{"id":274688,"date":"2018-04-16T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=274688"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:27:33","slug":"professional-fighters-league-launches-with-innovative-mma-formatworld-class-fighters-and-season-long-2018-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/professional-fighters-league-launches-with-innovative-mma-formatworld-class-fighters-and-season-long-2018-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Fighters League Launches With Innovative MMA Format, World Class Fighters, And Season Long 2018 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>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\u2019s Eve.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2018) &#8212; The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced today its true sport format, which will feature individual fighters competing in regular-season match-ups, win-and-advance playoffs, and season ending championship fights. The PFL also unveiled its formidable<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league-pfl\/professional-fighters-league-pfl-reveals-its-official-roster-1\/\"> roster<\/a> of 72 fighters from 13 countries and the league\u2019s official 11 event, 126 fight schedule. The first PFL regular season event will be held on June 7 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPFL is the new league for the new era of MMA, the fastest-growing sport in the world,\u201d said Peter Murray, CEO of PFL. \u201cWe are confident that our innovative win-and-advance format will excite MMA fans and draw new fans to the sport. We are honored to provide these incredibly skilled athletes the opportunity to compete on a major global stage. Fans will be able to follow their favorite fighters on their season-long journey fighting for the championship crown and their share of the $10 million prize pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 PFL season will feature 126 fights in seven regular-season events, a bracket-style \u201dwin or go home\u201d playoff, and a $10 million post-season prize pool\u2014the largest tournament prize pool in the history of MMA. The season will begin with 12 athletes in each of six different weight-classes. Eight fighters from each class will earn their way into the playoff round, and one fighter in each division will earn the title of champion.<\/p>\n<p>All competitors will have to win two fights in one evening during the playoff round to advance to the championship event. Six fighters will take home a 2018 PFL championship belt and a $1 million purse.<\/p>\n<p>PFL\u2019s highly-anticipated global roster includes some of the most sought-after fighters in the sport, including a great number of current champions. The 2018 roster is made up of great American fighters in addition to a line-up of the best international fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most talented fighters from around the world will proudly fight under the PFL banner,\u201d said Carlos Silva, League President. \u201cIn our format, every single punch and every single round matters, as fighters compete for a shot at the PFL championship. We can\u2019t wait to see all the action in the regular season, which stars emerge post-season in October, and who will share in the biggest MMA prize pool ever on New Year\u2019s Eve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of the PFL regular season will air live on Thursday in primetime, as the PFL ushers in \u201cMMA Night in America\u201d on NBC Sports Network. \u201cWe are looking forward to the start of the first ever 2018 PFL season on NBCSN,\u201d said Jon Miller, President of NBC Sports. \u201cMMA fans now have regularly scheduled exciting live fights on Thursday nights throughout the summer. The PFL win and advance true sport format will be game-changing for MMA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Domestic and international fans will be able to watch all PFL regular season, playoff, and championship fights\u2014over 66 hours of live action\u2014for free, including the biggest event of the year, the PFL Championship. In the United States, NBC Sports Group will establish an exclusive live Thursday night PFL fight franchise, presenting seven regular-season live events in prime time exclusively on NBCSN from the first fight through the end of August. Events televised by NBCSN will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. All regular season events will have encore telecasts on NBCSN later the same night.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the U.S., Facebook will stream up to six hours of free, live coverage for each event. Facebook will also open each event with a live 30-minute pre-fight show and close with a live 30-minute post-fight show. In the U.S., fans can watch the first three hours of coverage of each event on Facebook prior to NBCSN\u2019s presentation of the main bouts.