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Another first round finish and the No. 1 seed for...
After impressing in a Showcase bout during the 2022 PFL World Championships, Dakota Ditcheva has continued to be dominant in the PFL SmartCage. Ditcheva ran through Malin Hermansson, Cornelia Holm and Valentina Scatizzi to earn the inaugural PFL E...
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June 13, 2024
Linton Vassell wins the rubber match; gets Tim Johnson a playoff spot & Denis Goltsov the No. 1 seed
Valentin Moldavsky, a protegee of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, has trained in wrestling, Sambo and judo before joining MMA, turning pro in 2015. Signing with Bellator in 2017, Moldavsky won seven straight, including a win over Tim Johnson to c...
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May 10, 2024
Malik Basahel uses defense and grappling to score victory in inaugural PFL MENA bout
Malik Basahel has built his name on the amateur scene since debuting as an 18-year-old in 2020. The Saudi Arabian-born Basahel, who fights out of Leeds, England, went 11-1 with eight finishes in 2023. Basahel, a 2023 IMMAF silver medalist who has...
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May 10, 2024
Abdelraham Alhyasat nearly finishes in third, scores unanimous decision win with striking and takedo...
Known as “The Mental Rock,” Ahmed Tarek has started to build a name for himself in his native Egypt. In just four fights in two years, Tarek is already the 6th ranked Egyptian pro featherweight. The former amateur flyweight champion, a wrestling s...
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May 10, 2024
Third-round flurries keep Marouane Bellagouit unbeaten, earns him MENA featherweight playoff spot
Marouane Bellagouit has already achieved combat sports success through kickboxing, winning a number of championships in that discipline, including a National Championship in his home country of Morocco. Since transitioning over to MMA in 2022, Bel...
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May 10, 2024
Hattan Alsaif starts amateur MMA career with jaw-dropping KO in historical contest
Hattan Alsaif made history by becoming the first Saudi-born woman to sign with the PFL, and now she gets to make her amateur MMA debut here tonight. Alsaif, a Muay Thai specialist, got into boxing following the passing of the legendary Muhammad Al...
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May 10, 2024
Elias Boudegzdame puts on grappling clinic to score submission win and clinch bantamweight playoff s...
Elias Boudegzdame, who made his professional MMA debut in 2012, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who has used his grappling game to his advantage in the sport. In his 18-8 record, 17 wins have come by way of a finish, and 15 of those have been...
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May 10, 2024
Jalal Al Daaja advances to playoffs on majority draw
Tariq Ismail has shown his strength as a striker, earning Amateur Canadian National titles in both boxing and Muay Thai, as well as claiming a Muay Thai championship in 2014. Ismail, who first fought in pro MMA in 2013, has won seven of his eight...
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May 10, 2024
Islam Reda lands six takedowns en route to scoring decision victory
Known as the “Egyptian Zombie,” Islam Reda is an eight-time National Brazilian jiu-jitsu Champion in his home country of Egypt. A pro since 2013, 10 of Reda’s 11 victories have come by submission. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has won four st...
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May 10, 2024
Rachid El Hazoume wins back-and-forth battle with grappling edge
Xavier Alaoui is called a Street Fighting specialist, but his combat journey began in judo at a young age, going on to earn black belts in that discipline, as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Alaoui, who trains out of the famed TriStar Gym, has won ba...
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May 10, 2024
Ali Taleb begins new PFL journey, desire to capture inaugural MENA title, with decision win
After falling short in capturing a title in the inaugural PFL Europe season, Ali Taleb will now try his hand at becoming the inaugural PFL MENA Bantamweight Champion. Taleb, who has a grappling and jiu-jitsu base, won bantamweight gold before maki...
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May 10, 2024
Abdullah Al-Qahtani puts on overwhelming striking display en route to playoff spot
The first-ever Saudi Arabian talent to be signed to the PFL, Abdullah Al-Qahtani is all about bringing aggression and violence into his fights. Al-Qahtani trained in wrestling and Muay Thai when he was younger, with Al-Qahtani going on to win mult...
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April 20, 2024
Magomed Umalatov starts welterweight title mission with decision win
Andrey Koreshkov had been an integral part of the Bellator welterweight division since signing with them in 2012 after winning amateur gold. Koreshkov lost his first title shot against Ben Askren in 2013 but won the championship with a win over Do...
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April 19, 2024
Thad Jean brings the power and speed with quick first-round KO
Romain Debienne enters tonight’s fight on a six-fight win streak and with nine wins in his last 10 fights. In 2022, Debienne, who has five first-round finishes in his 10 victories, won regional gold at both welterweight and middleweight. Debienne...
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April 19, 2024
Tyler Diamond delivers overwhelming striking performance to score decision
Tyler Diamond is a familiar face to PFL fans, having competed during the 2021 and 2023 PFL regular seasons. Diamond, who began his journey into MMA through wrestling at 12 years old before starting MMA training four years later, has won 12 of 15 i...
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April 19, 2024
Magic Man: Don Madge pulls a quick submission out of the hat for six
Don Madge, who made his professional MMA debut in 2012, made his name in his native South Africa, becoming a two-time Lightweight Champion on the regional scene. Madge, who has won 10 of 15, with five knockouts and four submissions, made his PFL d...
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April 19, 2024
Murad Ramazanov mauls his way to first-round submission
A striking specialist coming out of the MMA Factory in Paris, Laureano Staropoli has knockouts in seven of his 13 victories in professional MMA. Staropoli has won four straight, with his most recent victory coming in a Showcase bout at the 2023 PF...
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April 19, 2024
Timur Khizriev sees relentless pressure lead to clear decision victory
At 9 years old, Timur Khizriev began his MMA road through wrestling before turning to the sport fully as a teenager. The Dagestan native, who splits time between DagFighter and American Top Team, has racked up 14 wins in the cage thus far, never t...
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April 19, 2024
Kai Kamaka pulls off major decision victory in PFL debut
For Bubba Jenkins, one of the most recognizable faces in the PFL, it’s always been a case of bridesmaid but never the bride. He has constantly been one of the top performers at the 145-pound weight class but has fallen short in the playoffs, inclu...
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April 19, 2024
Goiti Yamauchi uses striking advantage to nab 3 points in PFL welterweight standings
Goiti Yamauchi has been engulfed in martial arts all of his life, stretching back to judo and karate at the age of 3 and jiu-jitsu at 4. After winning a regional featherweight title, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt signed with Bellator in 2013,...
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