August 8, 2019

Mark Burnett, Kevin Hart, Tony Robbins Invest in MMA Startup Professional Fighters League

MMA startup Professional Fighters League has received a $28 million equity investment from a group that includes MGM Television chief Mark Burnett, actor-entrepreneur Kevin Hart, and self-help guru Tony Robbins.The Wash...

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August 7, 2019

NEWS | PFL's Kelvin Tiller doubles down with second shot at $1 million

" Kelvin Tiller was one of the breakout stars of the first season of the PFL. After a first-round KO and a second-round submission finish, he was locked into the No. 2 playoff seed in the heavyweight division, lined up well for a deep run...

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August 6, 2019

NEWS | Kayla Harrison calls out Cris Cyborg: ‘I’m gonna beat her if she comes to the PFL’

" Let the Cris Cyborg sweepstakes begin.At UFC 240, Cris Cyborg fought out the last remaining fight on her UFC contract. Last week, UFC President Dana White revealed that the UFC would be waiving its contractually obligated mat...

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August 6, 2019

NEWS | 20 MMA thoughts, including why you can't deny Covington a title shot

" Here are some thoughts on the week that was in MMA:I'd like to see Cyborg sign with Bellator or PFL. I want to see Cyborg vs. Julia Budd 2 or Cyborg vs. Kayla Harrison. I think those are the two most interesting fights out th...

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August 6, 2019

NEWS | 2019 Regular Season: What to watch for at PFL 6

" PFL's 2019 playoff brackets will be locked by the end of Thursday night at PFL 6, as the big boys -- the heavyweights and light heavyweights -- get last licks.There were some surprises back on June 6 when those divisions comp...

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August 2, 2019

NEWS | KO Countdown: The Top 5 MMA Knockouts from July

" For years John "Doomsday" Howard (28-15-1) was a reliable brawler for the UFC and the now-defunct World Series of Fighting. Now he's a welterweight staple in the Professional Fighters League.But it's been fairly inauspicious...

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August 1, 2019

NEWS | PFL secures ticketing and sponsorship deal with SeatGeek, bolstering its portfolio of leading...

" SeatGeek Becomes the “Official Secondary Ticketing Partner” of the Professional Fighters LeagueThe Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization ever to present MMA through a Regul...

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July 31, 2019

NEWS | PFL's Kelvin Tiller strives to inspire kids from rough neighborhood where he grew up

" Kelvin Tiller is going into his PFL Week 6 fight not just to represent himself.Growing up in the rough neighborhood of East Gate in Topeka, Kan., “Mama’s Boy” Tiller strives to be that ray of hope for young kids in his area....

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July 30, 2019

NEWS | Movlid Khaybulaev’s Knee of Steel and Lance Palmer Brings the Party

" On July 25th in Atlantic City at Ocean Casino Resort, the featherweights and lightweights took to the cage for the second and final time in the regular season. It was their last chance to earn points in the standings and qualify for th...

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July 30, 2019

NEWS | Breaking down the PFL lightweight and featherweight playoff brackets

" Two-thirds of PFL's playoff brackets are set, and the promotion's October postseason has become very interesting.The lightweight and featherweight divisions -- two of the best weight classes in PFL -- completed their regular...

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July 26, 2019

NEWS | 2019 regular season: what we learned at PFL 5

" The defending PFL champions at featherweight and lightweight are the No. 1 seeds heading into the playoffs. Chris Wade ended his losing streak against Russian fighters in an impressive showing to close out PFL 5. The audience was thrille...

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July 25, 2019

NEWS | Brendan Loughnane Opens Up on Decision to Sign with PFL

" Dana White encouraged promoters to pick up Brendan Loughnane after he decided to pass up on signing Loughnane, and the Professional Fighters League took him up on that offer. White declined to sign Loughnane following what he deemed to b...

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July 25, 2019

NEWS | Rising MMA star Umar Nurmagomedov added to PFL Regular Season Finale

" Umar Nurmagomedov to Put Undefeated Record on the Line Against Philadelphia’s Sidemar Honorio, Who is 13-6 and Coming Off a Win With Bellator PFL 6 Airs Thursday Night, August 8th, from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic...

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July 24, 2019

NEWS | PFL 5 card adjusted after 3 fighters miss weight

" The Professional Fighters League is reshuffling its deck after three fighters could not make weight Wednesday morning. Lightweights Ramsey Nijem and Carlao Silva and featherweight Gadzhi Rabadanov all did not hit their weight marks for P...

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July 24, 2019

NEWS | In his words: Pineda on joining PFL late, still having a shot at $1 million

" A few months ago, I was at my gym in Houston getting dressed in the locker room and preparing to train. I'd just defended my Fury FC featherweight title in a TKO victory over Ray Trujillo, but I was staying sharp. That's when the phone r...

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July 24, 2019

NEWS | British fighter Loughnane signing with PFL

" Brendan Loughnane has found a home.The popular British fighter has signed an exclusive deal with PFL, Loughnane's manager Malki Kawa and PFL CEO Peter Murray told ESPN.Loughnane (17-3) made headlines last month wh...

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July 22, 2019

NEWS | What to watch for at PFL 5

" Two of the Professional Fighters League's six playoff brackets are set, and now it's on to two of the best and most competitive divisions in the organization -- lightweight and featherweight.On Thursday at PFL 5 in Atlantic C...

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July 19, 2019

NEWS | Ratings report: PFL 4 does best numbers so far on ESPN2

" With no UFC events on ESPN, the televised MMA fare for the week came down to shows by Bellator and PFL.Bellator’s Friday night show on Paramount headlined by Julia Budd retaining the featherweight title over Olga Rubin via fi...

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July 19, 2019

NEWS | How John Howard's adult autism diagnosis put his fighting into perspective

" A week later, John Howard is still geeked about his first-round TKO of Ray Cooper III at the Professional Fighters League 4 event. It's not that Howard didn't think he could finish last year's welterweight runner-up; it's the unexpected...

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