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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...
Four championship fights for this season in MMA‘s only league are locked in. Tonight, we find out who completes the championship picture in the PFL during PFL 9. Live coverage kicks off at 7:30 pm ET/ 4:30 pm PT on ESPN+, before moving over to ESPN proper at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT. Due […]
In Washington, DC, it’s another summer where the status quo is in full effect. As usual, people in the capital city of the United States of America can’t seem to make up their minds. This Friday, however, politics takes a back seat to competitive violence. On the night after the Democratic Nation...
It’s another playoff Friday in the PFL. Later tonight, the only league in MMA sees its postseason resume from Hollywood, FL for PFL 8. Live coverage of PFL 8 begins at 6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT on ESPN+ before going over to ESPN proper at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT. All told, the […]
Impa Kasanganay has been on a remarkable run since joining the PFL, a perfect example of a fighter finding success in his new home and the opportunities afforded to them by the PFL. From his Challenger Series fight in 2022 where he earned a contract with the promotion, to being one of the biggest...
It’s the middle of August and that means one thing: The playoff intensity is heating up. Make no mistake, however: This is not a baseball post, though a number of MLB’s teams have October on their minds as the summer wains, except for the Chicago White Sox, who have already started thinking about...
If it’s August, it must be time to start thinking about the playoffs. While the boys of summer in Major League Baseball are still swinging away in hopes of playing ball on a brisk night in October as the stretch run on the diamond begins (if your favorite ballclub hasn’t conceded this season as a...
As per an official PFL press release, the PFL have announced PFL Africa. As per the press release the key points are: First premium Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league featuring top African athletes, with all events held across the continent, and available via leading regional media partners MMA Supe...
Having grown accustomed to the PFL Regular Season format, PFL featherweight Bubba Jenkins knows what it takes to get to the Playoffs and the championship finals. In 2022 and 2023, Jenkins would come up short and fall to the eventual champions in each respective season, and after the start of the ...