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Madge Shakes Off Rust, Subs Williams to Kick Off 2...
Don Madge and Nathan Williams kicked off the biggest night in PFL history – the 2021 PFL World Championship – in style. Setting the stage for a night featuring six title fights (and six shots at $1 million as a result) plus the retur...
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October 27, 2021
Budd Leans on Grappling, Defeats Young in PFL Debut
Julia Budd, one of PFL’s most highly anticipated new signings, made her promotional debut Wednesday evening against Kaitlin Young at the 2021 PFL World Championship. With Kayla Harrison headlining the event against Taylor Guardado fo...
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October 27, 2021
Young Seals Wild Comeback Against Akhmedov With Third-Round TKO
Longtime UFC veteran Omari Akhmedov entered the PFL SmartCage for the first time Wednesday evening at the 2021 PFL World Championship. At 9-5-1 in 15 UFC fights, the American Top Team product by way of Dagestan firmly cemented himsel...
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October 27, 2021
Manfio Completes Cinderella Run, Wins It All vs. Radzhabov
It’s time. The title fights are here. Loik Radzhabov and Raush Manfio took the cage Wednesday evening at the 2021 PFL World Championship for a shot at $1 million and the PFL Lightweight world title. Would Manfio finish...
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October 27, 2021
Carlos Jr. Completes Spotless Run, Captures PFL Gold vs. Hamlet
Light heavyweights took center stage at the 2021 PFL World Championship Wednesday evening to close out the preliminary portion of the fight card. With a card this stacked, two title fights trickled onto the prelims, and No. 1 seed An...
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October 27, 2021
Khaybulaev Dominates Wade En Route to Unanimous Decision Victory
Movlid Khaybulaev and Chris Wade had big shoes to fill as they kicked off the 2021 PFL World Championship main card on ESPN2 and ESPN+ Wednesday evening. As the third title fight of the evening, Khaybulaev and Wade had to follow a Fi...
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October 27, 2021
Cappelozza Wins Crazy, Back-and-Forth Finals Matchup vs. Delija
Heavyweight. Title. Fight. Bruno Cappelozza and Ante Delija kept the 2021 PFL World Championship fight card rolling Wednesday evening inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, slugging it out for a shot at the PFL Heavyweight...
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October 27, 2021
Montes Hands Shields First Pro Loss With Stifling Performance
The 2021 PFL World Championship took a brief pause from its six title fights Wednesday evening, turning the attention on the ESPN2 and ESPN+ main card to the return of two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields. In her PF...
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October 27, 2021
Cooper Flattens Magomedkerimov in Stunning Fashion to Win Title
Oh yes. It doesn’t get much better than this. Two of the best fighters in PFL history clashed in the co-main event of the 2021 PFL World Championship Wednesday evening, as Ray Cooper III faced Magomed Magomedkerimov in a welterweight...
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August 28, 2021
Marthin Hamlet claims spot in PFL Championship; Cezar Ferreira suffers freak injury seconds into fig...
The PFL main card kicked off with the first semifinal of the night coming in the light heavyweight division between No. 2 seed Cezar Ferreira and No. 3 seed Marthin Hamlet. Both men had a spectacular finish during the 2021 Regular Season to cement...
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August 28, 2021
Antonio Carlos Jr. outgrapples Emiliano Sordi; punches ticket to PFL World Championship
Keeping the action going in the PFL Playoffs was the second semifinal in the light heavyweight division between No. 1 overall seed Antonio Carlos Jr. of Brazil and Argentina's Emiliano Sordi, the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion and No. 4...
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August 28, 2021
Third time's a charm for Chris Wade, who earns way to PFL Championship with decisive win over Bubba...
Friday night’s PFL co-main event featured the first featherweight semifinal with two talented wrestlers, No. 2 seed Chris Wade and No. 3 seed Bubba Jenkins, squaring off after an undefeated regular season. Wade (19-6), who trains out...
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August 28, 2021
Movlid Khaybulaev claims final PFL Championship spot with split-decision win over No. 1 seed Brendan...
Wrapping up a thrilling night of action in the PFL Playoffs was a matchup in the featherweight semifinals between No. 4 seed Movlid Khaybulaev and No. 1 overall seed Brendan Loughnane. The winner takes on Chris Wade, who dominated Bu...
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August 27, 2021
Brandon Jenkins makes strong first-impression in PFL debut with flying switch knee KO in Round 1
Friday night's PFL event kicked off with a non-playoff bout in the lightweight division as newcomers Jacob Kilburn and Brandon Jenkins made their debuts under the Professional Fighters League banner. Kilburn enters PFL off of a two-f...
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August 27, 2021
Alejandro Flores edges out Carl Deaton for razor close split-decision in PFL debut
In the second preliminary bout of the night, Mexico's Alejandro Flores and Xtreme Couture's Carl Deaton look to keep their momentum going when they step into the PFL cage. Flores, who fights out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, put...
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August 27, 2021
Bobby Moffett grinds out Jason Knight en route to unanimous decision win
PFL featherweights take center stage in the third fight of the night, with Bobby Moffett making his sophomore appearance in the PFL cage when he welcomes combat sports veteran Jason Knight in a non-Playoff bout. Moffett (13-6, 1 NC)...
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August 27, 2021
Anthony Dizy Controls Jesse Stirn To Earn Way Back Into Win Column
Continuing the action on Friday night’s PFL preliminary card live on ESPN+ was a non-Playoff bout at 145-pounds between France native Anthony Dizy and Baltimore's Jesse Stirn. Both men competed during the 2021 PFL Regular Season. Diz...
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August 27, 2021
Chris Camozzi picks up second consecutive win with grueling decision over Cory Hendricks
The penultimate preliminary bout of PFL’s action-packed Friday night featured longtime combat sports veteran Chris Camozzi taking on Syndicate MMA's Cory Hendricks in a non-Playoff light heavyweight scrap between two Ultimate Fighter alums who pic...
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August 27, 2021
Sheymon Moraes scores TKO victory over Lazar Stojadinovic thanks to heavy overhand right
The final non-PFL Playoff bout of the night took place in the featherweight division when Sheymon Moraes and Lazar Stojadinovic went head-to-head in the ESPN+ main event. Moraes (12-5) went 1-1 during the 2021 PFL Regular Season, most...
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August 19, 2021
Lohsen, Flok open PFL Playoffs fight card with high-octane grappling clinic
The August 19 PFL Playoffs fight card kicked off on ESPN+ with a lightweight showdown between Christian Lohsen and Jonas Flok. A non-Playoffs affair, Lohsen and Flok fought for nothing but pride and experience –– and the crowd at the...
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