{"id":18569,"date":"2024-06-12T13:10:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/savannah-marshall-whats-next-for-briton-after-triumphant-mma-debut\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:10:54","slug":"savannah-marshall-whats-next-for-briton-after-triumphant-mma-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/savannah-marshall-whats-next-for-briton-after-triumphant-mma-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Marshall: What’s next for Briton after triumphant MMA debut?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Marshall and Shields are engaged in one of boxing’s greatest rivalries with the Briton winning at amateur level and the American avenging the defeat – the only one of her career – in 2022.<\/p>\n

Marshall said a big reason behind her move to the PFL was to chase a third fight with Shields after her rival made her MMA debut in 2021, with “boxing politics” preventing a trilogy fight happening in the ring.<\/p>\n

After Marshall defeated Vargas, television cameras showed Shields smiling and applauding at ringside, before the pair shared words and a respectful fist bump in the cage.<\/p>\n

“I just said to her ‘are we going to get it on in here or what?’ And she said ‘hmm yeah’,” Marshall told BBC Sport Teesside. <\/p>\n

“I hope so, but it was a shady yeah. We\u2019ll have to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shields, meanwhile, said the pair will fight under MMA rules, but she’s unsure when it will be.<\/p>\n

Undisputed middleweight champion Shields is set to face Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse<\/a> for the unified light-heavyweight championship on 27 July.<\/p>\n

“As of right now I\u2019m the better MMA fighter and it still stands that Savannah just punches harder,” said Shields. <\/p>\n

“But I have strong points she doesn\u2019t have and she has weaknesses that I can take advantage of right now. So the fight\u2019s going to happen \u2013 I just don\u2019t know when.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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