterweight division despite being the No. 1 contender.
Although he could be Georges St-Pierre’s biggest threat to date, Shields will be a huge underdog at UFC 129.
If St-Pierre wins this fight, it will be nothing more than another notch on his belt.
But if Shields can somehow pull off the upset, especially in convincing fashion, we could be looking at one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in MMA today.
Shields is not a guy who’s going to give you flashy moves, hard KO’s, or new moves we haven’t seen.
What Shields does do is win tough fights.
His bout against St-Pierre will indeed be his toughest fight to date.
A win would give Shields instant recognition he has not had before.
He would also possible become the most hated man in Canadian sports.
The win would also give Shields a legitimate chance to say he’s pound-for-pound the best fighter in MMA.
Unlike St-Pierre, Shields has gone up to middleweight before.
Shields has also proven he could win championships in multiple weight divisions. If he beats St-Pierre, he may play with the possibility of jumping back and forth between divisions.
Shields has already started building a legacy in MMA.
But a win over St-Pierre would make him an MMA legend.
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