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Rick Story announces retirement from MMA
In wake of his most recent loss that saw him suffer a broken arm in the PFL welterweight tournament quarter-finals, former UFC veteran Rick “The Horror” Story is calling it a career. The former top 10 UFC contender took to Twitter today to announce the news. “To all my fans, friends and supporters, thank you.” […]
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PFL 10 Results: Ray Cooper lll TKO’s Jake Shields and Handesson Ferreira (VIDEOS)
Ray Cooper lll dominated at tonight’s PFL 10 event in DC, scoring a pair of first-round TKO victories over opponents Jake Shields and Handesson Ferreira to advance to the tournaments welterweight championship. Cooper will now face fellow finalist Magomed Magomedkerimov, who defeated opponents Pavlo Kusch and then Bojan Velickovic at tonight’s event. Check out the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Lance Palmer talks fighting twice in one night, rematches, and Steven Siler
Fresh off his two-fight performance at last week’s (Oct 4, 2018) PFL 8, Lance Palmer is focused now more than ever on the million dollar prize at the end of the fight rainbow. A longtime member of Team Alpha Male with the wrestling pedigree to match, Palmer has recently decided to branch out and seek […]
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As a fellow Judoka in MMA, Kayla Harrison wants to learn from Ronda Rousey’s career
When it comes to prospects in MMA right now, there are few if any better than the highly touted PFL lightweight Kayla Harrison. Instantly upon entering the MMA world, Harrison became the best Judoka in the sport with her very accomplished background as a sixth-degree black belt and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At only 28-years […]
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PFL 6 full results, highlights and standings: Ray Cooper III snatches top seed with 18-second KO
Last night, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) touched down in Atlantic City, New Jersey with PFL 6. This card saw the league’s middleweight and welterweight stars battle to cement their places in the PFL playoffs, and edge closer to each division’s million-dollar prize. As has become the norm for PFL cards, PFL 6 included plenty […]
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PFL 5 full results, highlights and standings: Brooks, Magalhaes, Schulte among winners
Last night, The Professional Fighters League (PFL) took over the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York with the action-packed PFL 5. This card featured bouts in the lightweight in light heavyweight divisions, as talented fighters battled to cement their places in the PFL post-season, and edge closer to each division’s million-dollar prize. […]
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PFL 4 full results, highlights and standings: Multiple fighters clinch playoff spots
Last night, The Professional Fighters League (PFL) took over the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York with PFL 4. This action-packed event featured the final regular season bouts for PFL’s heavyweight and featherweight divisions, meaning that seven fighters in both of these weight classes have now clinched playoffs spots. These fighters will meet in […]
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PFL 3 full results, highlights and standings: Jake Shields gets face-planted in main event
Last night, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) touched down in Washington DC with PFL 3. This event featured the opening rounds for the league’s welterweight and middleweight seasons, and just like their first two shows, it was an absolute thriller. In the main event, former Strikeforce middleweight champion and UFC welterweight title challenger Jake Shields was […]
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Commentator Yves Edwards explains why elbows aren’t allowed in the PFL
The Professional Fighter’s League has produced some pretty incredible knockouts over the course of brief time on our screens, and it’s done so entirely without elbow strikes. No, elbows are not allowed in the PFL cage. Speaking on MMAjunkie Radio, UFC veteran and PFL commentator Yves Edwards explained why elbow strikes are outlawed in the […]
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PFL 2: Full results, standings and highlights
Last night, the Professional Fighters League touched down in Chicago, Illinois with the second card of its inaugural season. This card featured light heavyweight and lightweight bouts. In the main event, we saw former Bellator lightweight champ and UFC contender Will Brooks rebound from a three-fight skid, making a successful PFL debut with a 3-point […]
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PFL 1 results, standings and highlights
Last night, the Professional Fighters League kickstarted its inaugural season with PFL 1, which went down inside the Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden. The event featured the opening rounds of the promotion’s heavyweight and featherweight tournaments. The card was packed to capacity with excitement. Most notably, it began with a slew of first-round finishes, […]
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VIDEO | Kamaru Usman and manager Ali Abdelaziz get into brawl with fan at PFL 1
Is it becoming a trend for fighters to get into fights in the crowds of events for different organizations than their own? Just last month, UFC lightweight veterans Nate Diaz and Clay Guida got into quite the scuffle at a Combate Americas event that has resulted in Diaz being put under investigation for alleged battery. Now […]
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VIDEO | PFL 1 live weigh-ins
Tomorrow night, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will kickstart its inaugural season with PFL 1, inside the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Ahead of this exciting night of fights, which will feature first-round heavyweight and featherweight tournament bouts, the 24 fighters on the bill will weigh in for their respective battles. Watch these PFL […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alexandre Almeida on the PFL: “I believe, 100%, they’re going to change MMA”
On June 7 in New York City, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will kick off its inaugural season with the first round of its heavyweight and featherweight tournaments. In one of the card’s first-round featherweight bouts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Alexandre Almeida will attempt to topple dangerous striking specialist Lee Coville, and take another step in the […]
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PFL3 brings the action to Washington D.C. July 5th
Professional Fighters League (PFL) Announces Full Fight Card and Ticket Sales For PFL3 Live at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. on July 5 Jake Shields Will Take on Ray Cooper to Headline the 12-Bout Card; Abubakar Nurmagomedov Will Also Battle Pavlo Kusch in the Cage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2018 WASHINGTON […]
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Professional Fighters League Launches With Innovative MMA Format, World Class Fighters, And Season Long 2018 Schedule
Season starts June 7th on NBCSN and Facebook, live from The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, and concludes with an unprecedented $10M Post-Season prize pool on New Year’s Eve. WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2018) — The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced today its true sport format, which will feature individual fighters competing in regular-season […]
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Professional Fighters League (PFL) reveals its official roster
The Professional Fighters League (PFL), which rose from the ashes of the defunct World Series of Fighting, launches it’s inaugural season on June 7 at The Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Ahead of this debut, the rebranded promotion has revealed the pertinent details. The members of each division will compete in a tournament over the […]
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Ray Sefo goes in-depth on new Professional Fighters League: “It’s a fighter’s dream”
Earlier this year, we learned that the well-established MMA promotion World Series of Fighting was being rebranded as the Professional Fighters League (PFL). This rebranded organization will seek to revolutionize the MMA landscape by providing fighters with salaries, using tournaments to ensure title shots, and awarding tournament winners with a whopping million dollars. On the latest […]
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BREAKING: World Series of Fighting bites the dust, becomes Professional Fighters League
For many years, World Series of Fighting (WSOF), has stood out as arguably the third-biggest MMA promotion in the world, behind the UFC and Bellator. The promotion has been home to recognizable names like Justin Gaethje, Marlon Moraes, David Branch, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields, Rousimar Palhares, Thiago Silva, Matt Hamill, Vinny Magalhaes, Blagoy Ivanov, Josh […]