Costello van Steenis won’t be defending his title against rival Johnny Eblen in Texas. The PFL announced Friday that van Steenis has been forced out of his rematch with Eblen (17-1), which was to headline PFL Austin on July 18. With the middleweight champion sidelined, Eblen instead faces replacement opponent Impa Kasanganay (20-6) for a […]

Liz Carmouche wants to know why she isn’t fighting for the PFL flyweight championship next and why Dakota Ditcheva isn’t standing across from her when she returns to the PFL cage in San Diego on June 27. Carmouche won the 2025 season of the PFL with wins over Ilara Joanne, Elora Dana and Jena Bishop, […]

It didn’t take long for Daniel Marcos to find a new MMA promotion to call home. Three days after MMA Fighting reported Marcos had parted ways with the UFC after completing his deal, the 33-year-old Peruvian bantamweight announced on social media he has signed a contract with the Professional Fighters League. PFL has yet to […]

PFL CEO John Martin joins a special town hall with the MMA Fighting community. Following Saturday’s PFL Brussels event — which saw Patrick Habirora destroy former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in just 20 seconds in the main event — joins MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck as he answers questions live from the viewers. Join the […]

PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is scheduled to return and defend his title against Archie Colgan in the main event when the PFL goes back to New York with a card at the UBS Arena on Long Island on July 31. In addition to Nurmagomedov’s title defense, PFL star Dakota Ditcheva makes her long-awaited return […]

PFL Brussels may not be flying under the radar anymore. This Saturday, the PFL holds an event at ING Arena in Brussels, headlined by a welterweight bout between Benson Henderson and Patrick Habirora, but it was an undercard fight that stole the show during the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday. Khamzat Abaev and Luca Poclit are […]

Benson Henderson may have retired from MMA in 2023 but he never stopped competing. Whether that was boxing in Misfits, throwing down in Karate Combat or even taking a freestyle wrestling match in RAF, the now 42-year-old veteran was as active as any fighter but he just wasn’t doing MMA any longer. But when the […]

Logan Storley was arrested Monday in Key West, Fla., and is being charged with one count of sexual battery following an alleged incident at a strip club. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin confirmed the news, following an initial report by the Miami Herald. According to the Miami Herald, Storley is accused of sexually battering a woman […]

Since rising to global superstardom in the 2010s, Ronda Rousey has been a role model for young women around the world, and PFL star Dakota Ditcheva thinks “Rowdy” needs to remember that. In the lead-up to Rousey’s comeback fight against Gina Carano in the main event of the first-ever MVP MMA card on Netflix, Rousey […]

As the Worldwide Leader in Sports, ESPN has the power to supercharge any sports league it decides to put on its airwaves. Unfortunately for mixed martial arts promotion PFL (Professional Fighters League), ESPN has made it an afterthought. PFL CEO John Martin recently appeared on veteran MMA journalist Ariel Helwani’s podcast and ripped the network…

The PFL is about to crown a new welterweight champion. On Wednesday, the PFL announced that top contenders Thad Jean and Shamil Musaev will square off for the vacant welterweight championship in the main event of PFL D.C., which takes place at the CareFirst Arena on July 25. Jean is one of the brightest young […]

Sean Strickland, why must you keep doing this. Listen, I know rankings are silly. Especially pound-for-pound rankings, which are for the most part theoretical and often of nebulous criteria depending on who you ask. But I like them. They’re fun to debate. They’re still real to me! But you know what’s not fun? Strickland knocking […]

PFL San Diego will feature Ariane Lipski da Silva’s second appearance in the cage, facing California’s own Jena Bishop at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego on June 27. PFL officials confirmed the preliminary card fight to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. PFL San Diego will be headlined by a featherweight showdown between AJ McKee Jr. […]

A pair of past lightweight title challengers have been booked for PFL San Diego as Alexandr Shabliy takes on Alfie Davis on June 27 at Pechanga Arena. PFL officials confirmed the fight to MMA Fighting on Thursday. Shabliy returns to action for the first time since he dropped a unanimous decision to reigning PFL lightweight […]

Carlos Prates answered a lot of questions at UFC Perth. Could he beat another former welterweight champion fresh off of losing their title? Check. Could he do it in dominant fashion? Check. Is it time for him to get his title shot? TBD. One thing is for certain, support for a Prates title shot has […]

