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In a video interview with KNOXX, Jake Shields gave his thoughts on his teammate Nick Diaz getting taken out of his UFC 137 fight with Georges St-Pierre and being put into a bout with B.J. Penn (transcribed at BJPenn.com):
"I really wanted to see that fight, as most people. I think everyone was excited to see Nick vs. GSP. Condit and St-Pierre is a good fight too, but obviously most people would probably agree that its not as good a fight... I think Dana is a smart guy and mostly fair. I don't know the details, but hopefully Nick learns from what he's done and moves forward and gets himself another title shot... I just heard that [Nick was fighting B.J.] two minutes ago and I am very happy about that. I was worried Nick would get dropped from the UFC after that. So, it's good that he gets a chance to redeem himself and that's a great fight as well. It's a tough fight, but I think Nick sets too high of a pace for B.J. I think he'll overwhelm him and tire him down and beat B.J."
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