A handful of MMA fighters have examined their expertise within the boxing ring in some unspecified time in the future of their careers. Not many have performed it concurrently, and only a few have been as profitable as “Cassius” Clay Collard, who holds profitable data in each sports activities. He’s 23-10 with one no-contest as an MMA fighter and is 9-6-3 as a boxer.
Through the 2021 PFL season, Collard fought 3 times within the good cage and 3 times within the boxing ring. The multi-sport athlete was requested about his dream opponents in each sports activities at PFL 6 media day.
Cassius’ reply for MMA was a typical one.
“I’d like to beat up [Conor] McGregor. I feel that might be superior. I feel I may do this simply fairly actually. Particularly these days.”
For boxing, many would select the nice Muhammad Ali. Collard, nonetheless, selected somebody in the identical bloodline as Ali as an alternative.
“So far as boxing goes, [the PFL] introduced over that Ali Walsh child. He’s Muhammad Ali’s grandson, so I’d prefer to struggle him in both MMA or boxing. Welcome him to the massive leagues.”
Biaggio Ali Walsh is at the moment on a three-fight win streak as an newbie light-weight and has knocked out each opponent the PFL has put in entrance of him. Maybe Collard’s goals can come true if Ali Walsh enters the PFL light-weight season when he turns professional.
Dream fights are on maintain for now, nonetheless. Collard is chasing his million-dollar dream at the moment and is the number-one seed within the PFL light-weight playoffs. He’s making ready to tackle Shane Burgos in a semifinal that’s anticipated to ship fireworks at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard on August twenty third.
Anik Subramanian is an aspiring MMA journalist based mostly in america. He found his ardour for MMA when the game was the primary to return to stay motion in the course of the pandemic. He’s additionally a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been a lifelong sports activities fan.
