Jake Paul and MVP ban boxer from ‘all events until further notice’

Boxing champion, the 31-year-old Claressa Shields has now been banned for life by Jake Paul and Most Valuable Promotions [MVP]. Claressa Shields was in attendance at Ronda Rousey’s comeback fight against Gina Carano last weekend. MVP was running its first-ever MMA event on Netflix, which was attended by several iconic celebrities and combat sports athletes.

While Rousey and Carano’s comeback fight was a huge success and drew in huge viewership numbers, it also witnessed chaos and ruckus between Shields and her long-standing rival, Alycia Baumgardner.

It was at the event that Shields and Baumgardner were captured getting into an altercation, which soon got intense and physical. The clash finished with Shields slapping Baumgardner, before security arrived to separate the two.

As a response to this, MVP announced that Shields would face a lifetime ban from the promotion. “Most Valuable Promotions is aware of the incident during MVP’s Rousey vs Carano event on Saturday night involving physical contact by Claressa Shields toward Alycia Baumgardner. MVP maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for hostile, threatening, or aggressive behaviour toward fighters, staff, media, or guests at any of our events. Physical altercations outside the ring or cage are unacceptable in any MVP environment,” the statement read.

“MVP does not condone, tolerate, or accept Claressa Shields’ behaviour in that setting, and it reflects poorly on MVP and women’s sports, which we have worked tirelessly to uplift. Effective immediately, Claressa Shields is banned from all MVP events until further notice.

“There is a time and a place for fighter tension and banter, but to physically attack a fellow athlete while there is a guest inside a private VIP area is unacceptable. MVP would like to thank venue security for their swift response in addressing and de-escalating the situation and appreciate Alycia Baumgardner not retaliating and further amplifying the situation. We remain committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and professional environment for all participants and attendees at our events and will continue to enforce these standards without exception,” the statement concluded.

Claressa Shields’ last boxing match was on Feb. 22, 2026, where she defeated Franchón Crews-Dezurn.

Claressa Shields has been banned from all MVP events after slapping Alycia Baumgardner at the Ronda Rousey fight

Alycia says she’s also taking legal action pic.twitter.com/yC4kwCi0je

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