Claressa Shields vs Cris Cyborg

Claressa Shields has held multiple world championships in three [url]weight classes[/url], including the [url]undisputed[/url] female [url]light middleweight[/url] title since March 2021; the undisputed female [url]middleweight[/url] title from 2019 to 2020; and the [url]unified[/url] WBC and IBF female [url]super middleweight[/url] titles from 2017 to 2018. Shields currently holds the record for becoming a two and three-weight world champion in the fewest professional fights. As of November 2020, she is ranked as the world's best active female light middleweight by [url]The Ring[/url] and [url]BoxRec[/url], as well as the best active female boxer, [url]pound for pound[/url] and [url]ESPN[/url], second by The Ring, and fourth by [url]BoxRec[/url].

Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her [url]ring name[/url] Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian–American [url]mixed martial artist[/url] who as of January 2021 competes in [url]Bellator MMA[/url], where she is the current [url]Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion[/url], having held the title since January 2020. She is also a former [url]UFC[/url], [url]Strikeforce[/url] and [url]Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion[/url]. She is the only MMA fighter in history, male or female, to become a [url]Grand Slam Champion[/url], holding world championships across four major mixed martial arts promotions.

Cyborg is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time. Cyborg first rose to prominence when she won the Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating [url]Gina Carano[/url] via first-round technical knock-out (TKO).

As of March 29, 2021, she is #1 in the [url]Bellator Women's pound-for-pound Rankings[/url].

Both women are known for their striking but Cyborg is a dominant powerhouse. In a battle between [url]Claressa Shields vs Cris Cyborg[/url] who would you favor?

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