Former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and UFC title challenger Jake Shields sat down with Corridor of Famer and former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt “The Terror” Serra for an episode of his Geeking Out podcast.
The pair of MMA veterans spoke about Jake’s journey by the game, together with his early fights, his relationship with Chuck Liddell and the Diaz Brothers, in addition to the notorious Strikeforce brawl involving the Scrap Pack. As a member of the Scrap Pack, Jake Shields isn’t any stranger to a superb old school avenue battle.
The retired fighter additionally made headlines in 2022 following an altercation on the UFC Performance Institute with former UFC fighter Mike Jackson, who’s greatest recognized for his bout towards famed WWE wrestler CM Punk. Jackson was launched from the promotion after compiling a 1–2 (1) document over a six-year span.
“He’s a bit of shit racist” : Jake Shields
Matt Serra spoke about how, in immediately’s social media-driven world, there are sometimes few penalties for one’s actions. “I like the way you took out Michael Jackson,” Serra informed Jake Shields, referencing a controversial incident involving the retired fighter. Believing Jackson had been disrespectful and loud-mouthed on-line, the Corridor of Famer requested Shields what had occurred.
“He was operating his mouth on Twitter,” Shields defined, including context to the altercation. “I’d by no means battle a random individual, however if you happen to’re within the UFC, round my weight, and speaking trash—we agreed on Twitter to battle on sight.”
Shields elaborated additional: “He’s a horrible fighter, however I’m retired, I’m older, and we’re the identical weight class. He was speaking trash, calling me racist. He’s 1 / 4 Black, calling me racist, which is ridiculous.” Shields continued, “He was saying issues like ‘Fuck white individuals, fuck crackers.’ So, he’s only a piece of shit racist.”
Jake Shields recalled that after a back-and-forth change on Twitter, he walked into the UFC Efficiency Institute in Las Vegas and occurred to see Jackson hitting the baggage. Shields stated that when he confronted Jackson, Jackson responded, “No, bro, let’s go do that in Houston,” which Shields believed was an try to keep away from the altercation.
“They grabbed me and held me again,” Shields stated, referring to his coaches. “However then this dude begins barking, speaking plenty of trash. So Dewey (coach) let me go.” Serra laughed on the story as Shields continued, “So I threw him on the bottom. He felt like a bit lady—I’ve had intercourse with women stronger than him.”
In response to Shields, after the altercation was damaged up, Jackson turned to Dewey Cooper—his buddy and a revered former kickboxer and coach—and referred to as him an “Uncle Tom” and a “coon” for siding with Shields over “somebody who’s 1 / 4 Black.”
Shields stated Jackson tried to sue him afterward. “I needed to cope with it for just a few months,” he stated, however famous that the lawyer in the end dropped the case.
Jake Shields concluded by calling Mike Jackson “a humiliation” and claimed, “He can’t stroll into any gymnasium with out getting beat up.”
On the finish of the story, Matt Serra seemed into the digital camera and stated, “F you, Mike Jackson.”
