The sport of MMA can be quite unforgiving at times, and fans often troll fighters for comments they make. A similar incident took place when Claressa Shields took to Twitter recently and ended up calling her a shot regarding her career. ‘T-Rex’ Shields talked about how she had successfully handled her educational degree alongside a career in boxing.
Shields reminded fans that she has reached the highest of heights in the sport of boxing while still graduating High School with a 3.0 GPA. According to Shields, the combat sports community overlooked the fact that she successfully managed to be an all-around talent.
Y’all know what’s funny, nobody ever talk about how smart I am 😂 graduated high school with 3.0 gpa & now I’ve mastered women’s boxing & making 7 figures in women’s boxing… only pro 5 years. I didn’t get here by yelling “pay me money!”😂🤷🏽♀️
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) December 3, 2021
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However, fans were fixated on her score and never truly picked up on her point of view. Instead of internalizing her perspective on things, fans simply trolled Claressa Shields for her high school graduation score. Chiefly, this isn’t the first time that the fanbase has decided to forgo the original point and fixate on a secondary narrative.
I cannot believe she is flexing a 3.0 high school gpa…..
— jjj2121 (@jjj2121) December 4, 2021
You think thats good, I drew a picture when I was six that my mom kept on the fridge for a whole month.
— Chris (@Chris19585632) December 5, 2021
"My mama tells me I'm tye smartest between me and my siblings "
— 🤪 (@stoneblender) December 4, 2021
B average 💯
— gabe 🧙♂️ (@gabe4president) December 4, 2021
To be fair I would never have expected her gpa to be that high. She did far better then I did in school lol but true
— Siris Picasso Khan 😎 (@SirisKing) December 4, 2021
“I scored PROFICIENT on my standardized testing in grade school u have no idea my intellectual boundaries”
— Ottman Azaitars bag (@fightisland1) December 4, 2021
Flexing a 3.0 GPA Holy fuck lol https://t.co/kgdzb6Pswz
— Raampagefan420 (@ERICWIL04561815) December 4, 2021
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Claressa Shields: Making her mark in MMA
While fans may be ready to give Shields a hard time, her accomplishments in the sport of boxing speak for itself. The multiple-time champion decided to try her hand at MMA and has been able to garner a lot of attention. She fights in the PFL and 1-1 so far in her MMA career.
Shields won her debut after overcoming some adversity on the ground against Brittney Elkin. She turned the tide and earned the TKO in the final round, thus kicking off her MMA career on a high note. However, she would lose her second fight to Abigail Montes via split decision in October 2021.
Shields wasn’t able to have the same amount of success as her first outing and fell prey to Montes’ pressure. Not to mention, her pace declined as the fight went on as well. All in all, there were several learning moments in the fight for the boxer-turned-MMA fighter.
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She trains out of Jackson-Wink in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is surrounded by talent such as Holly Holm. Given her acumen in boxing Claressa Shields has the potential to reach the apex within MMA as well.
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