The tension between UFC veterans Jake Shields and Mike Jackson has been mounting over social media for some time. Today, it came to a head at the UFC Performance Institute. Shields (33-11-1 MMA), who is known for his outspoken stance on all things from politics to race to the fight game, and Jackson (1-2 MMA) have expressed conflicting opinions over Twitter in recent months over a variety of topics. It’s clear they did not take kindly to the thoughts and emotions on the other side, so when they saw each other in person, things seemingly got heated and physical. Shields posted a video to Twitter on Friday of an exchange with Jackson in Las Vegas. The footage shows Shields on top of Jackson in side control and then mount position, as he held him down and controlled him outside of the cage at the UFC PI
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