PFL NEWS

August 27, 2021

Judo will always be Kayla Harrison’s first love. No amount of MMA success can change that.   “I’ll always have a special place for [judo] in my heart. It’s always gonna be the path, the sport, the way of life that gave me a life I ne...

August 27, 2021

Kayla Harrison doesn't make many mistakes when it comes to fighting. She owns two Olympic gold medals in judo, and she is a perfect 11-0 as an MMA fighter. But after Harrison made quick work of Genah Fabian in the PFL women's lightweight semifinal...

August 26, 2021

Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khabulaev make weight for their Featherweight Main EventPFL Newcomer Antonio Carlos Junior and 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Emiliano Sordi set to face of...

August 24, 2021

One. More. Shot. The final event of the 2021 PFL Playoffs is here, as featherweights and light heavyweights take the cage Friday, Aug. 27, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with a chance to punch their tick...

August 19, 2021

Thursday night’s PFL Playoffs fight card ended with a high-profile scrap, as Kayla Harrison took on Genah Fabian.  Fighting for the right to face Taylor Guardado (who won earlier on the card) in the 2021 PFL World Championship, this f...

August 19, 2021

Could Bruno Cappelozza do it again?  The No. 1 seed in the PFL Playoffs, Cappelozza knocked out both of his opponents during the 2021 Regular Season, giving him a cozy spot atop the heavyweight bracket as the Playoffs began. 

August 19, 2021

Mariana Morais received the second chance of a lifetime Thursday evening during the PFL Playoffs.  Originally eliminated from the Playoffs,  No. 5 seed Morais received new life in the tournament when No. 1 seed Larissa Pacheco m...

August 19, 2021

The PFL Playoffs opened the main card Thursday evening on ESPN with a heavyweight banger between No. 2 seed Denis Goltsov and No. 3 seed Ante Delija.  Goltsov rolled into the bout fresh off two TKO finishes during the PFL Regular Seas...

August 19, 2021

Heavyweights closed out the PFL Playoffs prelims on ESPN+ Thursday evening, as Brazil’s Renan Ferreira took on Great Britain’s Stuart Austin.  For Ferreira, the bout undoubtedly came with a little extra motivation, as he finished sixt...

August 19, 2021

After back-to-back women’s lightweight bouts, Thursday’s PFL Playoffs fight card turned to the big boys, with Carl Seumanutafa taking on Muhammed DeReese on ESPN+.  A non-Playoffs bout, Seumanutafa and DeReese fought for pride and for...

August 19, 2021

The 2021 PFL Playoffs stuck to the women’s lightweight division Thursday evening, as Claudia Zamora took on Marina Mokhnatkina.  This bout came to fruition after No. 1-seeded women’s lightweight Larissa Pacheco missed weight for the e...

August 19, 2021

The PFL Playoffs rolled on Thursday evening in Hollywood, Fla., with an intriguing women’s lightweight showdown between Miranda Barber and Amanda Leve.  A non-Playoffs affair, this bout still brought plenty to watch for, as Leve made...

August 19, 2021

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...

August 18, 2021

Kayla Harrison and Genah Fabian make weight for their Women’s Lightweight Final Four Main Event. Mariana Morais replaces Larissa Pacheco in the Final Four after Pacheco missed weight, ...

August 17, 2021

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) semifinals will be in South Florida throughout August, and they will feature several fighters who train in South Florida.   That group includes Kayla Harrison, Antonio Carlos Junior, Raush Manfi...

August 17, 2021

The Professional Fighters League has secured an agreement with medical and adult-use cannabis product company Columbia Care to become the mixed martial arts promotion’s official cannabidiol (CBD) partner.   As part of the multi-year...

August 17, 2021

Kayla Harrison is a bona fide American sporting legend. She was the first person from the United States ever to win an Olympic gold medal in judo, doing so in the London 2012 games then, four years later, she gained her second gold medal in Rio be...

August 17, 2021

The 2021 PFL Playoffs roll on Thursday evening, Aug. 19, with PFL Playoffs 2, live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. This week, it’s all about the heavyweights and women’s lightweights as competitors mak...

August 13, 2021

The long-awaited welterweight matchup between 2019 PFL Welterweight Champion Ray Cooper III and promotional newcomer Rory MacDonald went down Friday evening at PFL Playoffs 1, 2021 in Hollywood, Fla.  With Magomed Magomedkerimov secur...

August 13, 2021

Undefeated through nine fights inside the PFL smart cage, Magomed Magomedkerimov returned to action Friday night at PFL Playoffs 1, 2021 to take on Muay Thai/kickboxing specialist Sadibou Sy.  Magomedkerimov, the No. 4 seed, entered t...