Jake Shields: “Everybody knows Hector Lombard is a prick”

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There have been more than a few interesting stories about Hector Lombard in the gym. FightHubTV actually has one of the most fascinating tales involving Hector and one Josh Barnett, told by Erik Paulson. Click here if you want to hear it, we suggest you do because it’s a great story. We will wait until you are done.

Back? Okay, cool. So Lombard is a known jerk in the gym. I don’t want to get to personal, but I know it’s true. There’s many a tale about Lombard bullying dudes in gyms, hurting them, and in general being what Jake Shields so eloquently puts as being… A prick. Those are Jake’s words, not mine. So after Lombard called Shields a boring fighter, you knew the salvos would open up in the crap talking department:

 “I’ve always thought Hector is a prick. Everybody kind of knows that.”

“Hector’s a huge power striker, so he probably wants me to come in and start trading shots with him. So he’s trying to pull me into his game. But I know he’s got a lot of power, so I’m going to put him on his back and submit him.”

“I do respect him as a fighter. He’s a great fighter. He’s never been finished. He has a ton of knockouts…”

“As a person – no one likes him at the gym. He goes for all the new guys, tries breaking their ribs, breaking their arms, knocking them out. But as a fighter, he’s talented.”

I’m supremely excited for this fight.