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Boxing world champion Claressa Shields says she is “done” with mixed martial arts after competing in three fights with the PFL.<\/b><\/p>\n
Shields, 30, is unbeaten in boxing and a multiple-weight undisputed champion,<\/a> but has fought sporadically in MMA since 2021, achieving a 2-1 record.<\/p>\n Her last MMA bout was a points win over Kelsey de Santis and the American says she will now be focusing on boxing.<\/p>\n “It was fun, but I don’t have enough time to train for it. It takes six to eight months just to get ready to defend takedowns. Even though I got a lot better and put in the time, I broke my arm twice. It was fun, and I enjoyed every fight I did,” Shields told Ariel Helwani, external<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n “I’m already great in boxing, and to be great like that in MMA, I would have to train consistently for at least three to four years. <\/p>\n “I did really well in MMA. It was fun, but it was too hard.”<\/p>\n Shields took a two-and-a-half-year break between her second and third MMA fights.<\/p>\n The Michigan native recently added the undisputed heavyweight title to her world title collection.<\/p>\n Shields has become world champion in five different weight classes and is undefeated in 16 fights.<\/p>\n The Olympic gold medalist said she did have ambitions of becoming an MMA world champion, but admitted her family were keen for her to focus on boxing.<\/p>\n “My family never wanted me to do it,” she added.<\/p>\n “I did it because I wanted to prove a point, and I proved that point to myself three times, though you could say twice because I won twice.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n