Last night at WSOF 14, Jake Shields fought for the first time since being cut by the UFC. Shields fought Ryan Ford in the main event of the card, and won via submission. (Watch the highlights HERE)
MMA pros took to Twitter to respond to the win.
#WSOF14: HERE WE GO!!!! IT IS TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!!!! @jakeshieldsajj vs @RyanFordMMA!!!!!
— WSOF (@MMAWorldSeries) October 12, 2014
Turn on WSOF right now to cheer for @jakeshieldsajj with me !
— Leslie Smith (@LeslieSmith_GF) October 12, 2014
Smash this busta @jakeshields
— phil baroni (@philbaroni) October 12, 2014
Ryan Ford is an intense dude… #WSOF14
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) October 12, 2014
Nice finish for Jake Shields! #WSOF14
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) October 12, 2014
BOOM!! Congrats @jakeshieldsajj #TeamMelendez #skrappack
— 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) October 12, 2014
Getting work done @MMAWorldSeries nice choke @jakeshieldsajj Congrats to the team @GilbertMelendez http://t.co/a6Mo5154uL
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) October 12, 2014
Still the nastiest @jakeshieldsajj @tareqazim @GilbertMelendez #wsof
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) October 12, 2014
Congrats @jakeshieldsajj !!!! Enjoy your hard earned Victory! @GilbertMelendez @ElNinoTraining
— heatherjoclark (@heatherjoclark) October 12, 2014
Lots of BIG fights in my future. Can't wait. Looking forward to the challenges coming my way! @MMAWorldSeries
— Jon Fitch (@jonfitchdotnet) October 12, 2014
Thanks to @tareqazim and @gilbert Melendez for always being there me http://t.co/CKYmAFwnl7 pic.twitter.com/ELJ5INL2j3
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) October 12, 2014