Claressa Shields has visions of being able to compete in boxing and mixed martial arts simultaneously, her manager said, with the women's three-weight … ... but Claressa Shields inadvertently prevented that from happening.
By Adam Guillen Jr. Jul 30, 2019, 10:36pm EDT Share this story. Claressa Shields said she's open for a Laila Ali fight; Shields admitted she once asked for Ali's help; Promoter said that Shields is eager to pursue UFC career (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) AP Claressa Shields Talks Training For UFC, Fighter Equality, Sparring Men And Serena Williams Brian Mazique Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Claressa Shields has made her mixed martial arts ambitions clear. Boxing champion Claressa Shields considering ‘trying the UFC’ It seems like two-time Olympic champion and undefeated professional boxer Claressa Shields is truly pondering a transition to the sport of mixed martial arts. Pictures: UFC Fight Night 170 UFC Fight Night 170 was held in an empty arena Saturday in Brazil. Claressa Shields is boxing WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, and The Ring Middleweight champ at the moment.
KEY POINTS. But it appears the UFC double champ is game for only one.
The pair have been trash talking over the past month after Shields wanted to prove that she was the best female fighter in the world .
Boxing champion Claressa Shields seriously considering UFC run, Amanda Nunes fight . Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields Considers Transition To UFC, Amanda Nunes Fight! “I’m an MMA fighter. Claressa Shields said she's open for a Laila Ali fight; Shields admitted she once asked for Ali's help; Promoter said that Shields is eager to pursue UFC career Claressa Shields won on the scorecards 99-89, 100-90, 100-89 to bring home the junior middleweight title. Claressa Shields Talks Training For UFC, Fighter Equality, Sparring Men And Serena Williams Brian Mazique Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. New, 25 comments. ET Oct. 2, 2019 | … UFC president Dana White says boxing champion Claressa Shields will be in attendance at UFC 245, and he has talked to her team about a potential fight against Amanda Nunes. Claressa Shields was supposed to fight on May 9, defending two of her championship belts and trying to win a vacant third against Marie-Eve Dicaire in Shields' hometown of Flint, Michigan. Video: Claressa Shields details Dana White meeting on potential Amanda Nunes fight Nunes quickly shot down the idea of facing Shields on her … Latest galleries. KEY POINTS. The undisputed women's middleweight champion told DAZN News earlier in the week that she'll have a mini MMA camp with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones shortly following her boxing bout against Ivana Habazin on Friday night. One person who was watching closely was boxing world champ Claressa Shields, who was actually flown in by UFC president Dana White to watch the fights cageside. While she waits for a potential bout with Laila Ali, Claressa Shields will look to continue her quest to tear down the active competition in boxing.. Shields’ co-trainer Mark Taffet told Radio Canada that the junior-middleweight unification bout between Shields and Marie-Eve Dicaire may be … Shields’ side has expressed interest in facing Nunes twice, in both a boxing match and an MMA fight. Flint's Claressa Shields chasing boxing history in hometown, then possibly a UFC fight Carlos Monarrez , Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 a.m. If all goes well there, Shields wants to make her MMA debut by the end of this year. Claressa Shields needed just 10 fights, the fewest in history, to win world championships in three weight divisions. Two-weight ring champion Claressa Shields says she wants the UFC to offer the Brazilian fighter Amanda Nunes $2 million if it will get her intothe ring.