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Shields Responds to Amanda Nunes Tweet

An Amanda Nunes tweet has PFL star, Claressa Shields up in arms.

Back in 2019, two-time Olympic gold medalist and undefeated boxer, Claressa Shields said Amanda Nunes (21-4) would “get a rude awakening” if they ever met in the ring. She went on to say, “Amanda Nunes can’t beat me.”. Nunes responded by saying that she had no interest in boxing Shields, but if she wanted to fight, “come see me then.” The following year, Shields said on ESPN’s Max on Sports that she “respects the (MMA) game,” but hearing people say Nunes had the best hands in the game was “disrespectful.