Comments Thread For: Claressa Shields Makes MMA Debut, Stops Brittney Elkin in Third

[MOTHERDUCKER]

Not a single Woman in MMA has EVER made 7 figures. The #1 paid fighter has only made 450k. Women will get paid better when they bring in the views. Simple as that.

Agree with the bold.. however i find it very hard to believe Ronda never got over a million.. because she did bring in views

[Nash out]

I think Shields being patient is the key to her potentially being a force in MMA. I'll point out two key moments from the fight. Round 2, Shields was looking good, had her in a good position on the floor, tried to lunge into a flying punch, missed, got pulled into a lock, never got out until the final 15 seconds, where she did some great work to be fair.

Then round 3, she's aggressive, but she was waiting for Elkin to try and land before going for broke, watch where Elkin tries to land a big kick, Shields moves back, then comes and throws a massive single shot, that shot, won her the fight. The patience, and awareness, the calculated aggression that was lacking in the earlier rounds, came to the fold.

In MMA with those small gloves, her hands are fire. Way above and beyond anything Amanda Nunes can throw with her hands. She needs a lot of work, but I liked what I saw, and her composure under pressure, considering it was her debut, was very impressive.

[Chrismart]

It's the ground game that's always going to be the main concern for people crossing over I feel. She fought a handpicked opponent with not much of a ground game and it was still a problem. Which is expected really.

It's not something you can just pick up quickly/easily late in life. So they'll have to be careful with their matchmaking. If moving up in level of opponents is a target then it's going to be a big ask to try build up a stronger wrestling and grappling game if you're committed to both boxing and MMA careers at the same time.

[Boxingfanatic75]

When the boxer is elite and prime they can compete in the UFC, the UFC guys cant in Boxing.

Two entirely different sports. If you put an elite boxer in with a can of course the boxer is expected to win and would in most instances. Place a can of a boxer in the an elite MMA star and it would go an entirely different way. Look what you just said. “When the boxer is elite and prime.” Had she been in there with Nunes it wouldn’t have lasted a round.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Arguemnt is over, Boxing is the superior sport.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. She was placed in there with a can. Nunes would stretch Shields as I would expect her to.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Not a single Woman in MMA has EVER made 7 figures. The #1 paid fighter has only made 450k. Women will get paid better when they bring in the views. Simple as that.

This is a complete falsehood. Amanda Nunes net worth is over 4 million.

in addition

• Alexis Davis – $1 million.
• Jessica Aguilar – $1.3 million.
• Cat Zingano -$1.2 million.
• Marloes Coenen – $1.5 million.
• Gina Carano – $3 million.
• Cristiane Justino – $3.5 million.
• Miesha Tate – $5 million.
• Ronda Rousey – $8 million.

[Dakuwaqa]

MMA is an easy sport for high level boxers to enter. However they have to be relatively young. Most MMA fighters come from one discipline. That might be wrestling, Kickboxing, BJJ etc. Then as young adults they learn the other areas of the game. A boxer would be no different.

If you look at two of the best champions in UFC. Both Adesanya and Ngannou came from striking sports and learned to grapple as adults.

A hard hitting athletic boxer young enough to dedicate 4-5 years to MMA would be a nightmare. You only need 'talent' in one area. You can get by being decent at the rest and have huge success.

[Dakuwaqa]

This is a complete falsehood. Amanda Nunes net worth is over 4 million.

in addition

• Alexis Davis – $1 million.
• Jessica Aguilar – $1.3 million.
• Cat Zingano -$1.2 million.
• Marloes Coenen – $1.5 million.
• Gina Carano – $3 million.
• Cristiane Justino – $3.5 million.
• Miesha Tate – $5 million.
• Ronda Rousey – $8 million.

You're comparing net worths with fight purses. Not the same thing

[Robbie Barrett]

This is a complete falsehood. Amanda Nunes net worth is over 4 million.

in addition

• Alexis Davis – $1 million.
• Jessica Aguilar – $1.3 million.
• Cat Zingano -$1.2 million.
• Marloes Coenen – $1.5 million.
• Gina Carano – $3 million.
• Cristiane Justino – $3.5 million.
• Miesha Tate – $5 million.
• Ronda Rousey – $8 million.

Rousey sold all those PPV and only made 8 mil? That's disgusting.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Rousey sold all those PPV and only made 8 mil? That's disgusting.

Long term however MMA is in a far better position than boxing. Last year as boxing continued to hemmorage MMA in almost every PPV event eclipsed 1 million buys. Boxing is lucky to see 1 million buys unless it is an “exhibition.” People won’t face reality of our sport until it hits them in the face.