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Legends Of Women’s MMA Despite it’s relevant infancy in comparison to it’s male counterpart, women’s MMA has given us an impressive handful of oustanding talents in the few short years since Ronda Rousey broke down the doors to the UFC back in 2013. Although Rousey’s candle (to steal a line from ...
Money Talks Outside of winning a UFC championship belt, the most sought-after prize in the mixed martial arts world is surely the $1 million paycheck that comes hand-in-hand with winning the PFL global tournament. Six of those are up for grabs this Friday when the PFL World Championship goes down...
Big News Former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paul Hughes became the talk of the mixed martial arts world earlier this year when he fought out his contract with the UK-based promotion and entered free agency. After much deliberation, the Irishman signed a contract with the PFL and it’s saf...
Black Friday is upon us in just a few short weeks. The day after Thanksgiving has many traditions, such as watching college football on TV and/or going to a game in-person, heating up and eating up those Thanksgiving leftovers, and, of course, shopping. If, however, you’re among those people who ...
Ring rust: You hear us talk about it quite a bit in MMA. Anytime a fighter takes an extended hiatus from the sport for whatever reason, the question comes up: How much ring rust does this fighter have? After, you watch the fight play out and you have an answer. Heading into this weekend’s PFL […]
A Star Is Born Paul Hughes is a man of his word it seems. The Irishman followed through on his promise to “shock the world” when he beat AJ McKee at the PFL “Battle of the Giants” event in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening. “Big News” went into the main card opener in Riyadh as […]
A pivotal day in MMA has arrived. Later this afternoon (USA time), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Arena is the site for PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants. Live coverage begins at 12:30 pm ET/ 9:30 am PT on DAZN and ESPN+ with the countdown show, followed by the undercard at 1:30 pm ET/ 10:30...
Fabian Edwards didn’t have to wait long to get a second crack at the championship belt against champion Johnny Eblen who he lost to back in September of 2023 at Bellator 299. It would take just one fight, a decision win over Aaron Jeffery in March of this year, made it undeniable that Edwards wou...
It’s finally here. One of the most anticipated MMA fights of 2024 is happening this weekend when Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia opens its doors to some of the finest athletes in both the PFL and Bellator MMA. Another PFL Super Fights pay-per-view card, dubbed “Battle of the Giants”, takes...
It’s not often throughout a calendar year where you get a championship fight pitting two titans of MMA against one another. This one is a fight that’s considered a must-see contest. Saturday night, the PFL and Bellator MMA head to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kingdom Arena for the second Super Fights...
October is a time for tricks and treats. At month’s end, children from around the country will get into their costumes and knock on doors throughout their neighborhoods to ask for candy. The MMA world offers up more treats this weekend as the spooky season continues. Even better: These treats won...
A Scriptwriter’s Dream As narratives go, the story of Francis Ngannou is up there with some of the greatest fairytales the world of combat sports has ever known. The Cameroonian makes his PFL debut in Saudi Arabia this Saturday, but he steps into the SmartCage for the first time with a tsunami of...
Francis Ngannou is arguably the most formidable heavyweight the world of MMA has ever seen. He knocked out Stipe Miocic in dominant fashion back in April 2021 to claim the UFC heavyweight championship, before defending the title against French contender Cyril Gane a year later. However, a contrac...
Let’s talk about first impressions, shall we? A first impression, whether it’s on the job, with a team of people, what have you, is everything. If you mess up on your first impression, that’s it. It’s gone and it’s not coming back. Therefore, one must do everything in their power to ensure that t...
Brendan Loughnane has been through it all with the PFL since joining them back in 2019, when business was just beginning. Having won a championship in 2022, Loughnane has become accustomed to the PFL Regular Season format and being one of the most pivotal and recognized faces for the PFL. After l...
Kai Kamaka has been a mainstay in every promotion he’s ever been in, the former UFC and Bellator featherweight is currently in his first year with the PFL and sees more significance in his opponent than the opportunity. Coming into PFL D.C. the main event will see Kamaka challenge former PFL cham...