Famed MMA coach John Kavanagh has some choice words for boxing star Claressa Shields, who recently told MMA fans to “bow down” to her.<\/p>\n
Shields is widely regarded as the best female boxer in the world, and is slated to make her MMA debut in the PFL cage in 2021. Ahead of her debut, Shields is demanding respect<\/a> from MMA fans for being bold enough to make the transition between sports.<\/p>\n \u201cMMA fans need to bow down and kiss my feet and throw rose petals because I\u2019m actually making the transition,\u201d Shields told Bleacher Report<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not just saying it. I\u2019m actually doing it. So give me my props. Never say that Claressa Shields is scared of nobody.<\/p>\n \u201cI could just stay in boxing and make my money. But before I turned pro, I read this quote and it said: \u2018If your dreams don\u2019t scare you a little bit, they\u2019re not worth dreaming.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I read that, it\u2019s what made me sign a contract to turn professional in boxing. That\u2019s why I turned pro, and I did exactly what I said I would: I\u2019m the greatest woman of all time [in boxing]. I aspire to do the same thing in MMA.\u201d<\/p>\n Kavanagh, who is best known as the head coach of Conor McGregor, took issue with this comment from Shields, suggesting that she is alienating MMA fans.<\/p>\n i’ll take ‘how to make sure fans dislike me’ for $500<\/p>\n \u2014 Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n