June 22, 2024
One name to keep an eye on at bantamweight is Sarvarjon Khamidov, who comes into tonight’s contest unbeaten at 15-0. The freestyle wrestling specialist and former Tajikistan National Wrestling Team member built up his grappling and striking throug...
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Shinobu Ota, who makes his Bellator debut today, is known for his striking power and dynamic fighting style. Ota has scored four knockouts in his six victories thus far. The wrestling specialist last fought in April, scoring a decision over Juntar...
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Michelle Montague has a decorated grappling background, with a speciality in wrestling and being a former multi-time national Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion in her native New Zealand. Montague has scored submissions in all four of her pro fights thu...
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An accomplished amateur kickboxing and jiu-jitsu champion, Nate Kelly has had a successful transition to amateur MMA. Known for his aggressiveness in pursuing the finish, Kelly made his PFL debut in December, submitting Callum Seaton. He followed...
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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,...
READ MOREJune 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...
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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...
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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...
READ MOREJune 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...
READ MOREJune 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...
READ MOREJune 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...
READ MOREJune 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...
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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...
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A former training partner to the two-time PFL lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Michael Dufort went 7-3 as an amateur before making his professional MMA debut in 2012, coming into tonight with a 13-4 record. The TriStar Gym product is cu...
READ MOREJune 21, 2024
Beginning his combat sports journey from a young age, Anthony Romero sports a junior black belt in taekwondo and black belts in both Brazilian and Japanese jiu-jitsu. Romero went 9-1 as an amateur, capturing lightweight gold on the circuit, before...
READ MOREJune 21, 2024
A former amateur MMA champion in Mexico, Brahyan Zurcher is currently 8-0 with six victories via stoppage. The Xtreme Couture product, a striking specialist influenced by his uncle, a Muay Thai fighter, is 3-0 in the PFL cage. Zurcher scored a dec...
READ MOREJune 13, 2024
Valentin Moldavsky, a protegee of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, has trained in wrestling, Sambo and judo before joining MMA, turning pro in 2015. Signing with Bellator in 2017, Moldavsky won seven straight, including a win over Tim Johnson to c...
READ MOREJune 13, 2024
After impressing in a Showcase bout during the 2022 PFL World Championships, Dakota Ditcheva has continued to be dominant in the PFL SmartCage. Ditcheva ran through Malin Hermansson, Cornelia Holm and Valentina Scatizzi to earn the inaugural PFL E...
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After coming so close to earning PFL gold last season, falling short in the championship matchup, Denis Goltsov is so close to getting back to the postseason. The former Russian Combat Sambo world champion is 11-3 in the PFL, with 27 finishes to h...
READ MOREJune 13, 2024
Making her professional MMA debut in 2010, Liz Carmouche is regarded as one of the pioneers of women’s MMA, competing in numerous noteworthy promotions and challenging for a number of titles at both flyweight and bantamweight. Signing with Bellato...
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