November 29, 2024
Joining the PFL in 2019, Brendan Loughnane accomplished world championship aspirations when he won the PFL Featherweight World Championship in 2022. He sought to repeat as champion last year but was knocked out in sudden, upset fashion by eventual...
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The daughter of accomplished kickboxing, karate, and Muay Thai star Lisa Howarth, Dakota Ditcheva was a junior amateur Muay Thai champion before making her professional MMA debut in 2019. Ditcheva, who enters this fight 13-0, ran through the compe...
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Impa Kasanganay became one of MMA’s best stories of 2023 when he went from sleeping in his car, to winning a PFL contract in the 2023 PFL Challenger Series, to soaring through the competition and becoming PFL Light Heavyweight World Champion. Afte...
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A former regional welterweight champion, Magomed Umalatov has reached the playoffs in two consecutive seasons, but visa issues and injury have prevented him from competing in each. Now, Umalatov looks to finally show what has kept him as one of th...
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A prominent wrestler and ground specialist, Brent Primus captured the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2017 with a victory over Michael Chandler. After going 10-3 (1 NC) in the promotion, Primus joined the PFL following its acquisition of Bell...
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For Denis Goltsov, he's always been the bridesmaid but never the bride when it comes to the PFL Season, consistently falling short of the Finals until last year – where he lost in the Finals to Renan Ferreira. Now, for the second year in a row, he...
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Abdullah Al-Qahtani made his pro debut in 2018 before becoming the first PFL fighter to represent Saudi Arabia when he competed during the 2023 season. A wrestling and Muay Thai specialist, including multiple amateur Muay Thai titles to his credit...
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A former IBJJF National Jiu-Jitsu Champion, the grappling of Mohammad Alaqraa has been his key to success in his MMA career thus far. Alaqraa is unbeaten at 7-0 with three finishes. The American Kickboxing Academy product reaches tonight’s final w...
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A 2023 IFMA Muay Thai and World Combat Games gold medalist, Hattan Alsaif furthered her history when she became the first Saudi woman to sign with the PFL. She had a major highlight in her amateur debut in May, scoring a head-kick knockout of Nada...
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A grappler and jiu-jitsu practitioner at his base, Ali Taleb went 5-3 as an amateur before turning pro in 2019. Taleb racked up victories, as well as a regional championship, before joining PFL in 2022 with a showcase win over Darius Mafi. Taleb c...
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Mohsen Mohammadseifi dropped the first two professional bouts of his career but has rebounded to win six consecutive fights. Mohammadseifi has scored finishes in four of those six finishes. He reached tonight’s championship bout with a first-round...
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Mansour Barnaoui is a grappling specialist who is a dangerous fighter, scoring finishes in 20 of his 21 victories in MMA thus far, including 12 via rear-naked choke. Barnaoui, who holds a 2-2 record in Bellator, has racked up regional championship...
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A former Olympic wrestler for Tunisia, Slim Trabelsi began his MMA career in March 2019, quickly racking up wins and a regional heavyweight title. Trabelsi, a wrestling specialist, has continued to work on his striking, picking up four wins via fi...
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A familiar and popular face amongst PFL fans, Gabriel Braga steps up on short notice to fill in for former PFL Featherweight Champion Jesus Pinedo. Braga won his first 12 professional fights, including a win during the 2023 PFL Challenger Series a...
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Prior to his professional MMA career, Asael Adjoudj was highly successful in various martial arts disciplines. He is a second-degree black belt in Shotokan karate, a three-time kickboxing world champion, and he holds a combined 28-3 record within...
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Costello van Steenis started his career with six wins in seven fights, capturing a regional middleweight title in 2017. That same year, he signed with Bellator, where he’s amassed a 7-2 record since – including a win over recent title challenger F...
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Francis Ngannou, considered the lineal heavyweight champion in MMA, has a powerful story that saw him flee Cameroon to pursue a career in boxing. Fernand Lopez, however, convinced him to give MMA a try. That decision proved to be worthwhile, as he...
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Cris Cyborg is considered one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, and it shows in her accomplishments. Cyborg is the only fighter to win women’s featherweight gold in four major MMA promotions, and she holds victories over the likes...
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Ever since signing with Bellator in 2019, Johnny Eblen has risen up to become arguably the best Middleweight fighter in the sport today. Eblen, a qualifier for the NCAA tournament in wrestling in 2015, is known for using his abilities to bring pre...
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A wrestling specialist, Husein Kadimagomaev went 12-0 as an amateur fighter, which included winning a Shooto European amateur tournament championship. Turning pro in 2018, Kadimagomaev has impressed on the regional scene, winning 11 of 12 fights t...
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