Twitter a famous social media platform with millions of users has become the new source of news in this era. Moreover, after the South African-born Billionaire Elon Musk bought the company last year, he took out several restrictions on the platform.
Since then many users have been using the platform as a medium of free speech. However, some people take it too far. One of them is the former UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields. The ex-UFC shares his unfiltered views on anything and everything on his official Twitter account. Shields doesn’t shy away from talking his mind even if the topic is highly controversial.
What did former UFC fighter Jake Shields say about AARAC’s plan?
Following the same characteristic the former UFC fighter recently took to his account to address the African American Reparations Advisory Committee’s new plan. The AARAC is a committee that develops recommendations for repairing harm in our Black communities.
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The committee has recently planned to give $5 million to each longtime black resident in San Francisco. However, Shields wasn’t impressed by the announcement. He posted a screenshot of the news and wrote a rather sarcastic caption.
“San Francisco has slipped into chaos but thankful our leaders are focusing on what matters 5 million dollars to each black resident,” Shields wrote. It was evident through his caption that the ex-UFC fighter is pointing out at the increasing homelessness problem in the San Francisco bay area by referring to ‘chaos.’
Thus, he was against the pan. Shields is famous for his takes on such political matters. Because of this characteristic, the former UFC star has garnered a cult following on social media.
Jake Shields’ MMA career
The American MMA fighter is a veteran of the sport with a professional fighting record of 34-11 under his name. Shields is an expert submission grappler and has bagged many wins via submission in his career.
He was a former Strikeforce champion and has competed for the UFC welterweight gold once against legend Georges St-Pierre. He departed from the UFC in 2014 and later competed in PFL.
Besides that Shields is also a grappling coach and has worked with the likes of Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz. Now the former UFC fighter is very active on social media and has over 200k followers.
What are your thoughts on Shields’ career? What do you guys think about his tweet?
