I've been following Jordan Breen on Twitter to get the weigh-in results for the Impact FC card going down tomorrow night. Breen has been absolutely hysterical describing the weird press conferences and is now reporting the wackiness occurring at the weigh-ins. Paulo Filho is 2 lbs. over and has about 10 minutes left to make weight for his with Denis Kang. Filho is an extremely talented fighter, but his reputation for missing weight and other strange behavior is really making people forget that. I'm really hoping he can lose the weight and the fight with Kang goes on without any further issues. Kang versus Filho is a great fight that I think many people are overlooking due to Filho's personal issues and Kang's losses in the UFC.
In other news, several MMA sites reported today that Jake Shields has either signed or is very close to signing with the UFC and is going back to 170. While he has looked great at 185 I think the move back to 170 is an awesome idea. Shields really added some size for the Henderson fight so I think he'll be an even bigger force at 170. Not only will Shields be one of the bigger guys at 170, but it gives the UFC more potential challengers to GSP who haven't already fought and lost to the Canadian. I just saw that Bloody Elbow is reporting that Shields's first fight will likely be against Martin Kampmann. This is a great fight and is easily the best fight they could give Shields with Hardy tied up with Condit, Fitch and Alves facing each other next month, and Koscheck getting the next title shot. Kampmann really shocked some people with his domination of Paulo Thiago and is bouncing back nicely since his disappointing showing against Paul Daley. Kampmann's Muay Thai background will likely give him the advantage on the feet, but Shields is a first-class grappler and is a threat to anyone he can put on the mat.
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