Jake Shields

thumb|upright=0.8|Jake Shields Jake Sequoyah Shields (born 9 January 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. Quotes All throughout high school and college everyone told me I couldn’t be an athlete [as a vegetarian], so I wanted to prove them wrong. … Being a vegetarian is great. I have always grown up this way, so it’s not even something I really think about too much. I think a lot of people have to make the decision whether they want to do it or not, but for me it’s been easy; I never even really thought about eating meat, it’s something that always seemed a little gross to me, especially with the way animals are treated and what not. The older I got, the more I started doing a little research, and started realizing all the health benefits as well. "Proving the Haters Wrong: Jake Shields' Life of Resilience and Self-Belief", interview with Sunwarrior.com (27 July 2012). [Vegetarian lifestyle] made me feel great. I still feel young, totally healthy. I’ve fought in the sport for many years and I feel like it’s something that’s helped me tremendously. But I’ve never eaten meat, so I can’t compare the two and say, ‘This is what it does better.’ But all the people I know who have gone from eating meat to not eating meat say they feel much better. "Jake Shields talks vegetarianism, Demian Maia and Nick Diaz", interview with the Las Vegas Sun (8 October 2013). Would you support public executions of anyone who helps a child transition? This would include doctors, therapists, teachers, guidance counselors, etc April 26, 2023 Jake Shields on X Thailand’s entire economy is based off of sex tourismThe men are so demoralized and emasculated many even become womenThe youth need a nationalist party to expel foreigners and shut down whore housesHow can the men sit back and allow the world to come to abuse their women Jul 27, 2025 Jake Shields on X External links Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Mixed martial artists from the United States Category:Vegetarians Category:People from Tennessee Category:People from California Category:Anti-vaccination activists Category:Conspiracy theorists