PFL Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to stage its biggest fight card to date, as the historic “Battle of the Giants” pay-per-view (PPV) event goes down TODAY (Sat., Oct. 19, 2024) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Headlining the event will be a Heavyweight title fight as Francis Ngannou battles Renan Ferreira for the “Super Fight” […]
The UFC and PFL go head-to-head on Saturday, with the PFL putting on arguably the most important event in company history with Battle of the Giants, headlined by the MMA return of Francis Ngannou as he battles fellow knockout artist Renan Ferreira. While the stakes are certainly higher in Saudi Arabia, the UFC is bringing […]
Alex Pereira, the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, may not give Magomed Ankalaev a shot at the title over his trash talk. Pereira knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr. in his last fight at UFC 307 to defend his title. It was the third successful defense of the belt after having stopped Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 […]
Dana White has no problems with Dustin Poirier continuing to fight in the UFC. Poirier will be 36 years old next January, having had 40 MMA fights. He is coming off a loss against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, where he was submitted in the final round. He missed out on another opportunity to win […]
Alexander Volkanovski is desperate to fight at UFC 312 in Australia next year. The UFC will return to Sydney on February 8 from the Qudos Bank Arena, as Volkanovski wanted to reclaim his featherweight belt in front of his home fans. Volkanovski was knocked out by Ilia Topuria in his last fight at UFC 298 […]
PFL MMA The PFL will host back-to-back events in Saudi Arabia. During Thursday’s PFL: Battle of the Giants press conference, PFL CEO Peter Murray announced that their annual World Championship card will take place in Riyadh on Nov. 29. Six fighters will walk away with season championships, along with the grand prize of $1 million. […]
Francis Ngannou is confident that he will fight Jon Jones in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou and Jones were linked with a fight during their time in the UFC together. However, Ngannou left the UFC after contract talks broke down. Dana White said he would never work with Ngannou again. The CEO of the UFC also shut […]
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! After a quiet few years, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) star Mike Perry has once again found himself in some legal hot water. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight slugger […]
Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images PFL’s big weekend is finally here! This Saturday, PFL Superfights: Battle of the Giants takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlined by a lineal heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Renan Ferreira. The card also features a number of other marque matchups, including […]
Ilia Topuria has ruled out fighting Conor McGregor, but he would be open to sparring him instead. Topuria makes the first defense of his UFC Featherweight Title against Max Holloway at UFC 308. He knocked out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 to win the featherweight title. That extended his undefeated record to 7-0 while ending […]