April 4, 2024

Taila Santos survives power shots, pulls off sudden submission to score six points

Starting her professional MMA career in 2013, Taila Santos won 15 fights in a row, including first-round victories in 10 straight performances. Santos, who won regional flyweight gold in Brazil, has competed against noteworthy talent such as Valen...

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April 4, 2024

Sergei Bilostenniy comes out on top in closely-contested, power-filled heavyweight thriller

Blagoy Ivanov started to make his name in 2008, one year after his professional MMA debut, when he won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championship that included a semi-final victory over the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. Ivanov, in spite of a near-two...

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April 4, 2024

Daniel James pulls off comeback KO with one second left in first round

Marcelo Golm won eight of his first 11 fights, including seven first-round KO/TKOs, before signing with Bellator in 2021. He scored another first-round finish in his Bellator debut, defeating Billy Swanson at Bellator 265. He followed that up with...

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April 4, 2024

Dakota Ditcheva uses Muay Thai experience, kicks and knees to earn first-round finish in first fight...

Perhaps one of the most highly anticipated new combatants to the global PFL scene is Dakota Ditcheva, the undefeated 2023 PFL Europe women’s flyweight champion. Ditcheva was a three-time Junior Amateur World Champion in Muay Thai before transition...

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April 4, 2024

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche puts on smothering, dominating grappling display i...

Liz Carmouche is one of the pioneers of women’s MMA, competing on some of the biggest stages in this sport and challenging for multiple championships at bantamweight and flyweight. Carmouche, a USMC veteran, signed with Bellator in 2020 and ended...

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April 4, 2024

Denis Goltsov starts path back toward the PFL Heavyweight Championship Finals with third-round finis...

A veteran of 40 fights in MMA, Denis Goltsov hopes that the 2024 PFL season will be the one where he’ll finally be able to capture gold. Goltsov, a combat sambo specialist and world champion, earned the No. 1 seed at heavyweight during the 2022 PF...

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March 7, 2024

Kevin Del opens PFL Paris by performing eye-opening heel hook to score submission

Competing on the regional scene throughout Europe, Younes Najid had a rough start to his professional career, but he now finds himself entering this fight with a 6-5 record, with four victories in his last five fights. A striking specialist, Najid...

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March 7, 2024

Florim Zendeli brings the pressure, scores the submission in Paris

Tomasz Langowski has competed on the regional scene throughout Europe, scoring five finishes in his six victories thus far. A kickboxing specialist, Langowski has won three of his last five, though he was submitted by Wahed Nazhand in his most rec...

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March 7, 2024

Daniele Scatizzi impresses with submission work in PFL Europe debut

After turning pro in 2016, Alex Chizov won 10 of his first 11 contests, which included seven finishes. He made his PFL debut during the 2022 PFL Playoffs, scoring a second-round submission of Omar Hussein. Chizov competed in the PFL Europe season...

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March 7, 2024

Connor Hughes counter attack leads him to PFL Europe Playoffs

After falling short in last year’s PFL Europe lightweight tournament, Connor Hughes is back and seeking the gold that escaped him. A multi-time junior champion in karate and kickboxing, Hughes comes from a family who have trained in such disciplin...

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March 7, 2024

Patrick Habirora impresses with power and control in second pro fight, PFL Europe debut

Belgium’s Patrick Habirora had a strong showing on the amateur scene, going 21-6 while claiming a gold medal at the 2023 IMMAF World Championships and a silver medal at the 2020 IBJJF European Championships. Habirora made his pro debut in January,...

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March 7, 2024

Islem Masraf needs just a head kick, two follow-up strikes for a dramatic, fast KO

A striking specialist, Mickael Groghue lost his first pro fight via disqualification, but he has since won three straight. The brother of 2012 World Series of Boxing champion Ludovic Groghue, Mickael Groghue has scored first-round finishes in all...

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March 7, 2024

Daniele Miceli surprises with Von Flue choke, gets win in under 30 seconds

Yassin Najid is a taekwondo specialist, having competed in the Elite French Championships and finishing third. Najid lost his pro debut in 2014 but bounced back to win seven of his next eight, and he comes into tonight’s fight with a 9-4 record, w...

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March 7, 2024

Jakub Kaszuba looks to takedown competition for second PFL crown, starts his journey in Paris

Jakub Kaszuba is back and yearns to become the first PFL Europe fighter to win back-to-back championships. Kaszuba went 5-0 as an amateur before turning pro in 2017, and he has continued his run of not tasting defeat. In PFL Europe last year, Kasz...

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March 7, 2024

Ignacio Capella scores brutal KO to move on to PFL Europe lightweight playoffs

Yazid Chouchane has been a pro MMA fighter since 2012, coming into tonight’s bout with a 10-4 record. A striking specialist and former rugby player, Chouchane is 1-1 in PFL Europe so far, though this is his first time competing in the regular seas...

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March 7, 2024

Ibrahima Mane gets split-decision nod in back-and-forth encounter

Since turning pro in 2018, Ibrahima Mané has racked up 12 wins in 16 fights, including coming out on top in two one-night tournaments. A striking specialist, Mané enters this fight on a five-fight win streak. He most recently fought in May, scorin...

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March 7, 2024

Abdoul Abdouraguimov continues to show grappling prowess in decision win

A Welterweight and Middleweight Champion on the regional scene, Abdoul Abdouraguimov was considered one of the greatest unsigned prospects in MMA before signing with the PFL in 2023. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling specialist, Abdouraguimov is...

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March 7, 2024

Cedric Doumbe stops fighting after toe injury, Baissangour Chamsoudinov scores upset

Considered one of the greatest kickboxers of the modern age, France’s Cedric Doumbe was victorious in 75 out of 83 professional kickboxing bouts, winning the GLORY Welterweight Championship on two separate occasions. Since moving to professional M...

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February 24, 2024

Malik Basahel takes down the competition with decision win in amateur contest

For the last four years, Malik Basahel has built a name for himself on the regional scene with 17 wins in 20 amateur fights. Last year was a busy one for Basahel, who competed in the 2023 Saudi Games and the IMMAF Asian Championships. Basahel, an...

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