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WSOF 22 press conference produces a little heat between Jake Shields and Rousimar Palhares

At a press conference for World Series of Fight 22 on Thursday, things got a little heated between welterweight challenger Jake Shields and the champ, Rousimar Palhares.

When Shields was asked what capturing the WSOF belt would be like, having won multiple other titles in other organizations such as Strikeforce and Shooto, Shields glared at Palhares and said he anxious to go.

"Yeah you know, like you said, I have a lot of belts, and this is a belt I respect a lot," Shields said. "And he's holding it for me right now.