DALLAS – Jake Shields ‘ (29-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) head coach, Tareq Azim, said the trash-talk Hector Lombard (33-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has used ahead of their UFC 171 fight only works on a certain type of fighter: “emotionally and mentally weak” ones like Lombard. The fighters, who meet in a pay-per-view main card bout at Saturday’s event in Dallas’ American Airlines Center, could possibly be vying for a title shot with an impressive enough performance. But prior to their meeting, Lombard has called Shields “boring” and bad for the sport , among other things. That may work on unprofessional fighters, Azim said. “But someone like Jake, a professional of the sport and a veteran of the sport, that amateur talk only sticks to someone like him (Lombard),” he said
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Shields’ coach: Trash-talk works on ‘mentally weak’ fighters like Lombard – MMA Junkie