NEWS
Julia Budd gets much-needed win in narrow decision
After a tough contest with 2022 PFL Women’s Lightweight World Champion Larissa Pacheco her first time out this year, Julia Budd will need a victory to have any shot at moving on to the playoffs. The former Bellator women’s featherweight champion,...
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June 16, 2023
Marcelo Nunes makes major statement via quick-six KO to stay alive in playoff hunt
A veteran of other MMA promotions, Danilo Marques has found a bounce-back with the PFL so far, beginning with a second-round submission of Ras Hylton in the PFL Challenger Series in February. A former Brazilian jiu-jitsu national champion, who als...
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June 16, 2023
Marina Mokhnatkina clinches playoff spot with unanimous decision win
A four-time Sambo World Champion, Marina Mokhnatkina has only tasted defeat once entering tonight — coming against two-time PFL world champion Kayla Harrison. She has since, however, won three straight. Mokhnatkina’s 2022 PFL season saw her defeat...
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June 16, 2023
Denis Goltsov secures No. 1 seed with emphatic KO win in mere seconds
Denis Goltsov has been a constant presence in the PFL Playoffs, and he finds himself on the doorstep of another appearance — and potentially another No. 1 seed. A two-time semifinalist, Goltsov was slated to be the top seed in the 2022 heavyweight...
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June 16, 2023
Aspen Ladd locks in playoff spot with submission in closing seconds of second round
After her tenure in another major MMA promotion ended last year, Aspen Ladd was quickly scooped up by the PFL. She made her PFL debut in November with a major split-decision victory over Julia Budd. A grappling expert, Ladd’s 2023 season did not g...
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June 16, 2023
Biaggio Ali Walsh adds to prestigious amateur run with first-round KO
The grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali, Biaggio Ali Walsh enters this fight looking to extend an already exciting amateur MMA run. This is Ali Walsh’s third fight with the PFL, scoring a first-round knockout of Tom Graesser in November and a f...
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June 16, 2023
Another fast finish for Renan Ferreira, another PFL Playoffs appearance
It was just last year when Renan Ferreira looked to be a favorite toward winning the PFL heavyweight title, thanks to his first-round knockout of Jamelle Jones and his (eventually overturned) win against Klidson Abreu during the 2022 regular seaso...
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June 9, 2023
Movlid Khaybulaev powers his way back into the featherweight playoffs
After missing the 2022 PFL season due to injury, Movlid Khaybulaev is looking to keep his undefeated MMA record alive and continue his chase to becoming a two-time PFL World Champion. A protege of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, Khaybulaev went...
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June 9, 2023
Jesus Pinedo pulls off stunning quick-six finish to clinch playoff spot, featherweight seeding locke...
Considered one of the best featherweights in the world, Brendan Loughnane is off to a strong start in this PFL season, becoming the only featherweight to earn bonus points for a finish at the first featherweight event of the season. A 13-year prof...
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June 8, 2023
The young Alexei Pergande continues to grab eyes with first-round submission victory
Alexei Pergande, who won a contract during the PFL Challenger Series in 2022, returns to the PFL SmartCage for another Featherweight Showcase bout. His opponent, Akeem Bashir, makes his PFL debut in just his second professional MMA bout. &...
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June 8, 2023
Abigail Montes gets back in win column with first-round TKO
After losing both of her 2022 PFL season bouts via split decision, Abigail Montes returns to the PFL SmartCage looking for the same kind of success she had with the PFL in 2021. There, Montes pulled off a huge upset with a split decision victory o...
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June 8, 2023
Andrew Sanchez takes split decision in competitive contest
After winning a pair of bouts on the PFL Challenger Series — one each in 2022 and 2023 — Taylor Johnson gets a huge opportunity to clinch a light heavyweight playoff spot in his PFL debut. A 12-fight veteran with eight stoppages, inclu...
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June 8, 2023
Impa Kasanganay puts on dominant display in a Fab Five showing
Impa Kasanganay is looking to continue his momentum in the PFL this year and clinch a spot in the light heavyweight playoffs. Kasanganay, a striking expert who enters with a three-fight win streak, won a contract with a first-round TKO in the Chal...
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June 8, 2023
Chris Wade stays in featherweight playoff contention with quick-six submission
Chris Wade has constantly come so close, and yet so far in the PFL at both featherweight and lightweight. He has made the playoffs in all four seasons, even making the featherweight championship bout in 2021, but has always come up short. Now, how...
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June 8, 2023
Despite third-round scare, Ty Flores survives with big grappling display
Riding a five-fight win streak, Ty Flores is seeking the chance to make his first PFL Playoffs appearance. With roots in kickboxing and wrestling before the start of his MMA journey, Flores pulled off a major victory in April with a unanimous deci...
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June 8, 2023
Gabriel Braga scores emphatic first-round KO to clinch playoff spot and sends Marlon Moraes into ret...
Despite his worldwide success and championship-level pedigree, it’s been a rough go for Marlon Moraes as of late. He enters tonight’s contest with six straight losses, and he’ll need a big performance in order to have any sort of...
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June 8, 2023
Joshua Silveira locks up playoff spot as fight ends early due to injury
Joshua Silveira has had quite the early run in professional MMA so far. Prior to the PFL, Silveira went 5-0 in the LFA, becoming middleweight and light heavyweight champion. A self-described pressure-based fighter with expertise in Jiu-Jitsu and w...
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June 8, 2023
In a flash, Bubba Jenkins returns to PFL Playoffs with quick-six submission
A highly entertaining and standout featherweight, Bubba Jenkins has built quite the name for himself in MMA, which includes a 6-2 record in the PFL entering tonight. A former NCAA wrestling champion and BRAVE CF champion, Jenkins came very close t...
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June 8, 2023
Marthin Hamlet grinds his way to decision win as light heavyweight playoff seeds lock
Marthin Hamlet is already on a strong start in the 2023 PFL season, and now he finds himself on the doorstep of returning to the PFL Playoffs where he once came close to being a champion. Hamlet turned heads in 2021 by making it to the light heavy...
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April 15, 2023
Magomed Magomedkerimov looks every bit like the 2018 PFL World Champion with a one minute KO
The 2018 PFL Welterweight World Champion returns to the SmartCage for his fifth PFL Regular Season. Magomed Magomedkerimov is the winningest fighter in the PFL with 30 pro victories and is tied for second most promotional wins with 12. Magomed has...
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