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Dana White Suggests Jake Shields As Next Welterweight Title Challenger

by Brent Brookhouse
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If Jake Shields wins against Martin Kampmann, it'll probably be him next.

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↵- Dana White reveals a possible future for the welterweight division.

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Shields remains the one big test for UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Jake is ranked #10 overall right now but that ranking is low due to Shields having moved to welterweight in his last few bouts with Strikeforce (he is currently ranked #4 at 170). St. Pierre has defeated almost everyone else in the top ten under contract with the UFC.

↵If Shields can pull off the win over Kampmann and earn the title shot it sets the stage for one of the last meaningful original matchups for GSP and that is a very exciting thing.

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