Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global powerhouse in MMA and the fastest-growing sports league world-wide.
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global powerhouse in MMA and the fastest-growing sports league world-wide. PFL has five live fight franchises, offering year-round content: PFL League Season, PFL PPV Super Fights, PFL Challenger Series, PFL International Leagues, and Bellator.
PFL HAS FIVE GLOBAL LIVE FIGHT FRANCHISES:
PFL League Season
PFL Challenger Series
PFL PPV Super Fights
PFL International
Regional Leagues
Bellator MMA
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global powerhouse in MMA and the only organization with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs, and championship each year.
The combined roster of PFL and Bellator boasts 30% of its fighters independently world-ranked in the top 25 of their weight-class, the same percentage as UFC. PFL has an expansive global vision for the sport and is building the “Champions League of MMA” with PFL Europe, PFL MENA, and more international leagues in development. The company leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage, powering fight analytics, real-time betting, AI scoring, and a next- generation viewing experience.
PFL is primetime on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S. and is broadcast and streamed in 150 countries with 20 premium media distribution partners. Founded in 2018, PFL is backed by major blue-chip investors including SRJ, Ares, Knighthead, Luxor Capital, Waverley Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, and numerous NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS team owners.
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- SmartCage™ compiles, captures, analyzes, tracks, measures, evaluates, assesses and provides real-time statistics, bio-metric data (heart rate, energy exerted), performance data (number and speed of punches and kicks), positional data, move-by-move actions, analytics, information, trends, graphic enhancements and voting results about and related to MMA events, entertainment, fighters and audience engagement.
- Debuted 2021 Season on ESPN2 & ESPN+.
- Innovative video product/immersive viewing that provides fans and television viewers a game-changing live event experience with real-time data and stats.
- Enabled by proprietary PFL technology that includes a downloadable software platform, software tools, sensors, electronic receivers, transmitters of electronic signals, LCD displays, computer peripherals and wearable activity trackers.
- Used for first time in MMA.
- Endorsed and approved by state athletic commissions.
- Example of SmartCage™ as currently used and provided to viewers is here and here.
- Displays live impact speed
- Tracks total punches, kicks, takedowns
- Fighter tracking monitors cage control
- Tracks distance traveled
PFL Fights for Communities
In the Professional Fighters League, we ask "What Do You Fight For?" For many of our elite athletes, the fight is about honor, respect and family. For all of us, the fight is also about community.
The PFL is committed to making a positive impact on the sport of MMA, our partners and our fighters—all well as in the lives and communities of the fans that support us.
U.S. Distribution
Every PFL event featured live in primetime on ESPN Linear and DTC Platforms plue re-airs.
LIVE EVENTS
Half-hour pre-event show
4 hour event
Half-hour post-event show
International Distribution
Distributed to 150+ countries
PFL MANAGEMENT TEAM
Donn Davis
Chairman and Founder
- Revolution Growth
Founding Partner - Epic Games and Team Liquid
Personal Investor - AOL
President, Interactive Properties Group - Chicago Cubs
Chief Counsel
Pete Murray
Chief Executive Officer
- Under Armour
VP Global Marketing and GM Team Sports - Insignia Sports Group
Founder and CEO - William Morris Endeavor (WME)
EVP New Business - National Football League (NFL)
13 Year Senior Executive
Ray Sefo
President, Fighters
George Greenberg
Executive Producer
Tim Clyne
CFO
Jim Bramson
EVP, Business and Legal
Bryan Calka
Chief Commercial Officer
Loren Mack
SVP, Communications
Sean Loughlin
SVP, Digital + Social
James Frewin
SVP, International
Julia Boyadjieva
GM, PFL Europe
Nakisa Bidarian
Stategic Advisor
Board of Directors
Donn Davis Chairman and Founder
Pete Murray Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Leff Waverley Capital
Doug Snyder Luxor Capital
Ara Cohen Knighthead Capital
Ioris Francini SRJ
Bander Mogren SRJ
Strategic Advisors
Mark Burnett MGM, Television Group & Digital
John Fahey Chairman, Time Inc.
David Hill President, Hilly Productions
Steve Mosko Former Chairman, Sony Television
