UFC 202 video – Jake Shields: I think McGregor ‘has a lot better jiu-jitsu than people realize’

Jake Shields was interviewed by Submission Radio about a host of UFC 202-related topics, including the bottle-throwing war at the end of the pre-fight press conference on Wednesday, whether he can corner Nate Diaz in tonight’s main event against Conor McGregor, how good McGregor’s jiu-jitsu is, and more.

Submission Radio has the quote transcriptions provided below.

On the Team Diaz UFC 202 events ban

“Supposedly one of the guys I know, talked with the UFC. So I don’t even know exactly what’s going on, just stuff I read. I might could have shown up and got along, but I figured (there’s) no reason to cause drama. I don’t wanna cause any drama between the corners. We’ve already gotten into it a few times, so I just stayed away. I figured I’d make it better and let Nate beat them on fight night.”

On the bottle-throwing incident that led to the ban

“I wasn’t expecting anything to happen, but I guess I mean I shouldn’t be surprised that it did, considering the last time. It kind of came out of nowhere. I’m just sitting there, chilling, spacing out and all of a sudden I see I see Nate running off. I had no idea what was going on. So I’m like oh, and just followed him. Then I see bottles flying everywhere and then I see it going down so I threw a bottle, and then some girl – I think …

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