Jake Shields is a household name in the world of MMA. The former Strikeforce Welterweight champion was a reputed name even before he joined the UFC. Shields is also a teammate of the ‘Stockton Gangster’, Nate Diaz.
He also got involved in the scuffle, which broke out between the entire teams of Diaz and McGregor during their first fight in the UFC. Shields is known to have Twitter fingers and often posts multiple tweets in a single day.
Recently, he revamped his feud with the noted rapper, Cardi B, with a reply to one of Cardi’s tweeted snaps.
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Shields’ reply on Cardi’s snap hinted implied that he saw Cardi B as a threat who was misleading the youth of the world. Shields was apparently unhappy with the banishment of ‘Andrew Tate’ from various social media platforms.
Hence, he put up the example of toxic influencers like Cardi B enjoying full freedom online while Andrew Tate was banished from most social media platforms.
Jake Shields saw Andrew Tate as a better role model than Cardi B
Recently, Cardi B posted a snap of her in a skin-colored body-fitting costume with all the private parts covering portions made to look like real skin. Cardi also sported a pose that evidently was indecent to Jake Shields. Cardi also captioned her snapshot, “F**k it”.
Fuck it pic.twitter.com/rXSubntAcI
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 4, 2022
Shields decided to outcast his disgust at Cardi’s snap with a reply. He wrote, “I was correct when I said Andrew Tates a better role modal than you.”
I was correct when I said Andrew Tates a better role modal than you
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) December 5, 2022
The former Strikeforce fighter had also been vocal about his appreciation for Andrew Tate previously. He has often said that he finds the words said by Tate very inspirational, especially for younger people.
Jake Shields created a huge controversy comparing Andrew Tate and Cardi B
Shields stood out rigidly against Andrew Tate’s being banned from a lot of social media platforms. He presented his opinions against Tate’s banishment through tweets, where he implied that there are various other issues and persons who were influencing the youth adversely.
Still, Tate, who asks people to work hard, was being subjected to a ban.
One of Shield’s tweets read, “People are freaking out about young boys looking up to Andrew Tate but totally fine with young girls looking up to Cardi B and the Kardashians”.
People are freaking out about young boys looking up to Andrew Tate but totally fine with young girls looking up to Cardi B and the Kardashians
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) August 18, 2022
He was of the opinion that people like the Kardashians and Cardi B presenting worthless notions like, “do drugs and F**k random men” were actually a lot more toxic than Andrew Tate.
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He also put out a tweet mentioning his views about songs glorifying murder and other crimes. Another tweet by Shield’s read, “Dozens of rapers Have songs glorifying murder but Andrew Tate’s the biggest problem”.
Dozens of rapers Have songs glorifying murder but Andrew Tate’s the biggest problem
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) August 18, 2022
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However, a lot of other fans, including Cardi B herself, had responded to Shields. They claimed that she is not the one Shields thinks her to be.
She also took a shot at Tate, posting a now-deleted tweet that read, “I’m married, I don’t smoke weed, I don’t pop pills, don’t do coke, I’m a mom of 2 kids and I do a lot of charity work…but hey let me put Cardi into it to defend a man who defend misogyny and r*pe.”
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Several fans had also lashed out at Shields since they were also of the opinion that Tate couldn’t be compared to Cardi due to the heinous acts that he had been a part of.
Whose side will you pick in this heated controversy?