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Monday, October 13, 2008
Nick Diaz FINALLY Gets Paid
 In a brief news update on Caesar Gracie's website, he posted an update on the status of some of his fighters and what they have going on.
As we posted here in the MMAInsiderBLOG, Jake Shields opened up his new academy over the weekend. It is a new GracieFighter Academy located in Berkley, Calif.
Nick Diaz has been confirmed to fight Eddie Alvarez on the Nov. 8 EliteXC fight card in Reno, Nev., and now he's also been paid for his fight for Dream… which took place FIVE MONTHS ago! According to Gracie, Diaz has agreed to return to Japan, but leaves the door for speculation wide open as he says, "At this point it is unclear for which organization" that Diaz will fight for in Japan.
It has been oft rumored that Nick's brother, Nate Diaz, will be fighting on the Dec. 13 Ultimate Fighter Finale on Spike TV. The update indicates that Nate is still waiting to hear if he will actually be added to the card or not.
Another GracieFighter team member, Damien Douglas, is expecting to return to ShoXC on the November card. Douglas is 3-1 in MMA thus far, winning his most recent ShoXC outing, defeating Joe Schilling in September.Labels: Caesar Gracie, Damien Douglas, Dream, EliteXC, GracieFighter, Jake Shields, Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, ShoXC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:02 PM
Friday, October 10, 2008
Jake Shields Opens New School Saturday
 The Grand Opening of EliteXC welterweight champion Jake Shields' new gym (with partner Jason Manley) is Saturday at noon in Berkeley, Calif.
The Shields-Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy is located at 2438 Durant Ave. (1/2 block off Telegraph and one block from The University of California Berkeley). It will offer Gracie BJJ taught by black belt instructors.
There will also be classes in boxing, kickboxing, submission wrestling and MMA. Jake will teach submission wrestling and MMA classes. There will be classes for all levels, from beginners to advance and professionals.
Class schedules will be up soon on Jake's website at www.jakeshields.com and www.myspace.com/jakeshieldsajj
Shields is a Cesar Gracie BJJ Black Belt and consensus top five MMA fighter, who hasn't lost a fight since 2004.
Jason Manly will manage the day to day operations of the gym and will also teach submission wrestling classes. He is a University Of California Berkeley graduate.
While at UC Berkeley, he excelled in track, winning MVP honors. He ranks No. 7 on the men's top 10 all-time list in the 100 meters. Manley also excelled on the mat, training and competing under Cesar Gracie.
Labels: Caesar Gracie, EliteXC, Grajie Jiu-Jitsu, Jake Shields, Jason Manley
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:06 PM
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