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Timur Khizriev batters his way to a PFL World Championship in dominant display

November 29, 2024

Joining the PFL in 2019, Brendan Loughnane accomplished world championship aspirations when he won the PFL Featherweight World Championship in 2022. He sought to repeat as champion last year but was knocked out in sudden, upset fashion by eventual...

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Dakota Ditcheva’s striking prowess extends her mark in PFL with history-making title win

November 29, 2024

The daughter of accomplished kickboxing, karate, and Muay Thai star Lisa Howarth, Dakota Ditcheva was a junior amateur Muay Thai champion before making her professional MMA debut in 2019. Ditcheva, who enters this fight 13-0, ran through the compe...

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Dovlet Yagshimuradov becomes PFL World Champion in mere seconds

November 29, 2024

Impa Kasanganay became one of MMA’s best stories of 2023 when he went from sleeping in his car, to winning a PFL contract in the 2023 PFL Challenger Series, to soaring through the competition and becoming PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion. Afte...

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Shamil Musaev delivers picture-perfect KO to claim PFL Welterweight Title

November 29, 2024

A former regional welterweight champion, Magomed Umalatov has reached the playoffs in two consecutive seasons, but visa issues and injury have prevented him from competing in each. Now, Umalatov looks to finally show what has kept him as one of th...

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Gadzhi Rabadanov pulls off violent third-round finish to capture featherweight title

November 29, 2024

A prominent wrestler and ground specialist, Brent Primus captured the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2017 with a victory over Michael Chandler. After going 10-3 (1 NC) in the promotion, Primus joined the PFL following its acquisition of Bell...

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Denis Goltsov pulls off surprise submission to snap two kinds of streaks and finally become PFL Heavyweight World Champion

November 29, 2024

For Denis Goltsov, he's always been the bridesmaid but never the bride when it comes to the PFL Season, consistently falling short of the Finals until last year – where he lost in the Finals to Renan Ferreira. Now, for the second year in a row, he...

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He’s back – Francis Ngannou finishes with a flurry in the first to capture inaugural PFL Super Fight heavyweight title

October 19, 2024

Francis Ngannou, considered the lineal heavyweight champion in MMA, has a powerful story that saw him flee Cameroon to pursue a career in boxing. Fernand Lopez, however, convinced him to give MMA a try. That decision proved to be worthwhile, as he...

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Cris Cyborg’s Legacy Continues, Earns Decision To Capture PFL Superfight Title, 5th Championship in MMA

October 19, 2024

Cris Cyborg is considered one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, and it shows in her accomplishments. Cyborg is the only fighter to win women’s featherweight gold in four major MMA promotions, and she holds victories over the likes...

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Johnny Eblen uses pressure and takedowns to retain Bellator middleweight championship

October 19, 2024

Ever since signing with Bellator in 2019, Johnny Eblen has risen up to become arguably the best Middleweight fighter in the sport today. Eblen, a qualifier for the NCAA tournament in wrestling in 2015, is known for using his abilities to bring pre...

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Zafar Mohsen’s takedown defense helps lead him to easy decision win

October 19, 2024

A wrestling specialist, Husein Kadimagomaev went 12-0 as an amateur fighter, which included winning a Shooto European amateur tournament championship. Turning pro in 2018, Kadimagomaev has impressed on the regional scene, winning 11 of 12 fights t...

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Paul Hughes puts on well-rounded display in biggest win of his career

October 19, 2024

The son of Antonio McKee, A.J. McKee went on to become arguably Bellator’s biggest homegrown talent from the time he made his MMA debut in 2015. It culminated in McKee winning 18 straight fights, including a win over Patricio Pitbull to win the Be...

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Raufeon Stots troubled in first, rebounds to score third-round choke

October 19, 2024

Tonight marks Raufeon Stots’ first time competing in a PFL cage. A two-time NCAA Division II Wrestling Champion, Stots was a rising prospect to start his career, being trained under Jens Pulver. Stots made his way over to Bellator and continued to...

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Makkasharip Zaynukov nearly finishes things in third, earns dominant decision victory

October 19, 2024

Makkasharip Zaynukov trains at Eagles MMA Academy, alongside some of the most notable names in MMA, including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Zaynukov has won 15 of his 19 fights thus far as a pro, with seven of those...

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Ibragim Ibragimov stays unbeaten with dominating ground performance

October 19, 2024

At just 20 years old, Ibragim Ibragimov has already left a mark on the MMA scene with a perfect 7-0 record, including six wins via a finish. Ibragimov, who has earned regional lightweight gold, hones his craft at Manchester Top Team as he continue...

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Taha Bendaoud goes from danger to sudden, comeback highlight submission

October 19, 2024

Tariq Ismail is a very technical striker, who has shown an ability to endure and compete for a full 15 minutes in the cage. Ismail, a product of Bazooka Kickboxing & MMA, is 8-1 and has won back-to-back fights since his first pro loss. Ismail...

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After exchange-filled encounter, Brendan Loughnane now one step away from two-time champ status

August 24, 2024

Brendan Loughnane has made a name for himself in MMA’s featherweight scene and especially the PFL since his arrival to the promotion in 2019. After reaching the PFL Semifinals in 2021, Loughnane ended up capping a memorable 2022 by finishing Bubba...

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Magomed Umalatov uses crisp striking and defense to finally reach world title fight

August 24, 2024

After an impressive time on the regional circuit, including a championship win, Magomed Umalatov made his way to the PFL in 2021 and won a pair of showcase fights. Umalatov followed that up with four combined wins during the 2022 and 2023 seasons,...

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Timur Khizriev controls the action en route to clinching championship showdown opportunity

August 23, 2024

Gabriel Braga grew up in Rio de Janeiro and started his martial arts journey in Muay Thai, moving on to MMA and impressing with consistent wins. Braga’s 2023 saw him compete in the PFL Challenger Series and go on to compete in the PFL Regular Seas...

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Deja Vu: Shamil Musaev bests Murad Ramazanov again, this time clinching title shot

August 23, 2024

Shamil Musaev has yet to taste defeat in MMA, as an amateur or pro, and it led him to this major moment as the No. 1 seed in this year’s PFL Welterweight Playoffs. Musaev put up plenty of highlights while competing for MMA promotions across Europe...

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Mukhamed Berkhamov works distance and pressure as he scores split decision win

August 23, 2024

Ray Cooper III has left an indelible mark in the PFL, currently holding the PFL record for most finishes (10) and most knockouts (8) in his tenure that stretches back to the original PFL season in 2018. Cooper has made the PFL Welterweight Champio...

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