SUG 6: Jake Shields And Gilbert Burns Set To Collide In Portland
SUG 6: Jake Shields And Gilbert Burns Set To Collide In Portland
Former Strikeforce champion Jake Shields will square off with grappling world champion Gilbert Burns at Submission Underground 6.
Chael Sonnen is bringing some serious heat to the table with the sixth edition of Submission Underground!
The outspoken MMA renegade has promised to "make grappling great again!" and he plans to do so on Sunday, Dec. 3, right here on FloGrappling. Catch all the action here.
The Official Lineup
- Main event: Gilbert Burns vs. Jake Shields
- Co-Main Event: Fabiano Scherner vs. Tim Sylvia
- AJ Agazarm vs. Nathan Orchard
- David Mitchell vs. Anthony Smith
- Vagner Rocha vs. Jesse Taylor
Submission Underground 6 features some of the winningest veterans in SUG history. In the main event, world champion, current UFC fighter, and previous SUG champion (whew) Gilbert Burns faces off against SUG champion and one of the best MMA grapplers of all time in Jake Shields.
Prior to the headlining matchup, we'll see AJ Agazarm take on 10th Planet wizard Nathan Orchard, along with a bout between violent jiu-jitsu evangelical Vagner Rocha and UFC fighter Jesse Taylor.
The card also includes an epic heavyweight battle between Fabiano Scherner and Tim Sylvia in the co-main event. SUG veterans David Mitchell and Anthony Smith round out the lineup and will be eager to steal the show.
Tune in here on Sunday, Dec. 3.