Shields not interested in fight against Riggs

Jake Shields has expressed that he has no interest in fighting Joe Riggs.

Shields was not impressed with Riggs’ impressive win over Phil Baroni and expressed his disinterest in a fight against the ‘Diesel’ at the Strikeforce post-fight press conference.

Shields was originally set to fight Riggs at the ‘Lawler vs. Shields’ event last night, but that fight was scrapped.

Shields told MMAmania.com : “I want the big fights from here on out. I think I showed I can fight at both 170 and 185 pounds. Guys are a little bigger then me at middleweight but I’m faster. My jiu-jitsu style is super aggressive…

“I bring the wrestling mentality of forcing things and making things happen. As far as a fight at 170, I think my fight there would be for a title fight and Joe Riggs is of no concern for me. He’s not even worth my time … I’m really not even giving him the time of day.”

Tags: Jake Shields, Strikeforce