The trash talk between undisputed women\u2019s heavyweight champion Claressa Shields and WMMA GOAT contender Cris Cyborg is heating up … even if the chances of them fighting are lower than ever.<\/p>\n
Shields just defeated Lani Daniels in a largely one-sided beatdown (highlights here)<\/a> for her second win of the year. While the event did big numbers at the gate, the fight underscored how there isn\u2019t much competition for \u201cThe GWOAT\u201d at higher weight classes. <\/p>\n If she\u2019s looking for a big fight against an equally big opponent, MMA fans have an obvious answer: Cris Cyborg, who has held every major women\u2019s MMA title in her weight class and is now climbing her way up the Super Welterweight rankings in boxing. Unfortunately, Shields seems uninterested in fighting Cyborg.<\/p>\n “Cris Cyborg ain’t vocal about shit. That bitch is a hater and she’s f*cking ugly.<\/p>\n I don’t even respond to her because I know I already whooped Cris Cyborg’s ass in sparring, very bad… Cris Cyborg cannot box.”@Claressashields<\/a> responds to Cris Cyborg pic.twitter.com\/G5Tjm6zsfZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat b\u2014ch is a hater, and she\u2019s f\u2014king ugly,\u201d Shields said on the Ariel X Ade boxing show. \u201cDon\u2019t nobody care about her, she\u2019s old, she\u2019s washed up, and she\u2019s a hater. That\u2019s it. She\u2019s seen me getting all this shine, and she\u2019s mad it\u2019s not her. The other day, she was just calling out Oshae Jones. She just wants to talk about fighting a world champion. And then soon as somebody reaches out to her and say, \u2018Hey, do you wanna fight? Let\u2019s make something happen,\u2019 she got all these different stuff that she wanna bring up.\u201d<\/p>\n