UFC welterweight Mike Jackson intends on making Jake Shields pay the consequences for what he considers to be an “assault” at the UFC Performance Institute last week.
After weeks of social media exchanges over Twitter in which Jackson called Shields a “white nationalist,” and former Strikeforce champ Shields fired back calling Jackson “racist” and more, the friction came to a head when they crossed paths in Las Vegas.
According to Jackson, he was visiting the UFC PI for just the second training session since a recent face surgery stemming from a knockout loss in his most recent UFC bout. He said he was hitting pads with his coach when he heard Shields begin to yell at him from another part of the room. Jackson said he knew Shields was there but didn’t mind too much given the circumstances and location.
