{"id":343992,"date":"2020-03-10T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=343992"},"modified":"2020-03-10T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:45:18","slug":"pfl-announces-10-new-signings-for-2020-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/pfl-announces-10-new-signings-for-2020-season\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL announces 10 new signings for 2020 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Fighters League (PFL) promised some new signings for the upcoming 2020 season, and so far, the organization is delivering.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the league officially confirmed 10 new free agent signings, including several UFC veterans and the brother of UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman.<\/p>\n<p>The new PFL signings are: Olivier Aubin-Mercier,\u00a0Johnny Case,\u00a0Clay Collard\u00a0and\u00a0Marcin Held\u00a0at lightweight;\u00a0Cindy Dandois\u00a0and\u00a0Laura Sanchez\u00a0at women\u2019s lightweight;\u00a0Mohammed Usman and\u00a0Justin Willis\u00a0at heavyweight;\u00a0Jordan Young\u00a0at light heavyweight and\u00a0Bubba Jenkins at featherweight (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Professional-Fighters-League-Confirms-10-New-Signings-for-2020-Campaign-171381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sherdog<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an official press release, PFL CEO Peter Murray commented on these new signings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to welcome this diverse and talented group of top-ranked and highly sought-after fighters to the Professional Fighters League. Half of the 2020 season roster will be elevated with next-level new talent, and the other half, comprised of the best fighters from last season,\u201d said Peter Murray, CEO of the Professional Fighters League. \u201cThe PFL\u2019s fighters must earn their way through the toughest test in MMA, fighting five times over the course of the Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship for a shot at the six $1 Million Dollar Belts. I\u2019m excited for our global fanbase to watch our new fighters mix it up this season starting May 21st\u00a0on ESPN2 and ESPN+.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These fighters follow in the footsteps of former UFC welterweight title challenger and Bellator welterweight champ Rory MacDonald, who also recently signed with the PFL.<\/p>\n<p>Other stars on the PFL roster include 2019 champions such as Lance Palmer, Kayla Harrison, and Ray Cooper III.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be tuning in for the 2020 season of the PFL?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/10\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Fighters League (PFL) promised some new signings for the upcoming 2020 season, and so far, the organization is delivering. On Tuesday, the league officially confirmed 10 new free agent signings, including several UFC veterans and the brother of UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. The new PFL signings are: Olivier Aubin-Mercier,\u00a0Johnny Case,\u00a0Clay Collard\u00a0and\u00a0Marcin Held\u00a0at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":343994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[24130],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PFL announces 10 new signings for 2020 season | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Professional Fighters League (PFL) promised some new signings for the upcoming 2020 season, and so far, the promotion is delivering.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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