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🗓️ Coming in 2025#PFLAfrica pic.twitter.com/oAWhQpCMwL — PFL (@PFLMMA) July 10, 2024 The foundation has been laid for the Professional Fighters League to plant its flag in Africa. The organization announced Wednesday that PFL Africa will debut in the second quarter of 2025. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, a Cameroonian, will serve as the league’s president. PFL Africa will follow a similar format to its regional sister leagues PFL Europe and PFL MENA, featuring fighters from across Africa in a regular season and postseason.”I am incredibly honored to serve as President of PFL Africa, a league that forms the foundation…
Andre Petroski has been criticizing multi-decorated wrestler Bo Nickal since before Nickal made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut and continues to do so today. Petroski had been calling for the three-time NCAA national champion to fight in grappling or MMA even before his unanimous decision win over Wellington Turman in November 2022. Petroski doubled down on those calls after Turman’s decision win over Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 in August 2023.However, Petroski has since suffered consecutive stoppage losses to Michel Pereira and Jacob Markun. He will look to continue his winning streak on Saturday when he takes on Josh Fremd…
Drew Dober (27-13) is looking to make the most of an unusual withdrawal from his next opponent, Jean Silva (13-2). Silva will move up a weight class to replace Mike Davis at short notice to face Dober at lightweight in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 59. It will mark a quick two-week return for Silva, who knocked out Charles Jourdan at UFC 303 on June 29 but missed the weigh-in for that bout.In addition to his near-perfect finishing rate, Silva is also known for his unusually long exits, lasting nearly five minutes. Dober was the second to…
Rose Namajunas believes a title shot in her new chosen weight class is not far away. Namajunas moved up to flyweight after her second strawweight title attempt ended with a split decision loss to Carla Esparza at UFC 274. Namajunas lost a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot in her flyweight debut at UFC Paris in September 2023. However, Namajunas then re-emerged in the flyweight division with a unanimous decision win over Amanda Rivas in March of this year.Namajunas said winning a second title certainly motivated her to move up to flyweight, but it wasn’t her only reason.”When I started my…
Flyweight prospect Stewart Nicol (7-0) is scheduled to make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in August. The unbeaten Australian boxer will make his promotional debut against Jesus Santos Aguilar (10-2), in front of a home crowd at UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Aug. 17. The bout was first reported by MMAjunkie.com.Nicol’s UFC deal was originally announced on “From the Stands” and confirmed by Beatdown Promotions, where he has fought for the majority of his career.”It was exciting to see a guy who’s worked so hard for years to achieve his dream. He made it to the…
Bobby Green is looking to bounce back quickly ahead of his upcoming UFC 304 bout. Green will face Liverpool prospect Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304, which takes place at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, on July 27. Green will then travel across the globe to compete in UFC 305, which takes place at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on August 17.Green is already back at UFC 305 as the cornerback for teammate Alex Reyes, who is looking to score his first UFC victory against Tom Nolan after suffering consecutive first-round knockout losses. Green is looking to make…
Brendan Allen claims he has accepted the booking to face Nassouddin Imavov at UFC Paris, but is not willing to settle for anything other than a main event slot. Allen revealed on Monday that he recently accepted the offer to face Imavov at UFC Paris on Sept. 28. After main-eventing three of his last four bouts and winning all of them, Allen has earned a spot in the main event to face Imavov again at “All In.”However, the announcement of a five-round bout between lightweight fan favorites Benoit St. Denis and Renato Carneiro has thrown Allen’s main event status into…
Alex Pereira recently silenced the calls of Artyom Vakhitov, who last defeated him in kickboxing. In their first bout at Glory 77 in January 202, Pereira defeated Vahitov by split decision to win the light heavyweight title. Vahitov got his revenge in a rematch later that year, defeating Pereira by majority decision at Glory 78 to reclaim the title.Pereira ended his kickboxing career the day before the bout by joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where “Poitan” became a two-division champion and won four title bouts in less than three years with the organization. Meanwhile, Vahithov competed in one Muay Thai…
Someday you’ll be happy tooof #PFLPlayoffs Here’s to the road to 2024 #PFLWorldChampionship Heating up 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sHnjlcrGCh — PFL (@PFLMMA) July 9, 2024 The Professional Fighters League postseason matchups have been officially decided.The bracket was decided at the regular-season finale last month, but there was one big change to the playoff bracket. The PFL announced Tuesday that Linton Vassell will replace the injured Valentin Moldovavskiy. Oleg Popov competes in the heavyweight semifinals at Nashville Civic Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on August 2.The PFL 7 postseason event will be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Denis Goltzov and Tim Johnson. The…
Darren Till has just been involved in a social knockout brawl after his opponent was unable to continue the match… #Mixed Martial Arts #boxing pic.twitter.com/cyVxq71p7h — Mase (@cutman_mase) July 6, 2024 Darren Till’s boxing debut brought him his first fighting payday since leaving the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but it wasn’t a particularly lucrative one. Till left UFC at his own request in February 2023 to pursue other interests, vowing to return to the promotion in a few years’ time. “The Gorilla” was scheduled to make his boxing debut against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the undercard of Jake Paul vs.…