Shields: ‘UFC is the spot to be’
“No, I really didn’t have an intention of going back to Strikeforce,” Shields told MMAWeekly Radio on Monday. “It’s nothing…
“No, I really didn’t have an intention of going back to Strikeforce,” Shields told MMAWeekly Radio on Monday. “It’s nothing against them. I don’t think they’re a bad show. I just think the UFC, it’s the prime show right now; everyone knows UFC is the spot to be. It doesn’t mean Strikeforce is bad; I think it’s good they’re out there.”
“Being the Strikeforce champ’s cool and all, but I really had the dream of being the UFC champ.”
“I don’t think they were very happy about that,” he said about his win over Henderson. “I was actually planning on dropping back to 170 to finish my last fight on my contract, and they knew it was my last fight, so they were really pushy about me staying up (at 185), and I knew their motives of course. They thought Henderson would beat me, but I was like ‘alright if you want to do that.’ So then I think after I beat him they seemed pretty upset.”
“I showed up for one of the Strikeforce fights to go watch when I was still the champ, before they released me, and they didn’t have me any tickets. So that made it pretty clear.”
“There’s nothing quite like fighting for the UFC. It’s exactly what I wanted, a tough fight, a good card, go out there and try to make a mark right away.”
