DFW on Shields: ‘He’s mine’
While Saturday night’s “Aldo vs. Faber” event was filled with several memorable moments, one of those lasting images was that…
While Saturday night’s “Aldo vs. Faber” event was filled with several memorable moments, one of those lasting images was that of Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields sitting cageside with UFC president Dana White, while White mouthed the words, “He’s mine.”
The UFC exec would later wryly claim he was just watching some fights with the Strikeforce employee. Nevertheless, White’s intentions with Shields are certainly clear.
Following the evening’s post-event press conference, White told a small group of reporters that he’s not currently negotiating with Shields, but he plans on doing so very soon.
“The deal with Shields is that Shields, there’s some discrepancy whether it’s 45 or 60 days he has left on his (Strikeforce) contract, so he can work that out with the knuckleheads, and when he does, we’ll jump in there,” White said.
