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Professional Fighters League is committed to providing them with premium PFL content whenever, wherever and however they want it,\u201d said Dan Ghosh-Roy, Chief Digital Officer of the PFL. \u201c70% of our digital audience are millennials and WAVE.tv is a modern sports media company that operates at the intersection of sports and entertainment. They are a perfect partner as we continue to expand our reach domestically and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PFL has quickly established itself as one of the biggest MMA organizations in the world thanks in large part to a focus on garnering quality distribution and reach. That includes a multi-year deal with ESPN to have PFL events and original programming on ESPN2 and ESPN+, along with the launch of an OTT platform that places hundreds of hours of content in front of fans for free.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple MMA stars call the PFL home including Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison, former Bellator champion Rory MacDonald, and Ray Cooper III. Through regular season, postseason and a championship format, the unique style of the PFL presents an in-depth way of following the sport.<\/p>\n<p>The league\u2019s innovative approach to social media resulted in recognition from the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards, winning \u201cBest Use of Instagram\u201d over the likes of WWE, Bleacher Report\u2019s House of Highlights and FOX Sports.<\/p>\n<p>PFL has experienced a 200-percent social engagement spike along with an increase of 68-percent in terms of followers on Instagram. 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