Mikhail Bakunin
Team Owner
This is a sequel to my thread about the old man getting knocked out. The conclusion to the previous story is that the bout was canceled and rescheduled for a later date. Shields won of course. As y'all know already a movie is being made about her.
Ever since then she hasn't been seen on TV. Showtime quietly decided not to renew her contract. There's no official news report covering this but if you know you know. It's clear Showtime decided to punish her for costing them big bucks. She's also pissed off other people in boxing so we can see she's being quietly canceled.
Because of this she recently decided to get into MMA. She's been trying to get a Super Fight with a UFC superstar for the past two years.
Olympic gold medalist and boxing champ Claressa Shields signs with PFL: Sources
Some people are framing it as the industry letting down female boxers and especially Black female boxers. Others think otherwise.
@AskJa
They say she should've kissed Showtime's ass because they were overpaying her. They call her a c*nt and a primadonna. She refused to do things that would help promote her fights. I have been told everyone in the industry thinks she's racist because she always backs the Black fighters and never the white or Hispanic ones. When it's two Black fighters she's radio silent. They all noticed this and are disgusted with her. Without a Network deal, she's screwed. They say she's stubborn and doesn't listen to anyone including people in her circle.
Ever since then she hasn't been seen on TV. Showtime quietly decided not to renew her contract. There's no official news report covering this but if you know you know. It's clear Showtime decided to punish her for costing them big bucks. She's also pissed off other people in boxing so we can see she's being quietly canceled.
Because of this she recently decided to get into MMA. She's been trying to get a Super Fight with a UFC superstar for the past two years.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing champion Claressa Shields is making the transition to MMA, signing with the Professional Fighters League, sources confirmed to The Athletic's Mike Coppinger and Lance Pugmire. MMAJunkie first broke the news.
Olympic gold medalist and boxing champ Claressa Shields signs with PFL: Sources
Some people are framing it as the industry letting down female boxers and especially Black female boxers. Others think otherwise.
@AskJa
They say she should've kissed Showtime's ass because they were overpaying her. They call her a c*nt and a primadonna. She refused to do things that would help promote her fights. I have been told everyone in the industry thinks she's racist because she always backs the Black fighters and never the white or Hispanic ones. When it's two Black fighters she's radio silent. They all noticed this and are disgusted with her. Without a Network deal, she's screwed. They say she's stubborn and doesn't listen to anyone including people in her circle.