Claressa Shields already reigns over boxing with two Olympic gold medals and professional titles in three weight classes.
Her next world to conquer is mixed martial arts.
Shields has signed with the Professional Fighters League in a quest to become the first woman to hold simultaneous titles in both MMA and boxing, she told The Associated Press on Monday. She will make her debut next year, and she hopes to have two or three MMA fights along with two boxing matches during 2021 before she attempts to win the PFL title in 2022.
“I’m not trying to do this for show,” Shields told the AP.