There are several legendary rivalries in the world of MMA. One is between Savannah Marshall and one of the best female boxers on the planet, Claressa Shields. The duo has clashed on previous occasions, and the score stays leveled currently. Recently, Claressa was in attendance when Savannah picked up a rather exciting win in the cage.
Fight Fans React as Savannah Marshall scores KO
This weekend, there were many exciting fights. One occurred in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) between Savannah Marshal and Mirela Vargas. Marshall is one of the most explosive boxers in the women’s division. She found much success in boxing as she became a world champion in two weight classes in the cage. Marshall moved to MMA to emulate her boxing career and emerged victorious in her first bout.
Her old rival Claressa Shields was present cage side and was ecstatic about Marshall’s impressive knockout victory. The fans had much to say about Victor and Claressa’s presence in the venue. Mentioned below are some of the things that fans wrote in the cage.
At least this page / pfl actually shows the knockout. If this was UFC, the clip would have started 2 seconds after it ended
Marshall vs Shields 2 in the Octagon 👀
More female boxers should consider this transition. MMA booming and their style will be appreciated
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Respectful callout!! I think Clarissa wins but would be a fun fight to watch. Savannah’s got hands
He could have stopped that about 15 secs before.
The fans on social media were stunned and demanded that the duo should clash again in the cage. Marshall and Claressa fought each other in the ring, where Shields was the winner, and Savannah had beaten Claressa in amateur boxing years ago. It will be interesting to see if the duo clashes again, but this time in the octagon.
Claressa is the more experienced fighter of the two women who are set to collide in the cage soon. The duo’s rivalry might become one of the most legendary ones in women’s MMA.
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