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Renan Ferreira delivers emphatic KO as he makes st...
Renan Ferreira has proven to be one of the most dangerous heavyweights that the PFL has, with eight of his 10 wins coming by KO, including the second- and third-fastest finishes in PFL heavyweight history. Ferreira made the semifinals last year bu...
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August 4, 2023
Billy Elekana gets victory in competitive light heavyweight showcase bout
Billy Elekana participated in backyard boxing and street fights in his younger days, but a life-changing incident made him find his way to MMA. Thus far as a pro, Elekana is 5-1 with three finishes. After a 2-1 run with the LFA, Elekana earned an...
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August 4, 2023
Chelsea Hackett displays control, overwhelming striking en route to second-round submission in women...
This will be Chelsea Hackett’s first fight in MMA in three years. A former Muay Thai champion, Hackett transitioned to MMA full-time in 2019 and racked up a 3-1-1 record. After going unbeaten in her first four fights, Hac...
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August 4, 2023
Hometown hero Anthony Ivy extends winning streak in PFL debut with impressive ground game, ending wi...
San Antonio’s own Anthony Ivy is a veteran of the regional MMA scene that has racked up championship wins across various promotions, including Fury FC, XKO, and WXC. Ivy, who sports an 11-7 record with all 11 wins coming via a finish, had two UFC...
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August 4, 2023
Lisa Mauldin holds her own, uses grappling to score first-round submission
A natural athlete for all of her life, Desiree Yanez has competed in noteworthy promotions prior to her arrival in the PFL. Coming in with a 7-4 record with four stoppages, Yanez enters off back-to-back wins. In March, she scored a decision over M...
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August 4, 2023
Thad Jean has strong striking showing as he gets quick first-round TKO
Known as “Silverback,” Thad Jean has had an impressive run since turning pro in 2021, earning five victories (with three finishes) in five noteworthy MMA promotions. A striking specialist, Jean competed in the PFL Challenger Series in January, sco...
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August 4, 2023
Elvin Espinoza comes out on top in lightweight showcase bout that was clinching, grappling tug-of-wa...
Elvin Espinoza has won all eight of his professional fights thus far since turning pro in 2018 after a successful run on the amateur circuit. A freestyle fighter, Espinoza enters this fight 3-0 in the PFL. Espinoza submitted Hopeton Stewart in a s...
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August 4, 2023
Incredible first-round KO puts Impa Kasanganay in PFL title fight in debut season
Incredible first-round KO puts Impa Kasanganay in PFL title fight in debut season Marthin Hamlet knows what it’s like to reach the PFL postseason, but he’s fallen short of the championship. The former Norweigan wrestling champion last made...
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August 4, 2023
Gabriel Braga pulls out split decision win to remain unbeaten, advance to featherweight championship...
The undefeated Gabriel Braga has certainly impressed in his first season with the PFL. Braga made his PFL debut through the Challenger Series in March, scoring a unanimous decision over Ago Huskic. The Muay Thai specialist then earned the No. 2 se...
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August 4, 2023
Top-seeded Joshua Silveira knees his way to PFL Light Heavyweight World Championship bout
This is the second straight postseason appearance for Joshua Silveira, a 2022 alumnus of the PFL Challenger Series. He defeated Marthin Hamlet in last year’s regular season but lost to Omari Akhmedov in the 2022 Semifinals — the only loss of Silve...
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August 4, 2023
Jesus Pinedo shocks the world again with second-round TKO to reach PFL Featherweight World Champions...
Last year, Bubba Jenkins came close to winning the PFL Featherweight World Championship but was stopped by Brendan Loughnane in the final bout. This year, it’s safe to say Jenkins came back with a vengeance, focused on the prize at hand. Jenkins,...
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July 8, 2023
Striking of Christina Breuer on point as she earns second-round TKO in second pro bout
At just 24 years old, Christina Breuer is already an accomplished kickboxer, currently holding a 17-2 record. In fact, she is one of just two people to say they have defeated Jorina Baars, one of the best women’s kickboxing and Muay Thai talents....
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July 8, 2023
Anatolij Baal scores powerful finish in first MMA fight in three years
After three years away from MMA with various fight cancellations, Anatolij Baal makes his return to MMA tonight. Baal has shown his ability to finish, scoring six finishes in his first seven fights. “The Siberian Tiger” last competed at GMC Fight...
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July 8, 2023
Jakub Kaszuba uses grappling and locks in a rear-naked choke to remain unbeaten and lock up spot in...
Radu Maxim won nine of his first 10 fights and holds several first-round finishes while competing throughout Italy, including a victory in Bellator in 2018. A wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, Maxim earned this opportunity through a fi...
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July 8, 2023
Dylan Tuke earns playoff spot with fairly dominant decision win
Coming from a family of strikers, including a grandfather who is a 7th Dan black belt in Uechi-Ryu karate, Connor Hughes has won several karate and kickboxing titles in his life. Entering this fight unbeaten at 7-0, the 26-year-old has recently be...
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July 8, 2023
Lewis McGrillen impresses with power-filled attack, leading to brutal KO
Lewis McGrillen has been on quite the run stretching back to his amateur MMA career, which he started at just 16 years old and went 8-1 with multiple championships. Now he’s 7-0 as a pro, with all of his wins coming by stoppage — all seven first-r...
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July 8, 2023
Alex Chizov advances to PFL Europe Playoffs after draw with Acoidan Duque
Alex Chizov, who is 10-1 in his professional career, enters this bout on a seven-fight win streak. Chizov — a striking specialist who is the current WWFC welterweight champion and former LNK lightweight champion — made his PFL debut last year duri...
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July 8, 2023
John Mitchell clinches lightweight playoff spot with dominant ground display
After a highly successful and title-filled amateur run, Ireland’s John Mitchell is 6-1 since turning pro in 2019. A veteran of UAE Warriors, “The Ripper” enters with four finishes and last fought at MFN 11 in March, scoring a first-round knockout...
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July 8, 2023
Ali Taleb lands quick and solid first-round KO to advance to Paris
Ali Taleb, who enters this fight unbeaten at 7-0, came into the PFL off a successful run in UAE Warriors, which was topped by knocking out Vinicius de Oliveira to become the promotion’s bantamweight champion. Taleb, whose MMA journey started with...
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July 8, 2023
Frans Mlambo puts power on display en route to majority decision win, advances to Paris
Frans Mlambo represents Ireland and is an SBG talent who has been a sparring partner for “The Notoriousg” Conor McGregor. With a 13-5 record entering tonight, Mlambo has competed for various promotions, including Bellator, Brave CF, BAMMA, and Com...
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