The Francis Ngannou sweepstakes is still underway. Months after departing from the UFC, the former heavyweight champion is still left without a fighting home. Promotions such as the BKFC and ONE Championship made many headlines when they revealed they were opting out of signing Ngannou due to financial and non-financial reasons. With two big players
Kayla Harrison commented on the recent rumors that the Professional Fighters League is in the process of purchasing Bellator and what that could mean for a long-teased matchup with general consensus women’s MMA GOAT Cris Cyborg. Harrison is coming off the first setback of her career, suffering a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of
Brendan Loughnane has proposed to fight Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. Rumor Has It… Promotions apart, what exactly sparked the 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion’s interest in fighting Bellator’s Featherweight Champion? Well, that would be a result of circulating rumors that the PFL is trying to buy out their rival promotion Bellator. This report is according to MMA journalist, Todd
Olivier Aubin-Mercier started the 2023 PFL season with an impressive win over promotional newcomer Shane Burgos. ‘The Canadian Gangaster’ had a tough test in his first PFL appearance since winning the 2022 season. The reigning lightweight champion was matched up against Burgos, who previously left the UFC and signed with the PFL. Unfortunately for ‘Hurricane,’
After pulling off the upset of the year against Kayla Harrison, Larissa Pacheco returned to the PFL for the first time since winning the $1 million championship last year. Pacheco was matched up against former Bellator champion Julia Budd. PFL 2023 Regular Season: Larissa Pacheco vs. Julia Budd Round 1 Pacheco comes out looking to
Former UFC fighter Aspen Ladd made her PFl debut in November 2022, securing a split-decision win against Julia Budd. Ladd started the 2023 season against the always-dangerous Olena Kolesnyk. PFL 2 2023 Regular Season: Olena Kolesnyk vs. Aspen Ladd Round 1 Ladd lands first to the body. Ladd is trying to move forward, but Kolesnyk
Biaggio Ali Walsh made his PFL debut in November 2022, securing a 45-second knockout to advance his amateur record to 2-1. The grandson of Muhammad Ali returned for his second PFL appearance against Isaiah Figueroa. PFL 2 2023 Regular Season: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Isaiah Figueroa Round 1 Figueroa comes out with a leg kick
Kayla Harrison was less than thrilled to find out she would not be part of the PFL’s 2023 season. The two-time PFL champion suffered the first setback of her mixed martial arts career last year. Attempting to three-peat as the promotion’s lightweight women’s champion, Harrison suffered a unanimous decision loss to Larissa Pacheco in the
After winning the 2022 PFL World Championship, Brendan Loughnane marked his return to action against Marlon Moraes in the headlining bout of the PFL 1: 2023 Season. PFL 1 2023 Regular Season: Brendan Loughnane vs Marlon Moraes Round 1 Moraes misses a low kick. Loughnane working off the jab. Moraes gets an inside low kick.
Following his departure from the UFC, Thiago Santos returned to action against Rob Wilkinson at PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season. PFL 1 2023 Regular Season: Rob Wilkinson vs Thiago Santos Round 1 Wilkinson steps in with a jab but doesn’t connect. Santos with an inside low kick. Santos swings wild with a left uppercut and
Following a loss in his last outing, Bubba Jenkins looked to get back in the winning column against Chris Wade at PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season. PFL 1 2023 Regular Season: Chris Wade vs Bubba Jenkins Round 1 Jenkins throws a high kick to the guard. Wade defends and eats a jab. Bubba shoots for
Dan Hardy believes it’s just a matter of time before former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou signs on the dotted line with the PFL Earlier this month, the promotion announced that Dan Hardy would be the head of fighter relations for its European branch appropriately titled PFL Europe. As confirmed in a press release, Hardy
Thiago Santos relished the time he almost put an end to Jon Jones’ reign as the UFC’s light heavyweight champion “Marreta” will be making his PFL debut next month Throughout his nine-year run as the UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones was never defeated. However, Thiago Santos came close to doing so in July 2019
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has parted ways with the Professional Fighters League. After parting ways with the UFC, Werdum explored the free agency market. He signed with PFL, hoping to capitalize on their $1 million prize for the season winner. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned for ‘Vai Cavalo.’ The Brazilian legend was
Shane Burgos is very happy with his new fighting home of PFL. Shane Burgos made headlines last year when he decided to part ways with the UFC after six years with the organization. At the time, Burgos was one of the top-ranked featherweights on the roster. He seemed to be heading straight toward the top
Dan Hardy will now serve as the director of fighter operations for PFL (Professional Fighters League) Europe. Former mixed martial artist Dan Hardy started his professional career in Jun. 2004 as a rising English sensation. He found success under the Cage Warriors banner in the UK before masking his way to the UFC. He rose