PFL NEWS

August 27, 2021

In the second preliminary bout of the night, Mexico's Alejandro Flores and Xtreme Couture's Carl Deaton look to keep their momentum going when they step into the PFL cage.  Flores, who fights out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, put...

August 27, 2021

Friday night's PFL event kicked off with a non-playoff bout in the lightweight division as newcomers Jacob Kilburn and Brandon Jenkins made their debuts under the Professional Fighters League banner.  Kilburn enters PFL off of a two-f...

August 27, 2021

What’s better than $1 million? $2 million, of course.   And Ray Cooper III, the most recent Professional Fighters League welterweight champion and winner of its 2019 million-dollar prize, can double his grand-prize winnings with just...

August 27, 2021

Genah Fabian's phone rang the night of May 23. It was a video call from Carlos Ulberg, her teammate at City Kickboxing in New Zealand.   For nearly a week, Fabian had been distraught. Fau Vake, another teammate, was clinging to life...

August 27, 2021

Emiliano Sordi was the man of the million and can be again. The first Argentine champion in history in mixed martial arts defends his belt this Friday in the initial round of the Professional Fighters League playoffs against Antonio Carlos Jr. (ES...

August 27, 2021

Genah Fabian doesn't need any reminding about what's at stake in Florida on Friday (NZ time).   Two years after her ticket to the big time was cruelly taken away at the last minute, the Kiwi mixed martial artist has earned another sh...

August 27, 2021

Judo will always be Kayla Harrison’s first love. No amount of MMA success can change that.   “I’ll always have a special place for [judo] in my heart. It’s always gonna be the path, the sport, the way of life that gave me a life I ne...

August 27, 2021

Kayla Harrison doesn't make many mistakes when it comes to fighting. She owns two Olympic gold medals in judo, and she is a perfect 11-0 as an MMA fighter. But after Harrison made quick work of Genah Fabian in the PFL women's lightweight semifinal...

August 26, 2021

Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khabulaev make weight for their Featherweight Main EventPFL Newcomer Antonio Carlos Junior and 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Emiliano Sordi set to face of...

August 24, 2021

One. More. Shot. The final event of the 2021 PFL Playoffs is here, as featherweights and light heavyweights take the cage Friday, Aug. 27, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with a chance to punch their tick...

August 19, 2021

Thursday night’s PFL Playoffs fight card ended with a high-profile scrap, as Kayla Harrison took on Genah Fabian.  Fighting for the right to face Taylor Guardado (who won earlier on the card) in the 2021 PFL World Championship, this f...

August 19, 2021

Could Bruno Cappelozza do it again?  The No. 1 seed in the PFL Playoffs, Cappelozza knocked out both of his opponents during the 2021 Regular Season, giving him a cozy spot atop the heavyweight bracket as the Playoffs began. 

August 19, 2021

Mariana Morais received the second chance of a lifetime Thursday evening during the PFL Playoffs.  Originally eliminated from the Playoffs,  No. 5 seed Morais received new life in the tournament when No. 1 seed Larissa Pacheco m...

August 19, 2021

The PFL Playoffs opened the main card Thursday evening on ESPN with a heavyweight banger between No. 2 seed Denis Goltsov and No. 3 seed Ante Delija.  Goltsov rolled into the bout fresh off two TKO finishes during the PFL Regular Seas...

August 19, 2021

Heavyweights closed out the PFL Playoffs prelims on ESPN+ Thursday evening, as Brazil’s Renan Ferreira took on Great Britain’s Stuart Austin.  For Ferreira, the bout undoubtedly came with a little extra motivation, as he finished sixt...

August 19, 2021

After back-to-back women’s lightweight bouts, Thursday’s PFL Playoffs fight card turned to the big boys, with Carl Seumanutafa taking on Muhammed DeReese on ESPN+.  A non-Playoffs bout, Seumanutafa and DeReese fought for pride and for...

August 19, 2021

The 2021 PFL Playoffs stuck to the women’s lightweight division Thursday evening, as Claudia Zamora took on Marina Mokhnatkina.  This bout came to fruition after No. 1-seeded women’s lightweight Larissa Pacheco missed weight for the e...

August 19, 2021

The PFL Playoffs rolled on Thursday evening in Hollywood, Fla., with an intriguing women’s lightweight showdown between Miranda Barber and Amanda Leve.  A non-Playoffs affair, this bout still brought plenty to watch for, as Leve made...

August 19, 2021

The August 19 PFL Playoffs fight card kicked off on ESPN+ with a lightweight showdown between Christian Lohsen and Jonas Flok.  A non-Playoffs affair, Lohsen and Flok fought for nothing but pride and experience –– and the crowd at the...

August 18, 2021

Kayla Harrison and Genah Fabian make weight for their Women’s Lightweight Final Four Main Event. Mariana Morais replaces Larissa Pacheco in the Final Four after Pacheco missed weight, ...