PFL NEWS

January 8, 2019

" For many, the end of the year means lots of turn-ups, food and regretful texts. But if you’re a fight fan like me, you know that every late December the MMA gods bless us with some of the year’s sickest fight cards.So when th...

January 7, 2019

" When the PFL signed Ray Cooper III as part of its inaugural welterweight tournament field, the acquisition hardly made a blip. At the time, Cooper had fought to some renown, having defeated the colorful journeyman Charles “Felony” Bennet...

January 6, 2019

" Natan Schulte was an unknown name on the PFL lightweight roster a year ago, but went on to win the million dollar prize in the end of the first season.“Russo” capped off his almost-perfect year in the PFL cage with a decision...

January 6, 2019

" Total number of PFL Fights in 2018: 122Total number of PFL Events in 2018: 11With 11 events taking place in the Professional Fighters League 2018 tournament, PFL had a historic year, visiting six different states from J...

January 6, 2019

" Rising PFL star Kayla Harrison is often compared to fellow Olympic judoka Ronda Rousey. Yet she says one of the main differences between her and Rousey is that she actually wants to fight Cris Cyborg.“That’s always been the d...

January 6, 2019

" Alex Nicholson def. Jake Heun at PFL 1Alex Nicholson (13-7) made a massive statement in his PFL heavyweight season debut after thrashing Jake Heun (11-8) with a violent knee in the second round of their matchup.Af...

January 6, 2019

" MMAjunkie Radio kicks off with guests Ray Sefo, Brad Tavares and Alexander Hernandez.Sefo and UFC middleweight Tavares co-host the show in-studio, with the PFL exec discussing the conclusion of his promotion’s first season, w...

January 4, 2019

" 5 MILLION MMA FANS ACROSS THE GLOBE WATCH 6 NEW PFL CHAMPIONS CROWNEDTOTAL PFL PLAYOFF PRIZE POOL $10 MILLION WITH EACH OF SIX CHAMPIONS EARNING $1M The Professional Fighters League (PFL) capped its breakth...

January 3, 2019

" Sean O'Connell said Monday night in the cage that he was ready to call it quits in the fight game, and Tuesday he made it official.O’Connell posted a statement to his Twitter account formally announcing his retirement from MM...

January 3, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League crowned six world champions on Monday at PFL 11: Championship inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.In addition to some hardware, the PFL, which was rebranded from the World...

January 3, 2019

" Kayla Harrison may not have won $1 million at the Professional Fighters League Championships on Monday -- but it feels like that's only a matter of time.Harrison (3-0) claimed an easy TKO victory against Moriel Charneski at t...

January 3, 2019

" MMAjunkie Radio kicks off with guests Sean O'Connell and Louis Taylor.O’Connell and Taylor won $1 million each at PFL’s season-ending championship playoff event Monday in New York. O’Connell won the light heavyweight title an...

January 1, 2019

" Magomed Magomedkerimov put a stop to the Ray Cooper III knockout train to become the inaugural Professional Fighters League welterweight champion.In the main event of the PFL’s 2018 World Championship show on Monday at The Hu...

January 1, 2019

" Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison improved to 3-0 in MMA competition with a dominant first-round TKO of Moriel Charneski.The women’s lightweight bout was part of today’s PFL 11 event at Hulu Theatre at Madison Squ...

January 1, 2019

" PFL 11 featured the playoff finals in six weight classes. Each winner took home $1 million. The runners-up won $200,000. PFL 11 took place at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. It aired on NBCSN.Check out the...

January 1, 2019

" What was thought by some to be a coronation for Ray Cooper III turned into a coming-out party for Magomed Magomedkerimov.The rising American Top Team welterweight submitted Cooper with a second-round guillotine choke in the 2...

January 1, 2019

" Magomedov lands a hard outside low kick upon taking the center of the cage. Moments later, Taylor jumps into a left hook, catching his opponent on the temple and sending Magomedov stumbling backward to the canvas. Magomedov’s head bounce...

January 1, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League closed out 2018 with an entertaining night of fights that saw six fighters get $1 million checks for winning their respective tournaments.There were several surprises along the way, including...

January 1, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League rang in the New Year with a seven-bout card that crowned six new world champions and closed out the historic first season. All 14 fighters hit their mark on the scale and the event was giving the green li...

December 31, 2018

" The PFL’s inaugural season comes to a close on New Year’s Eve in the same venue where it began. At the start of the season, 72 fighters in six weight divisions started their quests to claim a $1 million top prize for winning their weight...