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Recent News on Sherdog.com · May 19, 2025

Claressa Shields Says She’s 'Done' with MMA

It appears that Claressa Shields' brief dalliance with mixed martial arts has reached its end.

During an appearance on "The Ariel Helwani Show” on Monday, the multi-division world champion boxer revealed that she won’t be competing in MMA again going forward.

“MMA is done, sweetheart,” she said. “It was fun. I don’t have enough time to train for it. It takes six months, eight months to get ready to defend takedowns. I got a lot better, I put in time. I had my arm broken twice. It was fun, and I enjoyed every fight.

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