Two-time Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) is set to make her MMA debut for the Professional Fighters League Thursday night against Brittney Elkin (3-6) in Atlantic City, N.J.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. Claressa Shields, the undefeated and undisputed women’s ...