PFL ladies’s featherweight Superfights champion Cris Cyborg has referred to as out Claressa Shields.
The present Bellator ladies’s featherweight champion returned to the cage final month in Saudi Arabia. There, Cris Cyborg lastly made her PFL debut towards former match winner Larissa Pacheco. Regardless of the 39-year-old coming into the cage as an underdog, she turned the clock towards her Brazilian counterpart.
After 5 hard-fought rounds, Cris Cyborg emerged with a unanimous resolution victory. Since then, the newly topped PFL champion has been quiet about her future. Nevertheless, evidently Cyborg needs a showdown with boxing champion Claressa Shields. For her half, the ‘GWOAT’ has been out of motion since a knockout win over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse in July.
Taking to social media earlier this week, the 2 ladies’s fight sports activities stars started buying and selling phrases. In line with Cris Cyborg, Claressa Shields rejected a earlier supply to face her at 147 kilos within the boxing ring. In consequence, the Brazilian reiterated her supply to the boxer on social media, whereas additionally providing to face her within the PFL.
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Cris Cyborg so scary, the bum has me blocked 😂😂😂
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) November 24, 2024
Inform her line it up ! Imma beat the shit out of her! https://t.co/mSjLpuwlVN
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) November 25, 2024
Subsequent time I see Cris Imma punch her in her mouth 😈 After I ran down on her in particular person had that punk ass woman trembling. You forgot about this https://t.co/8aDWTkK7EM
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) November 25, 2024
In an actual struggle I suplex @Claressashields on her head.
If she needs a boxing match @MarkTaffetMedia inform her to place down the cookies and chips and make 147.
If she will’t make weight, inform her to signal the @PFLMMA deal and we are able to do it at an open weight, no weigh in. pic.twitter.com/0nSuIjuMqP
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) November 25, 2024
Yesterday @Claressashields mentioned she was provided 3 million {dollars} for a Boxing struggle towards me…
That’s 3X’s the most important payday of her profession.
10 days in the past Ms. goofy mentioned she may struggle at 147lbs.
If I’m a simple struggle, they usually provided 3X’s the most important payday of your profession… https://t.co/iLFiWEK5fJ pic.twitter.com/nX4YAiGNah
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) November 26, 2024
PFL champion Cris Cyborg trades phrases with boxing star Claressa Shields over future bout
In response, Claressa Shields trashed the PFL champion, stating that she wouldn’t thoughts going through her within the cage or ring. For what it’s price, these feedback from the boxing star come as no shock. Earlier than her split-decision win over Kelsey DeSantis in February, Shields referred to as for a “dream struggle” towards Cris Cyborg.
Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless numerous work to do to make this struggle a actuality. For what it’s price, the Brazilian has been racking up expertise within the boxing ring these days. Over the past two years, Cris Cyborg has compiled a 4-0 skilled file, final knocking out Aria Wild in June.
That being mentioned, Claressa Shields would clearly be the PFL star’s largest check within the ring to this point. Having held championships in 5 completely different weight lessons, the 29-year-old is considered as arguably the best ladies’s boxer of all time. Nevertheless, if anybody may overcome the percentages, it might in all probability be the ageless Brazilian.
What do you make of those feedback from the PFL fighters? Do you need to see Claressa Shields vs. Cris Cyborg?