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Claressa Shields Reportedly Signs With PFL

After defeating all before her in the boxing ring, it’s been reported Claressa Shields is to compete in MMA. The news was announced by Mike Bohn and John Morgan of MMAJunkie, who wrote that they were informed by two people with ‘ knowledge of the situation.’ The article went on to state that Shields has […]

After defeating all before her in the boxing ring, it’s been reported Claressa Shields is to compete in MMA.

The news was announced by Mike Bohn and John Morgan of MMAJunkie, who wrote that they were informed by two people with ‘ knowledge of the situation.’

The article went on to state that Shields has signed a contract with PFL to compete in stand-alone bouts. This would allow her to continue her boxing career as well as build her MMA resume. The article’s sources were anonymous as the PFL has not made any official statement about Shields joining the company.

MMAJunkie are not the only combat sports site reporting the news. The Athletics’s Mike Coppinger tweeted out that Shields will make her MMA debut on April 23.

The 25-year-old has been vocal about wanting to face the UFC’s Amanda Nunes, both in the ring and the Octagon, though Nunes has never appeared particularly receptive to the idea.

Shields’ record stands at 10-0, 2KO as a professional boxer and she is currently the undisputed women’s middleweight champion. If the PFL has signed the Flint native, then expect the promotion to get a lot more publicity in 2021. Shields has become one of the faces of women’s boxing, and there is bound to be huge curiosity as to how she would fare in MMA.

What do you make of this news?

Boxing Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Signs With PFL

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields is officially making the move to MMA. According to an MMA Junkie report, Claressa Shields has signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and will compete in the lightweight division. Shields has c…

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields is officially making the move to MMA. According to an MMA Junkie report, Claressa Shields has signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and will compete in the lightweight division. Shields has conquered the sport of boxing and will now look to do the same in MMA. After beginning […]

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Michael Bisping Wants To See Amanda Nunes vs. Claressa Shields

Count Michael Bisping as a fan of having a crossover fight between UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes and WBC and WBO women’s light middleweight champion Claressa Shields. Talks of a fantasy matchup between Nunes and Shields have been thr…

Count Michael Bisping as a fan of having a crossover fight between UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes and WBC and WBO women’s light middleweight champion Claressa Shields. Talks of a fantasy matchup between Nunes and Shields have been thrown out to the wild for over a year. It all began when Shields sparred with Cris Cyborg […]

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Claressa Shields Reveals What Spurred Interest In Amanda Nunes Fight

In case you thought she wasn’t serious, unified women’s boxing middleweight champion Claressa Shields will begin her mixed martial arts (MMA) training this year. Talk has ramped up of the boxer facing two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes in potential crossover fights in boxing and MMA. For now, though, it looks like MMA is the plan. […]

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In case you thought she wasn’t serious, unified women’s boxing middleweight champion Claressa Shields will begin her mixed martial arts (MMA) training this year.

Talk has ramped up of the boxer facing two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes in potential crossover fights in boxing and MMA. For now, though, it looks like MMA is the plan.

But how did the whole idea even pop up in the first place? For Shields, it was when the combat sports world started labelling Nunes as having the best hands in any sport:

“I remember when Amanda Nunes knocked out Cris Cyborg and, I don’t know who said it, but they said, ‘Amanda Nunes has the best hands that we’ve seen in any sport, boxing or MMA,’ and I was like, ‘No! We are not going to do that. We are not going to say that Amanda Nunes has better hands than me,’” Shields told BJ Penn. “I’m a two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing. I just wasn’t going to settle for that.

“That’s why I wanted to have a fight with her in boxing because when she beats girls in the UFC, the majority [of her wins] are with her hands. She knocked out Cris Cyborg with one punch. For me, I want to get in there and fight her because of that.”

Nunes doesn’t seem too interested in a boxing fight though. That is why Shields is making a compromise and venturing into the world of MMA.

Although she will be at a disadvantage, she feels she is young enough to get to grips with the many martial arts she has no experience with:

“MMA contains boxing, boxing doesn’t contain MMA,” Shields added. “That’s why I thought the fight would be more fair with boxing. I can understand her feeling like she’s coming in at a disadvantage in boxing, so that’s why I said I would gladly learn some jiu-jitsu and some wrestling, and I already know how to box.

“So I would get in the cage and do it on that side just to make it fair because Mayweather beat up McGregor in boxing, but who knows how Mayweather would do in the cage against McGregor? I feel like I’m young enough to take the time to learn these things and actually get in there and win. I don’t go into nothing like, ‘hopefully I win’, I’m going in there looking for 100-percent win factor.”

Shields expects to make her MMA debut by the end of 2020.

What do you make of Shields and her venturing into the MMA world?

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Claressa Shields Claims She’s Doing MMA Training With Jon Jones In February

Claressa Shields is serious about embarking on a career in mixed martial arts (MMA). Shields has been adamant about securing a potential fight with current UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes – whether it be in boxing or MMA. Nunes has made it clear she doesn’t want to box, but is more than […]

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Claressa Shields is serious about embarking on a career in mixed martial arts (MMA).

Shields has been adamant about securing a potential fight with current UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes – whether it be in boxing or MMA. Nunes has made it clear she doesn’t want to box, but is more than willing to fight Shields in MMA if the opportunity presents itself.

It looks like Shields is trying to make that happen, as she tells BJPenn.com in a recent interview that she’ll be doing MMA training with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in February.

“I’m starting my training this year, 2020,” Shields said. “I’ve been able to catch on to things very fast, learn and I’ve had some great people who have reached out to me. I’ll be going to camp with Jon Jones, I believe, at the end of February just to see if I can get into the whole training thing and do what he does because he’s so great. I’m looking forward to it.

“I’ve already had my wrestling done with Adaline Gray who was an Olympic wrestler, multiple time world champion wrestler. We did some work together and she was shocked at how quick I caught on to landing a takedown and avoiding a takedown. She was putting everything in my head right there and I thought it would be the worst training ever because I hate when people grab me — just in boxing, being a boxer you want to be free and loose to punch — but when we were working, I wasn’t irritated when she was grabbing me.

“If you teach me how to have some defense, and how I can get the takedown myself, I’m perfectly fine. I don’t like going into anything blind. I learned a lot and I have plenty of video in case I forget, but I’m ready to get super consistent with it.”

Nunes comes off of a successful bantamweight title defense over Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245. Now, she has become the first champion in UFC history to have defended each title successfully after becoming a two-division champion. Perhaps she’ll get the opportunity to face an Olympic boxer as well.

What do you think about Shields training with Jones in February?

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Claressa Shields Plans To Train With Jon Jones Ahead Of MMA Debut

Claressa Shields says she plans on training with arguably the greatest fighter of all-time in Jon Jones ahead of her MMA debut. The boxing world champion is looking to become a three-weight champ on Jan. 10 but has also said she plans on going into MMA…

Claressa Shields says she plans on training with arguably the greatest fighter of all-time in Jon Jones ahead of her MMA debut. The boxing world champion is looking to become a three-weight champ on Jan. 10 but has also said she plans on going into MMA and fighting Amanda Nunes. Yet, Nunes said she would […]

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