Former UFC star Jake Shields slams husband who watched at knifepoint as his influencer wife was gangraped by seven men in India: ‘It’s your job to protect her even if you risk death’

Former UFC star Jake Shields has shot the husband of a Spanish influencer who was raped by seven men in India, insinuating that he was not protecting her at all and was only concerned about his own injuries from the attack.

Hours after Vincente and Fernanda made headlines around the world for reporting the abuse, which took place on Saturday while the couple were camping in a rural area of ​​India’s Jharkand state, Shields turned to X, formerly Twitter, to express his controversial opinion express. about the high-profile crime.

“His wife was beaten by 7 men and the man barely has any bruises,” tweeted the 45-year-old, who was the last Rumble on the Rock welterweight champion in 2006, adding: “If 7 men tried to rape someone girl I’m with, I must be dead or unconscious.

“It appears he was hit once or twice and decided to watch instead of fight,” Shields further wrote in observation on a video taken by the couple in an Indian hospital.

Footage showed their bruises and cuts, with the caption saying Vincente’s mouth had been ‘destroyed’ by the men, who have now been arrested. He was also hit ‘several times’ with a helmet and ‘with a rock on his head.’

The 45-year-old ex-UFC fighter called Vincente a “coward” for failing to protect his wife as she was raped by seven men in the Indian state of Jharkand on Saturday, despite the Spanish citizen having a knife to his throat. the moment of the abuse

In addition to his poor spelling, Jake Shields’ message on X also received criticism from fans

“She will leave him in a year and rightly so,” Shields claims in response to the clip. As a man, you have to be willing to die to protect your girl without even thinking about it.”

Context on The original reports state that the man (Vincente) had a knife to his throat.’

Not long after his first tweet about the rape, Shields doubled down on his initial opinion.

“Men want a woman who is loyal and will obey them, but the same man is unwilling to put himself in danger to protect her.”

According to reports, Fernanda was raped while camping with her husband in a rural part of Jharkand

‘Why would a girl be loyal and obey a man who just sits and watches her get raped (sic)?

“You’re all a bunch of cowards,” he added, referring to users on

“Easy to say if you weren’t there or involved,” one user commented while replying to Shields’ tweet. “Wait until you’re in the situation and let us know how it goes.”

The former Strikeforce middleweight champion responded: “I have been in some extremely crazy situations and have always reacted immediately. Some of us are not cowards.’