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Fightin’ talk: PFL, MMA, sportsbooks, and the indu...
A flurry of recent deals have seen a number of operators pair up with combat sports organizations. Could mixed martial arts events one day be considered as vital a sport for bookmakers as the major leagues?
Move aside big four fans...
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July 26, 2021
PFL CEO Peter Murray talks playoffs, confirms fans will be present at 2021 championship event
PFL CEO Peter Murray reflects on 2021 PFL season so far, looking ahead to playoffs and beyond.
After the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancelation of their 2020 season, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has been a high poi...
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July 26, 2021
MMA News: PFL's Kayla Harrison Is Making Strong Case For Pound-For-Pound Best
If you haven’t been paying attention to the 2021 regular season of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), then you’ve been missing out on quite a lot.
If you have been tuning in, then you’ve likely gotten to see Kayla Harrison dom...
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July 26, 2021
PFL news and notes: Pay-per-views in 2022, new finals date and location
The PFL appears poised to put Kayla Harrison to a test in 2022, in order to see what kind of star it has on its hands.
Harrison first faces tests this summer and fall in the 2021 playoffs, of course, but it would be a shocker if th...
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July 26, 2021
The Professional Fighters League gears up for the playoffs, and Kayla Harrison is out to defend her...
Featherweights and lightweights are to fight Aug. 13, light heavyweights and welterweights Aug. 19, and the heavyweights and women’s lightweights will wrap things up Aug. 27.
The 2021 Professional Fighters League regular season in...
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July 26, 2021
American judo prodigy raises money for Surfside survivors after 1st-round MMA victory
Judo champion Kayla Harrison is raising money for Surfside victims through her charity, the Fearless Foundation
A two-time Olympic gold medalist turned mixed martial artist appealed to fans after a first-round victory last week to...
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July 26, 2021
PFL: Claressa Shields has opponent set for August, could fight in 2022 season format
Claressa Shields will return to the MMA cage in August with an opponent already identified, PFL CEO Peter Murray has confirmed to the South China Morning Post.
Boxing’s “GWOAT” (greatest woman of all time) secured a comeback victory o...
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July 20, 2021
MMA‘S PLAYOFFS ARE HERE: PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE UNVEILS 2021 SEMIFINAL BRACKETS
August is PFL’s Month with Three Win-Or-Go-Home Playoff Events as Final Four Fighters in Each Division Square off to Punch their Ticket for a Spot in six Million-Dollar World ChampionshipAl...
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July 12, 2021
Claressa Shields will fight in MMA and boxing 'concurrently', says PFL CEO Peter Murray
Claressa Shields' new MMA career will not stall her big fights inside the boxing ring, says Professional Fighters League CEO Peter Murray.
Shields is among the top female boxers in the world as a two-division undisputed champion bu...
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July 12, 2021
Champion fighter Kayla Harrison of ATT and PFL helping people in Miami condo tragedy
With the PFL MMA Playoffs in South Florida in August, PFL Champ Kayla Harrison of American Top Team encouraged PFL to get involved in the Surfside cause.
PFL CEO Peter Murray said: “Professional Fighters League is saddened by and g...
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July 12, 2021
MMA deserves global stage at Olympic Games, says Professional Fighters League CEO Peter Murray
Martial arts were part of the ancient Olympics and will feature prominently in Tokyo. But is it time for mixed martial arts to become an Olympic Sport?
CEO of the Professional Fighters League, Peter Murray, is unequivocal: "Absolut...
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July 5, 2021
2021 PFL playoffs: A rematch, a coin flip and two women on a collision course
More than 60 fighters competed during the 2021 Professional Fighters League regular season, but by the end of the night at PFL 6, that number had been cut down to just 24. Four fighters each, in six divisions, will compete for one of six $1 millio...
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July 5, 2021
A heavyweight wrecking machine scored a devastating head kick knockout at a PFL MMA event
A heavyweight wrecking machine called Bruno Cappelozza scored a devastating head kick knockout at a PFL MMA event Friday.
The sixth event of the PFL's 2021 season took place behind-closed-doors at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlanti...
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July 5, 2021
PFL 6: Anthony Pettis warns he’ll be ‘different fighter’ vs Raush Manfio, ‘thinking of nothing else’...
Anthony Pettis is hell-bent on adding another world title to his collection, and there will be little margin for error when he faces Brazil’s Raush Manfio at PFL 6 on Friday night.
There aren’t many fighters who know more about bel...
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July 5, 2021
New Zealand MMA star Genah Fabian keeps million-dollar dream alive in Las Vegas
New Zealand’s Genah Fabian has scored a punishing second-round knockout to maintain her hopes of a million-dollar prize.
Fabian defeated Julijah Pajic of Montenegro in Las Vegas on Saturday (NZ time) to collect her second victory i...
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June 28, 2021
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE NAMES DEREK CHANG TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chang brings media expertise and international sports leadership to PFL MMA
NEW YORK (June 28, 2021) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced that Der...
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June 26, 2021
Harrison clinches Playoffs spot — but not as No. 1 seed
The PFL 6, 2021 main event brought the return of undefeated juggernaut Kayla Harrison, who took on UFC, Invicta FC, and Bellator veteran Cindy Dandois.
The 2019 PFL Women’s Lightweight champion and a two-time Olympic gold medalist in...
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June 25, 2021
Jones smashes Abreu, earns six points with first-round finish
The final push to the PFL Playoffs kicked off Friday evening at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., with a Heavyweight banger between Klidson Abreu and Jamelle Jones at PFL 6, 2021.
With both fighters making their PFL debuts,...
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June 25, 2021
Morais survives early trouble, cranks volume for victory over Young
Women’s Lightweights took center stage for the first time Friday evening at PFL 6, 2021 when Kaitlyn Young took on Marina Morais.
Young entered the bout fresh off a decision victory, giving her three points in the PFL Playoffs standi...
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June 25, 2021
Guardado earns three points with grappling-heavy victory over Sanchez
The PFL 6, 2021 fight card rolled on Friday evening with a Women’s Lightweight showdown between Taylor Guardado and Laura Sanchez.
Guardado entered the fight fresh off a unanimous-decision victory over Olena Kolesnyk at PFL 3, 2021,...
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