He’s Back! Jake Shields Books PFL 3 Headliner

Former Strikeforce middleweight title holder and UFC veteran Jake Shields has locked down his next big mixed martial arts performance. This time around, the grappling ace will be throwing down for the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Formerly known as the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), the PFL is now set to host its third event. PFL 3 goes down July 5 inside the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. Headlining the night's event, Shields will be facing off against Ray Cooper III. The full PFL 3 lineup can be seen below: Jake Shields vs. Ray Cooper III Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Pavel Kusch Rick Story vs. Yuri Villefort Shamil Gamzatov vs. Eddie Gordon Joao Zeferino vs. Paul Bradley John Howard vs. Gasan Umalatov Herman Terrado vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov Bruno Santos vs. Sadibou Sy Louis Taylor vs. Anderson Goncalves Rex Harris vs. Andre Lobato Danillo Villefort vs. Abus Magomedov Bojan Velickovic vs. Jonatan Westin For more MMA news click here.