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 PFL season kicks off June 7th at Madison Square Garden. PFL1-7 events of the regular season, playoff events and the championship event are scheduled as follows:<br \/>\nThursday, June 21: Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL<br \/>\nThursday, July 5: GWU Smith Center, Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nThursday, July 19: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY<br \/>\nThursday, August 2: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY<br \/>\nThursday, August 16: Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, NJ<br \/>\nThursday, August 30: Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, NJ<br \/>\nFriday, October 5: Playoff Event (Venue and City TBA)<br \/>\nSaturday, October 13: Playoff Event (Venue and City TBA)<br \/>\nSaturday, October 20: Playoff Event (Venue and City TBA)<br \/>\nMonday, December 31: Championship Event (Venue and City TBA)<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the June 7th PFL1 regular season event at Madison Square Garden in New York go on sale Wednesday, April 18th, at www.PFLmma.com.<\/p>\n<p>PFL\u2019s 2018 fighter roster is set forth below:<br \/>\nFeatherweight (145 lbs)<br \/>\nAlexandre Almeida<br \/>\nBekbulat Magomedov<br \/>\nMax Coga<br \/>\nNazareno Malegarie<br \/>\nLee Coville<br \/>\nLance Palmer<br \/>\nMarcos Galv\u00e3o<br \/>\nSteven Siler<br \/>\nAndre Harrison<br \/>\nJuma Tuerxun<br \/>\nMagomed Idrisov<br \/>\nTimur Valiev<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight (155 lbs)<br \/>\nWill Brooks<br \/>\nRashid Magomedov<br \/>\nLuiz Firmino<br \/>\nRamsey Nijem<br \/>\nBrian Foster<br \/>\nNatan Schulte<br \/>\nJason High<br \/>\nThiago Tavares<br \/>\nYuki Kawana<br \/>\nChris Wade<br \/>\nIslam Mamedov<br \/>\nRobert Watley<\/p>\n<p>Welterweight (170 lbs)<br \/>\nPaul Bradley<br \/>\nHerman Terrado<br \/>\nRay Cooper<br \/>\nBojan Velickovic<br \/>\nPavlo Kusch<br \/>\nYuri Villefort<br \/>\nAbubakar Nurmagomedov<br \/>\nJonatan Westin<br \/>\nJake Shields<br \/>\nMagomed Magomedkerimov<br \/>\nRick Story<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Zeferino<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight (185 lbs)<br \/>\nShamil Gamzatov<br \/>\nAbus Magomedov<br \/>\nAnderson Goncalves<br \/>\nBruno Santos<br \/>\nEddie Gordon<br \/>\nSadibou Sy<br \/>\nRex Harris<br \/>\nLouis Taylor<br \/>\nJohn Howard<br \/>\nGasan Umalatov<br \/>\nAndre Lobato<br \/>\nDanillo Villefort<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)<br \/>\nJamie Abdallah<br \/>\nVinny Magalhaes<br \/>\nBazigit Ataev<br \/>\nRonny Markes<br \/>\nJason Butcher<br \/>\nSean O\u2019Connell<br \/>\nRakim Cleveland<br \/>\nSmealinho Rama<br \/>\nMaxim Grishin<br \/>\nDan Spohn<br \/>\nBrandon Halsey<br \/>\nRashid Yusupov<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight (265 lbs)<br \/>\nCaio Alencar<br \/>\nValdrin Istrefi<br \/>\nFrancimar Barroso<br \/>\nShawn Jordan<br \/>\nJosh Copeland<br \/>\nMike Kyle<br \/>\nDaniel Gallemore<br \/>\nJack May<br \/>\nDenis Goltsov<br \/>\nJared Rosholt<br \/>\nJake Heun<br \/>\nNick Rossborough<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE<br \/>\nThe Professional Fighters League presents MMA for the first time in the sport format where individuals compete in a regular season, \u201cwin or go home\u201d post-season, and championship. Co-founded by Donn Davis, Russ Ramsey, and Mark Leschly, the Professional Fighters League is backed by an ownership group of sports, media, and business titans. The PFL 2018 Season has 72 fighters in 6 weight-classes, competing in the regular season on Thursday nights in June, July, and August. The top 8 in each weight-class face off in single elimination playoff fights on Saturday nights in October and the PFL season concludes December 31 with six championship bouts back-to-back with a $10 million prize pool. Watch the entire PFL season action live beginning June 7th live on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), Facebook Watch, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pflmma.com\/\">PFLmma.com<\/a>. For more visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pflmma.com\/\">www.PFLmma.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT:<\/p>\n<p>Greg Savage<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gsavage@PFLmma.com\">gsavage@PFLmma.com<\/a><br \/>\n714-615-1661<\/p>\n<p>Jess Dillman<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jdillman@PFLmma.com\">jdillman@PFLmma.com<\/a><br \/>\n703-577-0567<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s Eve. 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