Talentless, Hopeless…: Jake Shields, vegetarian, UFC fighter and Animal Rights fighter.

Jake Shields for a Peta2 campaign

Born in Summertown, Tennessee, Jake Shields is an american mixed martial artist currently fighting in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). He has won 28 fights in his professional career. Between 2005 and 2011, Jake has won 15 straight fights. During that time he won the EliteXC Welterweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight, which he defended until the end of the Strikeforce era.

Obviously, Jake Shields is a great athlete. In the mind of most people, it is clear that you have to consume lots of proteines to become a great athlete, and to consume proteins, you have to eat meat. But most people are wrong. The most intriguing fact about Jake Shields is that he has never eaten meat in his whole life.

Shields is a vegetarian since the day he was born, because his parents raised him this way and learned him that animals should not be exploited and eaten. Added to that he learned that you can be a major sports athlete, perform and have success in sports without consuming meat. Jake learned that it is possible, and easy, to consume all the nutriments you need to devellop and train your body without having to kill animals.

Jake Shields tries to lead by exemple, saying it is just normal for him, because he's always done the things this way. But he is proud if he can make other athletes change their minds and have them to change their diet. He especially likes to ear guys say that their body gets stronger when on veggie diet.

In the way to show the example, Jake has taken part in a Peta2 Campaign, which goals was to show that vegetarian and vegan athletes can perform better than meat-eaters. During that campaign, Peta created the video game "Cage Fight : Free for All", in which you can take control of real MMA fighters Jake Shields, Aaron Simpson, and Georgi Karakhanyan to see if you have the moves to foil a secret underground animal testing ring.

The purpose of the game is to show that athletes also get involved in the Animal Rights protection. The game is also fun, so feel free to enjoy it.

"I am the living proof that you can run further, train harder, and pack a meaner punch without eating animals"

- Jake Shields

So if you're an athlete, or not, why do you still hesitate to gon on a veggie diet ? It is better for you, and most of all, it is beeter for our animal friends who deserve to live their lives without being bred to be killed and eaten. You'd better check out Jake's website where he shows his basic diet, and gives a few tips on how and what to eat.

Just checkout the results of a veggie way of life in this highlight video of Jake Shields career and life by MMACENTRAL801