Jake Shields was the Strikeforce middleweight champion but was stripped of the title after it came out, that he was going to be signing with the UFC. With the switch to UFC Shields is also planning to return to welterweight where he fought when he was the Elite XC champion.
It is now rumoured that Shields first opponent will be the Danish fighter Martin Kampmann, a match that will truly make the winner top contender. The date for the fight could be october 23 at UFC 121.
Kampmann recently won a dominate decision victory over Paulo Thiago. Jake shields' last victory came against former pride champion Dan Henderson. Kampmann's only two loses in the UFC has come against to of the absolute best and he is 8-2 in the UFC. Jake shields is on a 14-fight win streak since the end of 2004.
There is no doubt about that the level of hype around both of these fighters is really high. Plus the UFC is probably going to hype this fight even more now that they have stolen Jake shield from strikeforce.
Martin would really win a lot from this fight, but the stakes are also pretty high. When you fight against a guy that's on a such a long win streak you risk a lot, and this is far from an easy fight. But after what Kampmann showed against Paulo Thiago He is more than ready!
Note: Fight has now been confirmed: http://www.danishmma.com/2010/07/kampmann-vs-shields-confirmed-for-ufc.html
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