Jake Shields upgraded to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt

Jake Shields received his Masters Degree in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu from Cesar Gracie.

From GracieFighter.com

Jake Shields has been awarded a Blackbelt in Gracie Jiu-jitsu. Shields has had an incredible MMA and submission grappling career and looks to only further his accomplishments in the future.In 2002 Shields defeated Hayato "Mach" Sakurai to shock the MMA world. He later became only the 2nd American to have ever won the Shooto Championship. In 2005 Shields took 3rd place in the ADCC World Championships by defeating Diego Sanchez, Cameron Earl and Leo Santos. Later in the year he submitted John Fitch to become the Gracie Open Superfight Champion. In 2006 Shields defeated Dave Menne, Yushin Okami and Carlos Condit to become the Rumble on the Rock GP Champion. Last year Shields submitted Renato "Charuto" Verissimo and Mike Pyle to become EliteXC's #1 contender.Shields has now joined David Terrell and Nick Diaz in becoming 1 of an elite 3 that has ever been promoted to Blackbelt at the Cesar Gracie Academy. Congratulations Jake Shields!