Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions announced Monday that Claressa Shields is barred from all its events, calling her conduct unacceptable under its code of conduct.
- The clash happened Saturday inside a crowded VIP area at MVP MMA 1 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, where video shows Shields reach toward Alycia Baumgardner in what appears to be a slap, though parts of the view are blocked.
- Alycia Baumgardner said she was physically assaulted without provocation and stated the matter will be handled legally and professionally.
- Claressa Shields defended her actions on social media, saying Baumgardner disrespected her and threatened to fight her on the spot.
- The ban cuts Shields off from MVP’s deep women’s roster, and a bout with Baumgardner is improbable given their large weight gap across divisions.