Claressa Shields overcame a rough first two rounds and then used huge punches against Brittney Elkin in the third to win via TKO in her first mixed marital arts fight.
Things initially did not go well for boxing champ Claressa Shields in her MMA debut against Britney Elkin. But she rebounded in the final frame and took home the win.
By: Hans Themistode
Boxing, at least to a certain extent, had become both too easy and not rewarding enough. So after dominating as an amateur and pro, Claressa Shields figured that she could do the same in an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) octagon, she was right.
For months on end, Shields trained tirelessly for her MMA debut in the Professional Fighters League (PFL), an organization in which she signed a multi-fight contract to compete under. In her first official fight under mixed martial arts rules, Shields took home a third-round stoppage victory over Brittney Elkin.
Although on paper, Shields walked into their showdown as the favorite, Elkin’s experience was difficult to overcome.