The American 26 -year -old female boxer, who is one of the biggest stars of the female boxing, has overcome the difficult start in her MMA career in the MMA PFL tournament.
Claressa Shields started to play MMA in March, after she became the absolute champion of two weight classes. Shields's first opponent is Brittney Elkin, a female boxer with a professional achievement of 3-6.
Despite being Takedown twice in the early stages of the match, Shields recovered well and brought the competition with Elkin to the floor, where she launched a series of attacks to mark her first MMA victory.
According to statistics, 93% of the attack was launched in the match of Shields, which proved that seven months of strict MMA practice of female boxers achieved 2 gold medals paid off.
“I feel like I'm dreaming,” Shields told ESPN. “This is crazy”
“I have never doubted my ability to win in Boxing. However, when it comes to MMA, I might lose this first match.
“She crushed me to the floor, but she couldn't do me. Her punches didn't make me feel pain. She tried to take me into Armbar but I was fine.
“I might have lost the first two rounds, but I did not lose the match.”