Chronicle Live -- Jake Shields
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Jake Shields joins Dave Benz to discuss his upcoming fight and the recent death of his father.
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First of all welcome back and and second ball. Let me express my condolences and our condolences and everybody here Comcast sports net Bay Area on the passing. When your father Jack it was just a little over a week ago that have passed away at the age of 67. And I think a lot of people including your opponent Jake Allen murder -- -- was one of the first people to tweet some announced he'll. Have expressed their condolences Lotta people frankly surprised you're going on with this fight. You know it was tough situation. I was really close my dad he's my manager as well and it was it was it was tough but I just figured He knows -- the right thing to do with him -- He knew my manager and biggest fan I wouldn't when it felt right pulling out and also gives me. Allen put my energy and out and sudden deal -- if I pull out just would have you know put me -- for the depression right now have -- I have my team behind me and pushing me and I'm planning going out there and and fighting better than Arafat has sun interview on line where word chick caliber actually talked about and in. He's well aware of the history of you know. There's people removed it with the loss of someone else and their family. Tendon how unbelievable performances Brett Favre. Did it against the Oakland Raiders Michael Jordan that it in the NBA post season I mean clearly that's not something that you can you consciously think government. You gotta be going into this thinking that he's going to be there in the ring with it yet exactly going to be in really closed up and -- about the loses by anything happen in a fight but I'm about there but my heart and whatever five and training. In our push hard this last week's game extra motivation and so. Obviously a tough time these announcements you use that to be stronger. This is going to be an important fight for you because -- last time -- you had a shot at the UFC welterweight title -- lost in decision to George saint Pierre is ESP. Fighting in Toronto his own country 55000. People were out for that fight before we talk about what it's just what was that like to go. Played in front of 55000. People. I was insane upright from 55000. Canadians and -- and Canada quite a Canadians it was pretty crazy you know they're obviously. Pro GSP but it is it was overwhelming Biden knew it was a cool experience and it just. Definitely -- -- -- -- you know you're going to be in in the who's close decision and that's I certainly don't like losing last -- -- -- -- six year winning streak -- -- do the same starting -- dodger caliber that was fifteen straight wins going into that fight in I mean is there anything that -- can take from that loss that that you know can help make you better fighter. A -- -- -- -- -- close -- that is all -- things you -- NFC and I made a lot of mistakes not -- it and think. I've tried to change my training camp on a little bit and it's a little changes and and try to make sure a number. Don't know -- and -- you know right now that's never -- get a title shot -- -- -- I got to start -- we're -- back up and start to -- -- now you don't think it'll take another fifteen to street -- find out how you guys are certainly not especially coming up by -- pretty close I would think if I go -- when a couple fights but actually doing it -- dominant fashion Iguodala. But I'll get another shot. What's your training regiment like on a daily basis I mean you drained a 34 times today I didn't use it to the three but I just try to listeners in the workouts and you get couple things once again this morning when N. You know hit hip pads in boxing Manson and you know it's hard. And after sparring with -- digits do announce work out and I go back. After this and go back -- lift weights. Do little more technique so hot so how -- you sleep. Try to sleep value now. What will when I'm Jennifer -- try to gain at least eight hours sometimes not intended so exhausted you handle the way entrants and when you're not training or sleeping you're watching tech. Yeah pretty much the so I wanted to you know about six series for the fight in my life this is consumed an -- ones are you just say they call the training camp -- do in his. It's trying to rest -- much possible train watched tape you know He eat good food stay healthy and and after the fight -- we need to go and have a little -- last night I gotta ask you about the big other story that's going on right now and and a man of course it's Nick Diaz who was a strike -- -- -- thank you. Came -- you have seen had a chance to fight GSV for the welterweight title. And now what can happen -- it -- -- Nick Diaz you know and it is actually good friend of mine saw some little biased here but I'm. And you know I haven't caught in my finger here has been all over the news to you tell me about it I figure I've been a -- myself and has some happens you get hundreds of phone calls -- text -- is just overwhelming some given nickel what is talked to him and if something happened with a missing a press conference and you know -- pulled from the fight by Dana and you know -- has generally has always been really fair to me so they both. You know Nick's been -- great friends I turned his stay neutral umpire talks in attendance you figure out what happened and I hope. I hope Nick's table does -- to right -- me Japan so that comes comes together and hope He learns from ma whatever happens -- this title shot in the future.























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