PFL NEWS

June 29, 2024

Brendan Loughnane has been one of the most important names in the PFL since his arrival to the promotion, finishing as a semifinalist in 2021 before becoming PFL featherweight champion in 2022. Loughnane, who enters tonight with 15 KO/TKO victorie...

June 28, 2024

South Dakota’s own Logan Storley took on the same path as Brock Lesnar did in his schooling, and he went on to become a six-time state champion in high school with a 262-3 record before going on to become a four-time All-American at the University...

June 28, 2024

Magomed Umalatov scored quite a bit of attention in his PFL debut in 2021, where he scored a second-round TKO of Kyron Bowen. Umalatov, a former regional welterweight champion, is undefeated and made the playoffs in both 2022 and 2023, but, unfort...

June 28, 2024

A striking specialist, Gabriel Braga studied Muay Thai while growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Braga won his first 12 fights in a row before breaking into the PFL through the 2023 PFL Challenger Series. Braga competed in the season last year,...

June 28, 2024

Lorenz Larkin has competed in professional MMA for 15 years now, and he’s competed across various notable MMA promotions against some of the best talent this sport has seen. “The Monsoon” went 7-3 in Bellator after signing with the promotion in 20...

June 28, 2024

Murad Ramazanov has trained with some of the best fighters that Russia has to offer, including Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Ramazanov sharpened his teeth across various Asian MMA promotions, with noteworthy...

June 28, 2024

The cousin of former PFL welterweight champion Ray Cooper III, Kai Kamaka has competed for a number of noteworthy promotions, which includes a 6-2-1 record between two stints with Bellator. Kamaka, a native of Hawaii, is currently riding a four-fi...

June 28, 2024

Goiti Yamauchi is a veteran of the sport, earning a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a regional featherweight title before signing on with Bellator, earning a 14-5 record in the promotion. Yamauchi, who is looking for his 30th professional wi...

June 28, 2024

Timur Khizriev began his MMA journey through wrestling at the age of nine, going on to become a two-time Russian Wushu champion. “Imam” competed in various promotions in Russia, winning a featherweight tournament championship in 2017. Khizriev, a...

June 28, 2024

Don Madge earned his stripes on the regional MMA scene in South Africa, becoming a two-time lightweight champion in the area. Arriving in the PFL in 2021 as a highly touted prospect, he scored a submission win over Nathan Williams. Madge, who ente...

June 28, 2024

During the two seasons he competed within the PFL, Tyler Diamond has proven to be a highly entertaining fighter, putting on multiple memorable performances in spite of having never reached the postseason. Diamond, a freestyle wrestling specialist,...

June 22, 2024

Hometown hero Clay Collard gears up for the opportunity to clinch a third PFL postseason appearance. After making it to the semifinals in 2021, Collard missed out on the playoffs in 2022. The two-sport star, who has boxed and wrestled since youth,...

June 21, 2024

Last year, Impa Kasaganay had one of MMA’s greatest stories. Kasaganay, who at one point was sleeping in his car, earned a PFL contract through the 2023 Challenger Series and then went on a run for the ages. Kasaganay defeated Cory Hendricks, Tim...

June 21, 2024

Patricky Pitbull, alongside his brother, current Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull, were the faces of the Bellator brand for nearly all of its time before the PFL’s acquisition of the brand. Patricky Pitbull was a prominent fixture...

June 21, 2024

Rob Wilkinson has the ability to finish fights, with all but one of his victories coming before the final bell, and that wasn’t on any more of a display in his career than in his debut PFL season in 2022. There, Wilkinson scored finishes of Bruce...

June 21, 2024

Debuting on the pro scene in 2012, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov made his mark on the regional scene in both Europe and Asia, going on to capture a regional light heavyweight championship. Yagshimuradov signed with Bellator in 2021, going 3-2 in the p...

June 21, 2024

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Antonio Carlos Jr.’s submission credentials are highly noteworthy, with 12 of his 16 victories coming by way of tapout. The American Top Team product scored victories over Tom Lawlor, Emiliano Sordi, and Marthin H...

June 21, 2024

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Brent Primus made his Bellator debut in 2013 at just 2-0. He finished his Bellator run with a 10-3 (1 NC) record, which included a win over Michael Chandler via injury to capture the Bellator lightweight champions...

June 21, 2024

A four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion, Sadibou Sy has been one to produce highlights in the PFL SmartCage. In 2022, Sy went through Nikolay Aleksakhin, Rory MacDonald, Carlos Leal, and Dilano Taylor to capture the PFL welterweight ch...

June 21, 2024

After a 5-0 amateur run that culminated in a championship, Gadzhi Rabadanov made his name on the Russian regional scene, eventually winning a regional interim lightweight title in 2020. The former World Combat Sambo champion, who trains alongside...