The Washington Post<\/a> revealed that Shields will take on Abigail Montes at the PFL Championship on Wednesday, October 27. Montes is 2-0 as a professional MMA fighter and is just 21 years old. She has previously competed in the Combate Americas and iFF organizations in her native Mexico, where she has defeated both of her opponents.<\/p>\n“I\u2019m actually looking forward to fighting against another undefeated fighter and just continuing to grow. I\u2019m just going to continue to become a complete MMA fighter, just learning to mix everything together to become the best I can be,” Shields told the Post.<\/p>\n
Shields (1-0) defeated Brittany Elkin earlier this year in what marked both her PFL and her MMA debut. It was a tough fight for Shields, who was controlled on the ground for the majority of the first two rounds of the contest. However, she was able to really come alive in the third round, where she was able to score a ground-and-pound finish over Elkin. Overall, it wasn’t the best MMA debut we have ever seen, but it was far from the worst.<\/p>\n
As for Montes, she is likely a bit of an unknown for most MMA fans, however taking a look at her last fight in Mexico, she was very impressive as she came away with a TKO win.<\/p>\n