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Claressa Shields may very well be making the walk to the Octagon sooner rather than later. UFC president, Dana White revealed to BT Sport that talks have begun with Shields’ camp and Amanda Nunes has also expressed interest in the fight. The boxi…
Claressa Shields may very well be making the walk to the Octagon sooner rather than later. UFC president, Dana White revealed to BT Sport that talks have begun with Shields’ camp and Amanda Nunes has also expressed interest in the fight. The boxing champion will also be in attendance at UFC 245 on Saturday to […]
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It looks like we may be getting a first major female crossover fight with Amanda Nunes and Claressa Shields. Shields — boxing’s unified middleweight champion — has gone on record multiple times this year claiming that she wanted to enter the world of mixed martial arts. She is also open to a fight with Nunes […]
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It looks like we may be getting a first major female crossover fight with Amanda Nunes and Claressa Shields.
Shields — boxing’s unified middleweight champion — has gone on record multiple times this year claiming that she wanted to enter the world of mixed martial arts. She is also open to a fight with Nunes in a boxing ring.
In a recent interview with BT Sport, UFC president Dana White hinted that things could be in motion, especially as Shields will be in attendance for UFC 245 on Saturday:
“Claressa Shields is coming,” White said. “She’ll be here Saturday to watch the fight. I will be honest with you — Claressa Shields’ people and I have talked and I don’t know, we’ll see. I know they’re both interested in it too.
“So we’ll see how this whole thing plays out. We have a lot of respect for her too. She’s going to come to the fight. Should be fun.”
If it does happen, there is no word on whether it’ll be in the Octagon or in a boxing match. But for now, Nunes will have to get past Germaine de Randamie before thinking of any crossover fight.
What do you think of Nunes facing Shields?
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The door appears to be open for a potential superfight between Claressa Shields and Amanda Nunes in 2020. For the past several months, there has been some chatter of the women’s boxing champion, Shields, and UFC “Champ Champ,” Nunes, possibly facing off down the road. Now, according to Shields’ manager, Dmitriy Salita. in a recent […]
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The door appears to be open for a potential superfight between Claressa Shields and Amanda Nunes in 2020.
For the past several months, there has been some chatter of the women’s boxing champion, Shields, and UFC “Champ Champ,” Nunes, possibly facing off down the road. Now, according to Shields’ manager, Dmitriy Salita. in a recent interview with TMZ Sports, the fight could potentially happen in 2020. (H/T MMA Junkie)
“I think sometime in the next six to 12 months,” Salita said. “I think both ladies need to embrace it and talk about it, and there needs to be a real plan to make it happen, and to make it the biggest possible event it could be.
“Claressa wants to be a two-sport star. We’ve just been really building her strategically – her fanbase, her brand – and Claressa is really carrying the women’s sport of boxing on her shoulders.”
Salita was in attendance for the infamous Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight in 2017, and followed the build-up as well. He believes a similar model would do wonders for women’s combat sports in return.
“It’s definitely something we’re very interested in,” Salita said. “I was actually at the Mayweather-McGregor fight and followed the build-up, and it was really a phenomenal event. And wouldn’t it be tremendous for women’s sport, for women’s boxing, for women’s MMA, to have two superstars from each one of these categories, from each one of these combat sports, compete in this super event?”
If the fight were to happen, however, Salita says Shields would have to make a payday upwards of $1 million.
“Claressa has been making good money from her first fight with me, and progressively as she’s climbing up the ranks,” Salita said. “I think a fight like this, at least for this side, for Claressa, would have to be a seven-figure payday and I think that there’ll be a lot of power and a great statement to say that these women are making so much money.”
What do you think about a potential superfight between Shields and Nunes?
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Bellator president Scott Coker is open to welcoming world champion female boxer Claressa Shields into the promotion. Shields recently came out this week and claimed she would enter the world of mixed martial arts as the boxing world didn’t deserve her. In addition, she has teased a career in the sport in the past. Bellator […]
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Bellator president Scott Coker is open to welcoming world champion female boxer Claressa Shields into the promotion.
Shields recently came out this week and claimed she would enter the world of mixed martial arts as the boxing world didn’t deserve her. In addition, she has teased a career in the sport in the past.
Bellator is open to all sorts of talent and so, following Bellator 232 on Saturday, Coker was asked about the prospect of having the Olympian compete. While there are certain hurdles such as the weight class, he didn’t rule out the possibility:
“We don’t have a fight for her at 160 (pounds), because the top of our weight classes is 145,” Coker explained (via MMA Junkie). “But if she wants to come down, maybe we can have her compete. Or if some of the girls want to go up and fight, then maybe we could fight her.”
Even if there was no dedicated 160-pound weight class introduced in Bellator, Coker revealed there’s always the option of having Shields just compete in superfights.
“To me, it’s not our core business, fighting at 160 pounds,” he said. “But, just like with Keri (Melendez) and just like with Ava (Knight), if it makes sense and we (can) put her in some superfights, let’s do it. I’m not afraid to do that.”
It certainly wouldn’t be the first time a boxer has competed in mixed martial arts.
Do you want to see Shields compete in MMA?
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The scene following the weigh-ins for Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin turned violent. Shields is scheduled to take on former IBO women’s middleweight champion Habazin tomorrow night (Oct. 5), but those plans may have to be put on hold. During …
The scene following the weigh-ins for Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin turned violent. Shields is scheduled to take on former IBO women’s middleweight champion Habazin tomorrow night (Oct. 5), but those plans may have to be put on hold. During today’s weigh-ins, tempers flared between Habazin’s trainer Bashir Ali and a member of Shields’ entourage. […]
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Claressa Shields is serious about a mixed martial arts (MMA) career. The 24-year-old boxing phenom tells TMZ Sports that she has actually met with an MMA coach, and her manager has reached out to UFC president Dana White. Shields wants to get her feet wet in MMA before eventually landing a superfight with current UFC […]
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Claressa Shields is serious about a mixed martial arts (MMA) career. The 24-year-old boxing phenom tells TMZ Sports that she has actually met with an MMA coach, and her manager has reached out to UFC president Dana White.
Shields wants to get her feet wet in MMA before eventually landing a superfight with current UFC women’s double champion Amanda Nunes.
“I’m really a hard worker, and I’m dedicated to the craft. I eat right, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. When you have an athlete like that, and I’m young, I can really pretty much do anything right now,” Shield said.
“It has been thoughts to actually start training. I’ve actually sat and talked with an MMA coach. Shit can get serious real quick.”
Shields has accomplished quite a lot in her boxing career. Currently, she’s scheduled to take on Ivana Habazin on October 5 for the WBO junior middleweight title. If she wins that fight, she’ll become the fastest fighter to win titles in three different weight classes, overtaking the record currently held by Vasyl Lomachenko – who did so in 12 fights.
Once Shields accomplishes her goals in boxing, UFC president Dana White has said he’s open to booking a fight between Shields and Nunes. But first, she needs to develop her MMA skills before landing a massive bout against “The Lioness.”
“I’d like to get some fights and build my way up to that.”
What do you make of Shields considering an MMA run and wanting a fight with Nunes?
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