Claressa Shields (2021) - Olympics and Boxing to MMA

This recap episode features boxer Claressa Shields discussing her remarkable career, including two Olympic gold medals and multiple professional world championships, and her upcoming transition into mixed martial arts (MMA) with the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Shields shares her motivation for trying MMA, explaining her desire to test her greatness and highlighting the importance of proper preparation and flexibility, which led her to take up yoga. The conversation also touches upon the business of boxing and MMA, particularly the disparities in promotion and pay for female athletes compared to their male counterparts, and the challenges of navigating these systems while maintaining focus and mental well-being as a champion.---We all love The Joe Rogan Experience and much prefer the real thing, but sometimes it's not possible to listen to an entire episode or you just want to recap an episode you've previously listened to. The Joe Rogan Recap uses Google's NotebookLM to create a conversational podcast that recaps episodes of JRE into a more manageable listen.