{"id":31601,"date":"2019-02-05T11:25:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31601"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:25:42","slug":"undefeated-welsh-mma-champion-reveals-why-he-twice-turned-down-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/05\/undefeated-welsh-mma-champion-reveals-why-he-twice-turned-down-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated Welsh MMA champion reveals why he twice turned down UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Jack Shore is a star on the rise. The Cage Warriors bantamweight champion is undefeated in his ten professional bouts and is the talk of the European Mixed Martial Arts community.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The 24-year-old from Abertillery, South Wales, clinched the Cage Warriors bantamweight (135lbs) belt back in December and is set to defend his title on April 27 against Dundee\u2019s Scott Malone.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_31603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31603\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31603\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31603\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/DMN_1PQXcAATu7E.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Jack &#8216;Tank&#8217; Shore has revealed why he has turned down the UFC<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFor many, it is simply a matter of time before Shore follows in\u00a0the footsteps\u00a0of\u00a0Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy and\u00a0Conor\u00a0McGregor\u00a0by\u00a0venturing\u00a0over to the United States and the bright lights of the UFC, such is the Welshman\u2019s ability to entertain inside the cage.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nHowever, in an exclusive interview with\u00a0<i>The\u00a0<\/i><i>Cardiffian<\/i>, talk of the UFC and the riches it brings have been firmly put on ice. Shore revealed that he has been courted by the promotional giant on more than one occasion.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThey have been in touch a few times. The first time they got in touch was in 2016.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cBeing young at the time, I was 21, obviously I wanted to jump at it. But my manager and my coaches jumped in and said no because they said it was a bad move for me at the time.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWe all decided that I was too inexperienced. I had only had three pro fights. Even now at 24 I have had ten pro fights.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cMy manager could have taken a lot of money by letting me go over there [to the UFC] but he knew it was not the right time.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nShore revealed that he was also approached by the\u00a0organisation\u00a0last year, this time with an offer for a short-notice bout.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThey spoke to my boxing coach Gary Lockett last year with a short-notice fight too.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cCage Warriors pay me well. They give me a lot of good exposure with BT Sport and UFC Fight Pass. They have really looked after me.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI am glad I said no, because the opportunities I have here are fantastic. It is nice to fight in front of my home fans before I do move over to the big show.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10 &#8211; 0. <\/p>\n<p>Re-live every one of Jack &#39;Tank&#39; Shore&#39;s pro wins, back-to-back! \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc 20% off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CW104?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CW104<\/a> tickets ends 9PM TONIGHT. \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lQ25ywGnZg\">pic.twitter.com\/lQ25ywGnZg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CageWarriors\/status\/1092377568840478720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAnd Shore, known as \u2018Tank\u2019 by his adoring fans, knows his time will come.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWhen they\u00a0came\u00a0they came, it is not something I think about every second of every day. It\u2019s no skin off my nose. I know my time will come.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cIt is just self-belief. If I keep winning fights the way I have until now, and with the Cage Warriors title I have too, it will push me onto that big show.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nOne of those trusted advisors to Shore is his father and coach Richard. The head coach of Tillery Combat Gym told\u00a0<i>The\u00a0<\/i><i>Cardiffian<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>in December: \u201cWe\u2019ve spoken to the UFC and they\u2019ve tried to sign Jack in the past. We\u2019ll see out the contract [with Cage Warriors]. He is two fights into a five-fight contract.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cAt 24 there\u2019s no rush, he\u2019s having a great experience fighting in front of big arenas and Cage Warriors are really looking after him.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCoach Shore set out his hopes for his son when he does make that step across the pond.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t just want him to go there [to the UFC] and compete, I want him going in and dominating like George Saint Pierre and\u00a0Conor\u00a0McGregor.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jack Shore defends his belt for the first time on April 27 at Cage Warriors 104 versus Scott Malone\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Shore is a star on the rise. The Cage Warriors bantamweight champion is undefeated in his ten professional bouts and is the talk of the European Mixed Martial Arts community.\u00a0\u00a0 The 24-year-old from Abertillery, South Wales, clinched the Cage Warriors bantamweight (135lbs) belt back in December and is set to defend his title on April 27 against Dundee\u2019s Scott Malone.\u00a0\u00a0 For many, it is simply a matter of time before Shore follows in\u00a0the footsteps\u00a0of\u00a0Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy and\u00a0Conor\u00a0McGregor\u00a0by\u00a0venturing\u00a0over to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":31592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,4,113],"tags":[1601,812,74,1606],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-31601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-sport","category-uncategorised","tag-mma","tag-south-wales","tag-sport-2","tag-ufc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Undefeated Welsh MMA champion reveals why he twice turned down UFC - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/05\/undefeated-welsh-mma-champion-reveals-why-he-twice-turned-down-ufc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Undefeated Welsh MMA champion reveals why he twice turned down UFC - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jack Shore is a star on the rise. 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