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Claressa Shields is widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, while Cris Cyborg is widely considered to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
If Shields’ dream comes true, it would be her versus the Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion in an MMA bout.
“The fight that I see – it’s the scariest fight for me in MMA – would be me vs. Cris Cyborg,” Shields told MMA Junkie Radio. “She’s a GOAT in MMA, and I’m a GOAT in boxing, and we both have multiple world titles in our field. I feel that fight right there would be the biggest fight and a fight that I would get up for. Listen, I would get up for a fight against Kayla Harrison or Larissa Pacheco. Those girls are badasses and good at what they do. But Cris just seems like she’s the beast. … If I had to pick a dream fight, it would be against her. I feel she’s better than Kayla and Larissa.”
The boxing great does have some MMA experience, but nothing compared to Cyborg’s, but the opposite is also true when you compare Cyborg’s boxing experience to that of Shields.
Shields hasn’t competed in an MMA fight in quite some time, she does expect to fight in MMA sometime next year.
“It’s looking like February or maybe April,” Shields said. “I’ve been training MMA with Murcielago Team in Lansing (Mich.) for the past few months, and I’ll continue training with them. I’ve been learning a lot. … I’m getting stronger in those fields that I’m not strong. I can’t say I’m strong on the ground, but I will be. I’m stronger than I was, so I’m just going to keep building from there. … I’ve just been grinding and working hard, so I believe February or April you’ll see me back in the PFL SmartCage.”
