PFL RESULTS

Valentin Moldavsky flurries his way to a fast first-round finish, six points

April 5, 2024

The protege of the legendary Mirko Cro Cop, Ante Delija fell just short of becoming a PFL Champion in 2021. But he took that disappointment and used it as motivation fuel, getting his way through the 2022 season with a finish of Matheus Scheffel a...

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Denis Goltsov starts path back toward the PFL Heavyweight Championship Finals with third-round finish in San Antonio

April 4, 2024

A veteran of 40 fights in MMA, Denis Goltsov hopes that the 2024 PFL season will be the one where he’ll finally be able to capture gold. Goltsov, a combat sambo specialist and world champion, earned the No. 1 seed at heavyweight during the 2022 PF...

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Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche puts on smothering, dominating grappling display in PFL debut

April 4, 2024

Liz Carmouche is one of the pioneers of women’s MMA, competing on some of the biggest stages in this sport and challenging for multiple championships at bantamweight and flyweight. Carmouche, a USMC veteran, signed with Bellator in 2020 and ended...

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Dakota Ditcheva uses Muay Thai experience, kicks and knees to earn first-round finish in first fight since PFL Europe title win

April 4, 2024

Perhaps one of the most highly anticipated new combatants to the global PFL scene is Dakota Ditcheva, the undefeated 2023 PFL Europe women’s flyweight champion. Ditcheva was a three-time Junior Amateur World Champion in Muay Thai before transition...

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Daniel James pulls off comeback KO with one second left in first round

April 4, 2024

Marcelo Golm won eight of his first 11 fights, including seven first-round KO/TKOs, before signing with Bellator in 2021. He scored another first-round finish in his Bellator debut, defeating Billy Swanson at Bellator 265. He followed that up with...

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Sergei Bilostenniy comes out on top in closely-contested, power-filled heavyweight thriller

April 4, 2024

Blagoy Ivanov started to make his name in 2008, one year after his professional MMA debut, when he won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championship that included a semi-final victory over the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. Ivanov, in spite of a near-two...

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Taila Santos survives power shots, pulls off sudden submission to score six points

April 4, 2024

Starting her professional MMA career in 2013, Taila Santos won 15 fights in a row, including first-round victories in 10 straight performances. Santos, who won regional flyweight gold in Brazil, has competed against noteworthy talent such as Valen...

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Oleg Popov survives early trouble to score second-round submission to kick off 2024 heavyweight season

April 4, 2024

One of the two tallest competitors in the PFL’s heavyweight division this season, Steve Mowry made his professional MMA debut in 2016 and won four straight – with four finishes – before signing with Bellator. The Kill Cliff FC product, who trains...

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Kana Watanabe dominates in decision win thanks to her signature judo

April 4, 2024

Perhaps one of Japan’s best female talents today, Kana Watanabe has judo in her blood, training in the discipline since 6 years old and going on to earn a fourth-degree black belt and compete on the National Judo Team. Watanabe, whose father and b...

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Jena Bishop starts off inaugural women’s flyweight season in quick-six style

April 4, 2024

Chelsea Hackett made her name in the world of Muay Thai, holding a 16-4-3 record and capturing world championships in that discipline, before transitioning to MMA full time in 2019. The 24-year-old has won four of her last five fights, though she...

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San Antonio native Dimitre Ivy scores biggest win of his MMA career in his hometown

April 4, 2024

The son of retired MMA fighter Chris Brennan, Lucas Brennan fought exclusively in Bellator prior to tonight, going a perfect 9-0 since his professional MMA debut in 2019. Eight of those wins have come via finish, with six coming via submission and...

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Bryce Meredith unfazed by submission gauntlet, striking leads his way to victory

April 4, 2024

After winning four state wrestling championships in high school, Bryce Meredith went on to NCAA Division-I wrestling, with one year at North Carolina State and three at the University of Wyoming. He finished his collegiate career with a 108-21 rec...

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Third time’s the charm: Corey Anderson finally becomes a world champion

March 22, 2024

Corey Anderson can be considered one of the greatest light heavyweight fighters in the world today, but he has never been able to grab the brass ring that is a Light Heavyweight Championship. Anderson, however, does hold victories over five former...

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The G.O.A.T., the king, the champ – Patricio Pitbull retains Bellator featherweight title with barrage of strikes in third round

March 22, 2024

Considered the greatest Bellator fighter ever, Patricio Pitbull holds the Bellator records for most fights, wins and finishes – becoming the only four-time world champion in Bellator and one of just two fighters in Bellator history to be a champ-c...

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Fabian Edwards earns second Bellator middleweight title shot against Johnny Eblen with decision win in contenders’ bout

March 22, 2024

At Bellator 299, Fabian Edwards challenged for the Bellator middleweight championship for the first time. Unfortunately, he was overwhelmed into a third-round TKO defeat against Johnny Eblen. Edwards, the younger brother of Leon Edwards, now looks...

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Leandro Higo comes out on top in competitive, bitter grudge match years in the making

March 22, 2024

If there is one fighter that the Belfast crowd will go absolutely wild for, it’s “The Strabanimal” James Gallagher. Gallagher started training karate at 6 years old before beginning his amateur fighting experience at age 13. Currently training in...

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Manoel Sousa needs just one punch to turn fight around, score violent KO late in first round

March 22, 2024

Originally starting his combat sports journey through karate at the age of 8, going on to become a 14-time world champion in that discipline, Tim Wilde made his professional MMA debut in March 2013. Wilde, who trains at Team Renegade alongside the...

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Ciaran Clarke puts on dominating, pressuring performance en route to scoring submission win

March 22, 2024

An SBG Ireland product who has competed exclusively for Bellator since making his pro debut, Ciaran Clarke enters tonight with the third-longest active win streak in Bellator with eight straight victories. Clarke began his combat sports journey th...

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Alfie Davis shows strength and all-around game, impresses with win in back-and-forth battle

March 22, 2024

A former kickboxing world champion, Alfie Davis has showcased himself to be an excellent and technical striker in the 20-plus fights he’s had in MMA. Entering tonight, Davis sports a 16-4-1 record, which includes a 7-1-1 record in the Bellator cag...

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Luke Trainer uses takedown defense, bloodying elbow strike in third round to score unanimous decision

March 22, 2024

Towering at 6’6”, Bellator veteran Luke Trainer has won seven of the eight bouts he’s had since making his professional MMA debut five years ago – with all seven victories coming via a finish. Trainer enters this fight with wins in his last two fi...

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