Professional Fighters League

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Poster

Established
2017 (8 years old)

First Recorded Event
2017-06-30

Current Season
2025

Sport
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Fighting

Location
United States

Gender
Mixed

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Upcoming
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Results
09 Aug	PFL Africa 2 Ocheme vs Camara
01 Aug	PFL 8
19 Jul	PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2
05 Jul	PFL Europe 2 Habirora vs Roberts
04 Jul	PFL MENA 2 El Dafrawy vs Miceli
28 Jun	PFL World Tournament 7 SemiFinals
20 Jun	PFL World Tournament 6 SemiFinals
12 Jun	PFL World Tournament 5 SemiFinals
10 May	PFL Europe 1 Hughes vs Miranda
09 May	PFL MENA 1 Mohammadseifi vs El Sisy

Description

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promotion in 2017 by MMAX Investment Partners. It is the first major MMA organization in which individual athletes compete in a regular season, post-season and championship, rather than on a year-round basis.

The PFL currently puts on fights across six weight-divisions: featherweight, women's lightweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. In addition to this, there is also a ‘Super Fight’ division, which is not defined by weight, but instead is based on the status and name value of individuals who compete in it. The PFL's matches are held inside a 10-sided mixed martial arts cage known as the SmartCage, and adhere to the unified rules of mixed martial arts. The PFL initially prohibited all elbow strikes, but in November 2024, it was announced that they would finally be allowed, starting with the 2024 Championship season.

The PFL's inaugural event took place on June 7, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. At the end, each champion of the six weight classes won a championship prize of $1 million each.

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