Shakur Stevenson Struggles In Grappling Session

Shakur Stevenson found out the hard way that boxing skills don't translate to the mat, tapping out during a grappling session with UFC strawweight Vanessa Demopoulos after previously insisting he could compete with a UFC fighter.

Video of the exchange spread quickly, showing Demopoulos working Stevenson into unfamiliar positions before securing the submission — a moment that drew even more attention given his earlier comments about being able to beat someone in the UFC at his weight.

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"I ain't never been put in that kind of situation. I'm good in boxing," Stevenson

Stevenson didn't try to downplay what happened, instead owning up to the gap between his world-class boxing ability and the demands of grappling against someone trained in it.