Former Bellator Bantamweight Patchy Mix has signed with the UFC and will face Mario Bautista on June 7th at UFC 316. Mix was released by the PFL on May 13th. He was signed by the UFC the next day. It is likely that Mix negotiated or requested his release from the PFL in order to […]
PFL
PFL announces July 26 event in Cape Town
The PFL announced that its next big event will be in Cape Town, South Africa on July 26th. The card will be headlined by 2024 PFL World Champion Dakota Ditcheva taking on Sumiko Inaba and Johnny Eblen defending his PFL Middleweight title against Costello van Steenis. The event will take place at GrandWest Arena in […]
Wilson suspended by USADA for use of other’s vape pen
PFL fighter Jay Jay Wilson was suspended by USADA for use of a vape pen from another individual who had taken metenolone and its metabolite. Wilson was suspended three months by USADA retroactive to April 1, 2024. But due to the investigation, Wilson had to sit out an extra six-and-a-half months. The investigation took 10 […]
Bellator no more, PFL announces end of brand
PFL head Donn Davis announced on Tuesday that all events going forward would be Professional Fighters League branded. This brings an end to the Bellator brand which was acquired by the PFL in November 2023. ALL fighters now integrated and connected in one powerful roster One Brand 👊@PFLMMA 👊One Roster Professional Fighters League #PFLMMA pic.twitter.com/JcylkqFQSA […]
Ditcheva leads PFL $1M champions
The PFL Championships took place on Friday in Saudi Arabia and women’s flyweight Dakota Ditcheva showed her dominance in the women’s flyweight division as her star continues to ascend. Ditcheva took out former UFC women’s flyweight contender Talia Santos with a body shot in the second round of their championship fight. Ditcheva celebrated by putting […]