Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields is preparing himself for the biggest fight of his career, former Pride and UFC legend Dan Henderson. On April 17 Shields will be fulfilling the last fight of his Strikeforce contract, and looks forward to weighing out his options as a free agent. UFC Chairman Dana White is well aware of the situation and seems to be pulling for Jake to do some big things.

“If Jake Shields could pull that off that would be incredible. Good for him,” said White recently when speaking about the fight with Henderson “He’s going to get paid, because what’s going to happen is we would love to take him from there and I’m sure they’d love to pay him to stick around.

“And I will help drive that (expletive) number right up through the roof, and let the Showtime boys pay him a lot of money, so that Jake can stick it right up their (expletive). I just choked out Dan Henderson and now you (expletive) are going to pay me for trying to stick it up my (expletive), I’m going to stick it up yours.”

Coming into his fight with Henderson, Shields holds an impressive professional record of 24-4 and is regarded as one of the top up and coming fighters in the sport today. With a win over Henderson we could see the Strikeforce Middleweight champions stock soar to new heights.

MMAWeekly.com