UFC 129 – Greg Jackson predicts Jake Shields’ sole aim will be to drag the fight to the ground against St. Pierre

Greg Jackson, the coach and mentor of current UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, expects Jake Shields to do everything in his power to drag the fight to the ground when the two men square off in the main event tomorrow night in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, adding there’s no way he could knock GSP out on the feet.
Speaking via Tatame Magazine, Jackson said:

“Jake Shields is very, very tough and he know much Jiu-Jitsu, so I’m expecting him to come in and try to take Georges down and submit him, or try to get a guillotine, so we trained very hard to make sure that Georges’ Jiu-Jitsu is doing very good. He trained at Renzo Gracie’s Academy, do a lot of Jiu-Jitsu there and hopefully it’ll be able to keep them off those things.”

“I think Roger Gracie has the best Jiu-Jitsu in the world and I think that if he can get used to Roger being on top you, working you, crushing you and you still live, anybody else below that will not be as tough as him. So I really think that’s gonna help us a lot, because Roger is so amazing.”

“I think Jake is going 100% for the takedown and try to finish Georges on the ground. I don’t think he think he can knock Georges out. I think he’s going to put everything he’s got into takedown and maybe jumping into a leg-lock, pulling guard and try to go for the leg-lock.”

The two men will square off in the main event of the evening and will be one of two title fights featured on the night. Current featherweight champion, Jose Aldo will take on Canadian number one contender, Mark Hominick, as well as the final bout inside the octagon for the legendary Randy Couture who takes on former 205 pound champion, Lyoto Machida.