September 7, 2024
Aysia Cortez, an American Top Team product, has shown great skill in developing as a full-rounded MMA fighter, combining a wrestling and jiu-jitsu base with Kenpo. Cortez makes her professional MMA debut tonight after going 3-0 as an amateur. Cort...
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Josh Hokit, brother of Bellator veteran Isaiah Hokit, was a successful dual-sport athlete at Fresno State in both football and wrestling, earning All-American status twice in the latter. After a brief stint in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers...
READ MORESeptember 7, 2024
Bryce Meredith had a solid wrestling career as a youth, winning state championships all four years of high school and earning All-American status three times at the University of Wyoming. Meredith, who also was an NCAA finalist twice and a Big 12...
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After an impressive time on the regional circuit, including a championship win, Magomed Umalatov made his way to the PFL in 2021 and won a pair of showcase fights. Umalatov followed that up with four combined wins during the 2022 and 2023 seasons,...
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Brendan Loughnane has made a name for himself in MMA’s featherweight scene and especially the PFL since his arrival to the promotion in 2019. After reaching the PFL Semifinals in 2021, Loughnane ended up capping a memorable 2022 by finishing Bubba...
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Shido Boris Esperança turned pro in 2018, winning six straight fights, and coming into tonight with an 8-1 record competing on the African and Middle Eastern regional scene. Esperança is a striking specialist who won regional welterweight gold in...
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Maxwell Djantou Nana’s claim to fame is his success in Sambo, having won multiple national championships in his native Africa, as well as the 2021 Combat Sambo World Championship, where he defeated PFL heavyweight finalist Denis Goltsov in the +98...
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Jesse Stirn fought in the PFL’s season format three years ago, losing to Sheymon Moraes during the 2021 regular season and falling to Anthony Dizy later that year. Stirn is a striking expert who has finishes in seven of his sixteen victories, and...
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Tyler Diamond, one of the more entertaining and popular fighters in the PFL’s Featherweight roster, wrestled at North Dakota State before transitioning to MMA full-time, gaining his grappling base. A Team Alpha Male product, Diamond won regional f...
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Ray Cooper III has left an indelible mark in the PFL, currently holding the PFL record for most finishes (10) and most knockouts (8) in his tenure that stretches back to the original PFL season in 2018. Cooper has made the PFL Welterweight Champio...
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Shamil Musaev has yet to taste defeat in MMA, as an amateur or pro, and it led him to this major moment as the No. 1 seed in this year’s PFL Welterweight Playoffs. Musaev put up plenty of highlights while competing for MMA promotions across Europe...
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Gabriel Braga grew up in Rio de Janeiro and started his martial arts journey in Muay Thai, moving on to MMA and impressing with consistent wins. Braga’s 2023 saw him compete in the PFL Challenger Series and go on to compete in the PFL Regular Seas...
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Impa Kasaganay survives wild war of a rematch to reach second straight PFL light heavyweight title fight Impa Kasaganay became one of MMA’s greatest underdog stories in 2023, going from sleeping in his car to winning $1 million. Kasaganay arrived...
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Michelle Montague had to overcome a pair of leg breaks between 2016 and 2019 before going on to win the 2019 and 2020 IMAAF-WMMAA Tournament championships on the amateur scene. Montague also is a former multi-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu in New Zealan...
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Jordan Oliver was a standout wrestler in Pennsylvania, finishing his high school career with a record of 175-5 and winning three state titles. His run of dominance continued into college at Oklahoma State, winning conference championships and earn...
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Thad Jean had a solid 5-2 record on the amateur circuit, including a win over 2022 PFL welterweight runner-up Dilano Taylor. Since turning pro in 2021, Jean has won all seven fights he’s had thus far, including a decision win over Eric Alequin in...
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Known as “The Prodigy,” Elvin Espinoza earned a PFL contract off the strength of a second-round submission of Damir Ferhatbegovic during the 2023 PFL Challenger Series. A freestyle specialist who has held gold on the amateur circuit, Espinoza is 5...
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Known for his ability to both talk a big game and show it in his fights, Danny Sabatello was a three-time qualifier for the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships before his professional MMA career. Winning a bantamweight title for a noteworthy r...
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The grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali, Biaggio Ali Walsh went 6-1 as an amateur, with wins in all five amateur bouts he had in the PFL. Ali Walsh, in fact, made his PFL debut in the legendary Madison Square Garden. Ali Walsh, who trains out o...
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Brent Primus was a longtime veteran of Bellator prior to joining PFL, going 10-3 (1 NC) in the promotion and at one point capturing the Bellator lightweight championship with a win over Michael Chandler. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt now look...
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