August 23, 2023
Abigail Montes made her mark in the PFL in October 2021, when she scored an upset over former Olympic gold medalist and current undisputed women’s light middleweight boxing champion Claressa Shields. Montes went on to compete in the 2022 women’s l...
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A self-described aggressive fighter, the 6-1 Abdullah Al-Qahtani is the PFL’s first-ever fighter from Saudi Arabia. Al-Qahtani, whose journey in martial arts began with wrestling and Muay Thai, made his PFL debut in a Showcase bout exactly two mon...
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After a 4-1 record on the amateur scene, New York native John Caldone comes into his PFL debut with an identical record since turning pro in 2021. The 26-year-old Caldone, whose two finishes so far include a win each via knockout and submission, m...
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Renan Ferreira has proven to be one of the most dangerous heavyweights that the PFL has, with eight of his 10 wins coming by KO, including the second- and third-fastest finishes in PFL heavyweight history. Ferreira made the semifinals last year bu...
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After her incredible 2022 season that saw her capture the Women’s Lightweight World Title and end the undefeated run of Kayla Harrison, Larissa Pacheco has made her case of being the one to run the new PFL Women’s Featherweight Division. With a Wo...
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It has been a constant case of “so close, yet so far” for Denis Goltsov in his PFL career. This will mark Goltsov’s third time competing in the PFL Playoffs, but he fell in the semifinals during his appearances in 2019 and 2021. Goltsov was also s...
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A seven-time Sambo World Champion, Marina Mokhnatkina has won six of her last seven fights, with her sole loss in that span coming against two-time PFL World Champion Kayla Harrison. In last year’s PFL Women’s Lightweight Division, Mokhnatkina mis...
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Ireland’s Nathan Kelly, who trains out of SBG Ireland, has been on quite the run. After dropping his first two professional fights, Kelly has won seven straight, with six finishes – three KO/TKOs and three submissions, all coming in the first roun...
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Danilo Marques will be competing in his fourth PFL bout tonight after competing in the 2023 season. Marques competed in the 2023 Challenger Series, where he submitted Ras Hylton. He then finished sixth in the PFL heavyweight standings, making him...
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Through 11 fights in her career, Kaytlin Neil competed in a variety of notable MMA promotions before making her way to the PFL. Neil, who was a competitive cheerleader before trying her hand at MMA, participated in this year’s Challenger Series, s...
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Last year, Bubba Jenkins came close to winning the PFL Featherweight World Championship but was stopped by Brendan Loughnane in the final bout. This year, it’s safe to say Jenkins came back with a vengeance, focused on the prize at hand. Jenkins,...
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This is the second straight postseason appearance for Joshua Silveira, a 2022 alumnus of the PFL Challenger Series. He defeated Marthin Hamlet in last year’s regular season but lost to Omari Akhmedov in the 2022 Semifinals — the only loss of Silve...
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The undefeated Gabriel Braga has certainly impressed in his first season with the PFL. Braga made his PFL debut through the Challenger Series in March, scoring a unanimous decision over Ago Huskic. The Muay Thai specialist then earned the No. 2 se...
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Incredible first-round KO puts Impa Kasanganay in PFL title fight in debut season Marthin Hamlet knows what it’s like to reach the PFL postseason, but he’s fallen short of the championship. The former Norweigan wrestling champion last made...
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Elvin Espinoza has won all eight of his professional fights thus far since turning pro in 2018 after a successful run on the amateur circuit. A freestyle fighter, Espinoza enters this fight 3-0 in the PFL. Espinoza submitted Hopeton Stewart in a s...
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Known as “Silverback,” Thad Jean has had an impressive run since turning pro in 2021, earning five victories (with three finishes) in five noteworthy MMA promotions. A striking specialist, Jean competed in the PFL Challenger Series in January, sco...
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A natural athlete for all of her life, Desiree Yanez has competed in noteworthy promotions prior to her arrival in the PFL. Coming in with a 7-4 record with four stoppages, Yanez enters off back-to-back wins. In March, she scored a decision over M...
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San Antonio’s own Anthony Ivy is a veteran of the regional MMA scene that has racked up championship wins across various promotions, including Fury FC, XKO, and WXC. Ivy, who sports an 11-7 record with all 11 wins coming via a finish, had two UFC...
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This will be Chelsea Hackett’s first fight in MMA in three years. A former Muay Thai champion, Hackett transitioned to MMA full-time in 2019 and racked up a 3-1-1 record. After going unbeaten in her first four fights, Hac...
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Billy Elekana participated in backyard boxing and street fights in his younger days, but a life-changing incident made him find his way to MMA. Thus far as a pro, Elekana is 5-1 with three finishes. After a 2-1 run with the LFA, Elekana earned an...
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