PFL NEWS

October 20, 2018

" The Professional Fighters League is one step away from its night of making millionaires.That moment comes on New Year's Eve, when the rebranded World Series of Fighting will award $1 million to the season winners in six weigh...

October 20, 2018

" That one with the six zeroes and those two very important commas get all the headlines, double-takes and eye-openings.But it’s another fruit of the Professional Fighters League final round that really catches the attention of...

October 20, 2018

" Kayla Harrison will get in at least one more fight before she participates in the PFL women’s lightweight tournament in 2019.It seemed as though Harrison (2-0), the two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo, would be held out of...

October 19, 2018

" WITH $10 MILLION ON THE LINE THE 2018 PFL CHAMPIONSHIP WILL REPRESENT THE LARGEST SINGLE-NIGHT PAYOUT IN MMA HISTORYA HISTORIC NIGHT OF MMA ACTION FEATURING SIX WORLD TITLE FIGHTS PLUS TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALI...

October 19, 2018

" When the Professional Fighters League season started earlier this year, Ray Cooper III probably wasn’t the name most people expected to end up as the No. 1 ranked welterweight.That all changed when Cooper shocked the world wi...

October 19, 2018

" Vinny Magalhaes has cruised through his first season in the PFL with more ease than anyone else in the six tournament fields.Magalhaes (18-9) won his two regular-season fights by first-round finish to earn the No. 1 seed in t...

October 19, 2018

" Professional Fighters League’s Ray Cooper III is perhaps the frontrunner for 2018’s breakthrough fighter of the year. In his next contest, the 25-year-old prospect will face a familiar foe in Jake Shields on Oct. 20 at Entertainment and...

October 19, 2018

" Jake Shields has one thing in mind when he steps inside the PFL cage on Oct. 20: avenge his loss to Ray Cooper III.In the past, Shields has been successful once with a rematch, and that’s against his opponent’s own father, Ra...

October 17, 2018

" One of the top seeds in the PFL’s welterweight playoffs has pulled out of his fight with an injury.No. 2 seed Joao Zeferino (23-9) announced his injury on social media, and PFL officials confirmed it and announced his replace...

October 17, 2018

" On Tap visited popular sports bars around DC and Virginia including Buffalo Billiards, Bracket Room and Kirwan’s on the Wharf to promote the upcoming PFL 10 happening on Saturday, October 20th at the new St. Elizabeths Entertainment and...

October 17, 2018

" The Major League Baseball playoff bracket has been narrowed down to just four teams — the Dodgers, Brewers, Astros and Red Sox — and so, too, are the fields narrowing in the playoffs for the Professional Fighters League’s inaugural campa...

October 17, 2018

" PFL heavyweight Josh Copeland still can’t quite believe he’s in line to win $1 million in the PFL post-season tournament.“I’m still in shock,” Copeland (18-5-1) told MMAjunkie Radio. “I can’t believe things unfolded the way t...

October 15, 2018

" The PFL light heavyweight and lightweight tournament finals are set.Vinny Magalhaes will meet Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight and Rashid Magomedov will square off with Natan Schulte at lightweight on Dec. 31 in the $1 mil...

October 15, 2018

" Vinny Magalhaes continues to be a wrecking ball in the PFL cage.The 34-year-old jiu-jitsu black belt kept his streak of first-round stoppages alive with a nasty submission over Rakim Cleveland on Saturday night at PFL 9. Maga...

October 15, 2018

" Rashid Magomedov had to battle two tough opponents at PFL 9 to earn his shot at the Professional Fighters League 2018 lightweight finale at the end of the year. First up was Will Brooks, the former Bellator MMA 155lb champion. That fight...

October 13, 2018

" Ramsey Nijem vs Yuki Kawana  (Lightweight Alternate Bout) Ramsey Nijem defeats Yuki KawanaBoth Ramsey Nijem and Yuki Kawana are medically cleared to continue (if needed)....

October 13, 2018

" Will Brooks is in playoff action at PFL 9 on Saturday night, and in the quarterfinal round, he’ll be taking on Rashid Magomedov. The twist here is that the pair have shared a gym, even for part of Brook’s most recent training camp. So at...

October 13, 2018

" The next batch of quarterfinal and semifinal bouts in the PFL playoffs take place Saturday at PFL 9. This week’s card features the light heavyweight and lightweight divisions.Like last week’s PFL 8 event, the card opens with...

October 12, 2018

" Stream or download Wednesday’s episode of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Frankie Edgar, Johnny Case and Carlos Silva.UFC featherweight Edgar headlines UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver against Chan Sung Jung on Nov. 10. Case meets N...

October 12, 2018

" It’s pretty rare to see an analyst who’s also an active athlete, but that’s shown up a few times here and there with analysts who are injured (Greg Olsen), not playing on the particular day (Tim Howard), or even briefly coming out of ret...