The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced 24 total events through 2026 with 16 global events across the year which will be available on ESPN in the U.S. In addition, there will be eight regional events evenly split across Africa and MENA.  The first four events in 2026 are: PFL: Road to Dubai: February, UAE PFL Madrid: March, Spain PFL Pittsburgh: March, U.S.  PFL Chicago: April, U.S. PFL will be returning to Dubai for its third event this February 2026, a ci

PFL Lyon will be available to fans in the U.S. exclusively on the ESPN App for fans with access to the ESPN Unlimited plan The full card is now finalised, headlined by two spectacular title fights, features two PFL Europe Tournament finals, and a host of rising superstars in the continent The action will take place from 11am EST on December 13 at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced that PFL Lyon  on December 13 at the LDLC Are

The streets of Krasnograd in eastern Ukraine didn't offer much to its children. What it did offer was free time spent outside with friends, lessons learned through experience rather than textbooks, and the understanding that if you wanted something in life, you'd have to build it yourself. For a young Roman Kryklia, those humble streets became the foundation for something extraordinary.  On Friday, November 7, at ONE Fight Night 37, the towering 34-year-old Ukrainian stands o

Some people spend their entire lives searching for purpose. Gilbert Nakatani found his in the most unlikely place – a martial arts gym in California, discovered during a period when his life could have spiralled in a very different direction.  At ONE Fight Night 37 on Friday, November 7, the American flyweight will face Indonesian MMA star Eko Roni Saputra in Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium, carrying with him a story of loss, redemption, and the unbreakable human spirit that refus

The Smashing Machine  officially lands in theaters today, bringing the legendary story of Mark Kerr to the big screen. The 2025 American...

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On November 12, 1993, two men stepped into an oddly shaped cage to determine who possessed superior fighting skills. Twenty-six seconds later, the face of the martial arts and the entire sporting landscape had changed forever - although no one knew it at the time. One of those men was a massive sumo wrestler from Hawaii, who fought under the name of Teila Tuli. The other was a lanky Dutch striker named Gerard Gordeau. Their looks weren’t the only thing that was different; the

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NEVER STOP EVOLVING Ricardo Liborio had spent most of the year preparing for a single match against grappling legend Mario Sperry at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship. Then, three weeks out, he fractured his wrist. Nearly 20 years earlier, when Liborio was considered one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors on the planet, his career had come to a similarly sudden halt. It happened when a broken jaw and the 11 surgeries required to repair

ABDOUL ABDOURAGUIMOV TO FACE KEVIN JOUSSET IN PFL EUROPE NANTES MAIN EVENT AT THE ZENITH NANTES METROPOLE ON 26 SEPT Abdoul “Lazy King”...

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PFL EUROPE BRUSSELS FULL CARD RELEASED FOR 5 JULY AT THE ING ARENA Patrick “The Belgian Bomber” Habirora will make his first ever...

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Lightweights Gadzhi Rabadanov and Alfie Davis Advance to World Tournament Finals Bantamweights Marcirley Alves and Justin Wetzell Advance...

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Exclusive Early Bird Ticket Pre-Sale Lottery Opens Today ONE Championship, the world’s largest martial arts organization, announced that...

2024 PFL MENA Welterweight Champion Omar El Dafrawy faces 2024 PFL Europe Welterweight Finalist Daniele Miceli in the Main Event   The...