Claressa Shields is perhaps one of the few boxers who has entered MMA. Switching between her boxing and MMA career can be troublesome, but Shields seems to be doing extremely well at both. She is just two fights old in MMA and sports a 1-1-0 record.
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Her boxing skills surely aid her in MMA. However, there are several other aspects that she would love to work on. For example, knowing how to wrestle gives many fighters an edge over strikers. Shields seems to be aware of it and hence, desires to learn wrestling.
According to ESPN, she would like to learn it from none other than Henry Cejudo. ESPN MMA tweeted, “.@ClaressaShields wants to learn from Triple C”.
I’m for real!!! https://t.co/imebHqLXYM
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) January 30, 2022
After his early retirement from the sport, Cejudo has been training other UFC fighters. He previously helped Zhang Weili prior to her second bout against Rose Namajunas. ‘Triple C’ also trained Deiveson Figueiredo before his UFC 270 fight against Brandon Moreno.
Light heavyweight legend Jon Jones, too, has been training with Cejudo as he plans to return at the heavyweight division. So the Mexican athlete has some of the top UFC fighters depending on him for coaching. Now, Claressa Shields also seems interested in learning from him. Shields and Cejudo shared a joyous interaction on Twitter. She seemed ready to learn.
Cejudo tweeted, “Goats recognize goat. Mahhhhh”
Goats recognize goat. Maaahhhhhh https://t.co/4bTACIWMuH
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) January 30, 2022
Let’s go! I’m ready to learn! 💯 https://t.co/MPF6PbMTtK
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) January 30, 2022
It would be exciting to see if Shields and Cejudo join hands, as being able to wrestle with her opponents would certainly improve her MMA game.
Claressa Shields: Combat career
Shields remains undefeated in the boxing ring. She has an incredible professional 11-0-0 boxing record.
She started her MMA career in 2021. Claressa Shields signed up with PFL and her first-ever professional MMA fight was against Brittney Elkin, which she won through a T/KO.
However, she lost her second bout against Abigail Montes via a split decision. It would be exciting to see how her combat career pans out ahead.
As reported by MMA NEWS, the fighter will return to fight for PFL in 2022 as well. Managing boxing and MMA won’t be a simple task, but she is called the ‘GWOAT’ for a reason.
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