• UFC 129

If Shields wins the belt, he'll consider moving to 185

ESPN staff
April 21, 2011
Jake Shields beat Dan Henderson at middleweight © Getty Images
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If Jake Shields beats Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129, it sounds like he does not plan to stay at welterweight for long.

Shields, undefeated in 15 fights, is expected to give GSP his toughest UFC title defence on April 30, and if he wins he would set up a whole new batch of intriguing title match-ups - with Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson all in the mix.

However, Shields left Strikeforce as the middleweight champion after beating Dan Henderson, and he admits he would not mind taking a look at Anderson Silva and Co at 185lbs.

"Moving up and down in weight is kind of a pain in the [butt], but it's something I'll probably do again," he told USA Today.

"I'm always looking for challenges, so I'm going to go where the challenge is. If I'm successful at 170 and take that belt, I'll probably start thinking about [it]. I'm in the sport to test myself.

"If I start getting bored, I really wouldn't want to be here anymore. So yeah, I would definitely move up."

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