The Legal Submission 102 goes over the Gegard Mousasi lawsuit against PFL/Bellator. You can find the background on the lawsuit here.
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Mousasi files lawsuit against Bellator/PFL
Former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a lawsuit against Bellator and the PFL for breach of contract. Mousasi’s lawsuit argues that he was “warehoused” (the term used for not being used by the promotion) and had to take his last fight injured. Mousasi lost the Bellator Middleweight Championship to Johnny Eblen in June […]
SBJ Report states PFL “on course” for 9 figures in 2024
A report from the Sports Business Journal this week indicates that the PFL is “on course” to make revenue in the nine-figure range in 2024. The story comes a week before the PFL’s big event with the MMA debut of Francis Ngannou. The article cites PFL founder & Chair Donn Davis stating that it will […]
PFL draws 276K viewers
The Professional Fighters League on Thursday night drew 276,000 viewers per Spoiler TV. It finished 28th overall in Original Cable programs for the night. The feature fight saw Linton Vassell defeat Valentin Moldavsky by split decision. Also, rising star Dakota Ditcheva def Chelsea Hackett by 1st round TKO. Ditcheva remains undefeated and clinched the top […]
Bellator to stream events on Max
On Tuesday, Bellator announced that it would stream all of its live events on Max in 2024. Donn Davis made the announcement via social media. BIG NEWS MMA FANS!@BellatorMMA now on @StreamOnMax ALL U.S. MAX subscribers enjoy ALL Bellator Champions Series fight events in 2024 at no extra cost Bellator from @PFLMMA joins @NBA and […]
