Claressa Shields isn’t naïve when it comes to her learning curve now that she’s making the move from boxing to mixed martial arts.
Despite becoming a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a multi-time, multi-division world champion, the 26-year-old Michigan native fully understood that she was starting at the bottom again when she decided to sign with the PFL.
In order to get ready for her debut, Shields called upon some of the top coaches in the sport when she began working with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn in New Mexico and that team selection also came along with training partners such as former UFC champions Jon Jones.