{"id":7554,"date":"2010-07-16T08:31:07","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T13:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=7554"},"modified":"2010-07-16T23:06:54","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T04:06:54","slug":"jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shields Confirmed for UFC Debut Against &#8220;Top Contender&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><B>Update:<\/b>  While Jake Shields is planning to begin competing in the UFC, he has not officially signed his contract with the promotion, according to multiple online reports.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/strikeforce-fedor-werdum\/image\/9239059?term=jake+shields\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view3.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9239059\/strikeforce-fedor-werdum\/strikeforce-fedor-werdum.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9239059\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"STRIKEFORCE M.M.A.: FEDOR VS WERDUM JUNE 30\" height=\"293\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"Fighter Jake Shields attends the Strikeforce Fedor vs. Werdum fight in San Jose,CA on June 26, 2010.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several months ago, UFC President Dana White essentially mocked Strikeforce, sitting next to its champion Jake Shields at a UFC event with a wide grin on his face.  Now, he has the man who dominated Dan Henderson in his last Strikeforce fight readying for a debut with the world&#8217;s number one mixed martial arts promotion.<\/p>\n<p>GracieFighter.com reported late Thursday night that Shields will soon be debuting in Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jake&#8217;s opponent is one of the UFC&#8217;s top contenders and will be announced shortly,&#8221; added the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jake Shields Confirmed for UFC Debut Against &quot;Top Contender&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update: While Jake Shields is planning to begin competing in the UFC, he has not officially signed his contract with the promotion, according to multiple\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jake Shields Confirmed for UFC Debut Against &quot;Top Contender&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Update: While Jake Shields is planning to begin competing in the UFC, he has not officially signed his contract with the promotion, according to multiple\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-07-16T13:31:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2010-07-17T04:06:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/view3.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9239059\/strikeforce-fedor-werdum\/strikeforce-fedor-werdum.jpg?size=234&imageId=9239059\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/\",\"name\":\"Jake Shields Confirmed for UFC Debut Against \\\"Top Contender\\\"\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-07-16T13:31:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-07-17T04:06:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"Update: While Jake Shields is planning to begin competing in the UFC, he has not officially signed his contract with the promotion, according to multiple\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/16\/jake-shields-confirmed-for-ufc-debut-against-top-contender\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News &amp; Charts, TV News &amp; Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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