Jake Shields, Germar Rudolf 'Fight Back Ep:126

[Stubble]

Germar went on Jake Shields Podcast recently. I present the interview here.

[Callafangers]

It is just awesome to see this. Both of these men are absolute animals within their specialized fields. Germar being a scientist, pioneer, author, dissident, and thought leader and Jake being one of the best MMA fighters of all time subsequently using his platform to ask the challenging questions that no other media "experts" dared. To see Germar finally getting a platform and the recognition he deserves (now being a returning guest to Jake's show) is fantastic, as is seeing him spending time with that friendly dog in the first part

It's just a very interesting (and unexpected) mix of personalities. I have enjoyed Jake's fights in the past and of course have been a great fan of Germar's work over many years. Never would have thought to see them in the same room having conversations like these.

For anyone who hasn't seen Jake's fights, here is one of his classic fights (and wins) against UFC Hall-of-Famer Robbie Lawler:



Also, here is Jake in 2007 dismantling Israel's top fighter :

[HansHill]

That's my weekend sorted!

CF, glad to see you talking about Jake Shield's fighting career - he was an excellent fighter, and definitely was in the top tier. Aside from the fights you mentioned, he went on a 15 fight win streak, also beat Dan Henderson (UFC Hall of Famer, double Pride Champion, Olympic wrestler) and subsequently fought and lost against George St Pierre, who is basically considered the pound-for-pound GOAT. Shields went the full 5 rounds against GSP, eventually losing on the judges' cards. A remarkable achievement against the GOAT in his prime. After that loss, he came back to beat another future UFC champ, Tyrone Woodley.

Shields was a top tier fighter, that will likely never get Hall Of Fame recognition because of his podcasts, interviews and opinions!

[Archie]

A few weeks ago Jake was trying to arrange another debate. Looks like that didn't end up coming together so they did a solo interview.

https://codohforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=17336#p17336

[Archie]

At around 1:35:00 he mentions the recent findings about Wiernik. Good to see that already being worked into the arguments.