At the risk of sounding like a total perv, I heard Gina had to "disrobe" to make weight. Insert Butt-head snicker here - heh-heh, heh-heh.

According to Sherdog.com, Daley and Shields started shoving each other and had to be pulled apart.

A svelte Arlovski vs. a ... um, not-so-svelte Nelson.

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Jake Shields

Paul Daley

The war of words heats up between Paul Daley and Jake Shields, who square off at EliteXC's Heat event Oct. 4 on CBS. At stake is Shields' EliteXC welterweight championship. Like I've said before (at least I think I did), it's your classic grappler vs. striker. Shields is a BJJ blackbelt, while Daley is very skilled at knocking people out.
Here is a snippet from an interview Shilds did with soemthing called "Ultimo Round".... That's "Last Round", for all you non-Hispanic speakers:

UR: Jake, you're going to defend the welterweight title against the Cage Rage Champion, Paul Daley. Recently, He stated that:

"He won't remember much...just waking up I guess. I'm gonna be real mean in this fight, fuck Jake Shields, you're going to see. I am stronger, I hit harder, I take punishment and he will not take me down, or hold me there for long if I make a mistake. This is gonna be a shock to those Jake Shields nut huggers. Once I am in that top ten, I'm coming after everyone above me...." (Paul Daley to Fightline.com)

Please, comment.

JS: I think he has really good Muay Thai, but he's in over his head and he knows it. He's mouthing off to get over his own fear. Its's like a little dog barking.

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This is one of the main card bouts on EliteXC's next CBS show on Oct. 4, and it's for Shield's welterweight title. Shields is on a 10-fight win streak, while Daley is on a six-fight win streak.

This fight appears to be a classic striker vs. grappler scenario. Daley, 25, who recently came out of retirement, is a pure striker, and most of his losses have come from rear-naked chokes and guillotines.

Shields, while he has won by TKO several times, seems to favor submissions - actually, that's putting it mildly - he's a black belt under Cesar Gracie. That would seem to be the smart move here against Daley, especially when the title's on the line. Sometimes fighters get caught up standing with a striking specialist - a la Tito Ortiz with Chuck Liddell - and have paid for it. However, when Georges St-Pierre said he was going to out-wrestle Josh Koscheck, did anyone think he could do it, and do it decisively? Despite his athleticism, probably not that many. But that's exactly what St-Pierre did.

I see Shields winning, either with the sub or by unanimous decision, where he will avoid Daley's bombs, and take the challenger into the championship rounds.

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