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NEWS | Kiwi Genah Fabian to compete in 'groundbreaking' Professional Fighters League

March 18, 2019

" Genah Fabian is ready to pave the way. The Kiwi mixed martial artist has signed on to compete in the inaugural women's lightweight division of the Professional Fighter's League (PFL), a competition in which the win...

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NEWS | Power Rankings: PFL’s Women’s Lightweight Roster

March 14, 2019

" After a successful first season following the re-branding from World Series of Fighting to the Professional Fighters League, the PFL is now set to return with a second season of its unique brand of mixed martial arts. ...

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NEWS | Upstart Combat Leagues Are Leading the Switch to Streaming

March 12, 2019

" Combats sports like boxing were once a mainstream of linear TV and pay per view. But fighting leagues, from upstart ones such as the Professional Fighters League to those more established such as the UFC, are increasingly turning to stre...

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NEWS | PFL's Kayla Harrison On Her Foundation

March 11, 2019

" Meet Kayla Harrison, Olympic judo gold medalist and pro fighter behind the Fearless Foundation. Its mission: To bring attention to child sexual abuse.  WATCH INTERVIEW"

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NEWS | Anheuser-Busch InBev takes swing at PFL with Estrella Jalisco

March 11, 2019

" Any sports property’s first beer sponsorship is a landmark. Such is the case with the Professional Fighters League.  The mixed martial arts circuit, formerly the World Series of Fighting but now approaching its sec...

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NEWS | “I Hope One Day We’ll no Longer Need a Day to Define Women” Says Kayla Harrison, 2X Olympic Judo Gold Medalist

March 8, 2019

" Kayla Harrison is 2X Olympic Gold Medalist and Professional Fighters League Lightweight star MMA fightwho rose against all odds to achieve her dreams. She defended her Gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. After retiring from Judo, Kayla cre...

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NEWS | PFL unveils women's lightweight division roster

March 8, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League unveiled its roster for the women's lightweight division on Friday. The weight class will have eight competitors squaring off in hopes of winning $1 million at the end of the season. Kayla Harrison, an un...

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NEWS | PFL President Ray Sefo: We're Here to Stay

March 8, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League on Feb. 25 announced that it had reached a multi-year broadcasting agreement with ESPN. Having entered into a pivotal time in its existence, the promotion plans to roll out its complete Season 2 roster la...

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NEWS | PFL returns to Nassau Coliseum for 3 events to open second season starting May 9

March 8, 2019

" The next set of millionaires in the Professional Fighters League will begin their journey at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum in May. PFL will establish what CEO Peter Murray called a “mini residency” by hosting the fir...

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NEWS | PFL middleweight champ Louis Taylor ready for welterweights in 2019

March 5, 2019

" Louis Taylor had a better New Year's Eve than you did. Even though he had to go to work while you maybe went to a party, Taylor was the one who ended the night in the most joyful of celebrations. He was on the job...

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NEWS | Five champs to return for PFL's second season

March 5, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League unveiled its first set of competitors for the upcoming season on Tuesday. The mixed marital arts promotion, which last week announced every card will be broadcast on either ESPN 2 or ESPN+, begins its sec...

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NEWS | Ray Sefo discusses Professional Fighters League Season 2

March 5, 2019

" New Years Eve 2018 concluded the first season of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). That night was a celebration, not only of the first ever champions and earners of the life-changing million-dollar checks, but, the celebration of a...

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NEWS | Cagenomics Highlights Professional Fighters League Deal With ESPN

February 28, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League has found a broadcast partner to help bolster growth during its second year. The regular season, playoffs and championship-format combat sports league signed a two-year deal with ES...

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NEWS | MMA Junkie Radio with Ray Sefo on ESPN partnership

February 26, 2019

" Ray Sefo, PFL President of Fighting Operations, was in the studio to talk about PFL’s new deal with ESPN networks, which will broadcast the promotion’s second season starting later this spring. READ F...

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NEWS | Look out UFC, ESPN just inked a two-year deal with PFL to air (and stream) more MMA fights

February 26, 2019

" Professional Fighters League (PFL) has signed with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (I bet you didn’t know that was what the initials in ESPN stood for) to host its next two seasons of tournaments, which start on May 9, 2019....

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(Variety) ESPN Inks Exclusive Rights Deal With PFL Mixed-Martial Arts League

February 25, 2019

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first mixed-martial arts organization to present the sport in a playoffs and championship format, reached a multiyear deal with ESPN making its TV networks and ESPN+ streaming service the exclusive home...

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NEWS | ESPN Inks Exclusive Rights Deal With PFL, a Mixed-Martial Arts Rival to UFC

February 25, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first mixed-martial arts organization to present the sport in a playoffs and championship format, reached a multiyear deal making ESPN and ESPN+ the exclusive home of the PFL in the U.S.

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NEWS | ESPN is the New Home of the PFL

February 25, 2019

" The Professional Fighters League, the only MMA organization with a true-sports format, is teaming up with ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Sports, a huge win for the league and MMA fans across the country. The deal wa...

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Professional Fighters League inks two-year broadcast deal with ESPN

February 25, 2019

The Professional Fighters League has found a new home.The league-based MMA promotion has signed a two-year deal with ESPN to televise its upcoming 2019 and 2020 seasons, PFL CEO Peter Murray announced on Mond...

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NEWS | Contrary to Jon Fitch's claim on PFL millionaires, Sean O'Connell says he got paid 'without a hitch'

January 29, 2019

" Jon Fitch made waves over the weekend when he expressed doubt that PFL Season 1 winners would receive their guaranteed $1 million purses. “I don’t have any faith that those guys are going to get paid their full amo...

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