MMA free agent Larissa Pacheco wants to join the UFC after becoming a two-division season winner in the PFL, but it appears that the promotion isn’t interested in signing her. Pacheco last fought MMA in October 2024, when her 10-fight winning streak was snapped in a five-round war with Cris Cyborg at featherweight. Pacheco parted […]

Costello van Steenis and Johnny Eblen are running it back with PFL gold on the line. Promotional officials announced on Wednesday that the rematch is set with van Steenis’ middleweight title on the line in the main event of PFL Austin. The event takes place July 18 at the Moody Center with the main card […]

Logan Storley got out to a huge lead early and never looked back. Fighting in front of a hometown crowd in South Dakota, Storley put on his usual workmanlike performance to win a one-sided decision over Florim Zendeli in the main event of PFL Sioux Falls on Saturday. As expected, Storley utilized his wrestling to […]

Taila Santos reminded everyone why she’s long been considered one of the best flyweights in the world. The one-time UFC title challenger made short work of her latest PFL opponent, needing a little over two minutes to land a devastating body kick on Yan Qihui and put her away with strikes at PFL Sioux Falls […]

MMA Fighting has PFL Sioux Falls results for the Storley vs. Zendeli fight card and more from Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday night. In the main event, former interim Bellator welterweight champion Logan Storley headlines in his home state when he takes on Albanian standout Florim Zendeli. Storley (18-4) is coming off […]

Renan Ferreira is known as “Problema”, a 260-pound “problem” for his opponents in MMA cages, and he’s not surprised that opponents don’t want to stand and trade punches with him after some vicious knockouts. The 2023 PFL season winner stopped opponents in all but one of his PFL wins but saw both Francis Ngannou and […]

PFL flyweight tournament winner Liz Carmouche has booked her first fight in 2026 as she serves as one-half of PFL San Diego co-main event set for June 27 at the Pechanga Arena. Carmouche faces fellow UFC veteran Viviane Araujo on the card after the Brazilian just scored her first win in the PFL with a […]

The PFL is headed to America’s Finest City. On Thursday, the PFL announced that the promotion will hold its first event in San Diego on June 27 at Pechanga Arena San Diego. The event will be headlined by a featherweight matchup between A.J. McKee and Salamat Isbulaev. Interestingly, despite the lack of a current featherweight […]

Top Brazilian prospect Elisandra Ferreira has officially joined the Professional Fighters League, MMA Fighting has learned, and she wants a quick rise to a strawweight title. “Lili” enters the promotion after capturing and defending the Invicta FC atomweight belt, and following it up with a strawweight title win in Karate Combat earlier this year. On […]

Jay-Jay Wilson is back with a vengeance. On Thursday, Wilson squared off against the undefeated Darragh Kelly in the main event of PFL Belfast at the SSE Arena in Northern Ireland. And after just 37 seconds, Kelly was undefeated no more, thanks to a savage left hook from “The Maori Kid.” Wilson and Kelly wasted […]

One of the nastier KOs of 2026 just went down in the PFL. On Thursday, PFL Belfast took place at the SSE Arena in Northern Ireland, headlined by a lightweight bout between Darragh Kelly and Jay Jay Wilson. But early on the prelims, English bantamweight Dean Garnett stole the show, finishing the undefeated Ciaran Clarke […]

MMA Fighting has PFL Belfast results for the Kelly vs. Wilson fight card and more from SSE Arena on Saturday in Belfast, Northern Ireland, In the main event, undefeated Irish lightweight Darragh Kelly (9-0) steps up to take on fellow Bellator veteran Jay-Jay Wilson (11-2). Kelly was called upon to headline the card after countryman […]

In the ever-shifting MMA landscape, ranking the world’s greatest fighters might seem like a fool’s errand, but that’s exactly what we’ve set out to do with the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. Here, our esteemed panel sorts out the movers and shakers from every division to provide you with the most definitive list of the best […]

Carlos Ulberg will not be denied. The owner of the longest active win streak at light heavyweight heading into UFC 327, Ulberg already deserved consideration for MMA Fighting’s Pound-for-Pound rankings, and on Saturday he made sure he’d have a P4P number next to his name as he scored an unreal comeback knockout of Jiri Prochazka. […]

Viviane Araujo will make her PFL debut Saturday night in Chicago, battling Shanna Young in a preliminary bout at the Wintrust Arena, and vows to make a great first impression. Young is also a former UFC fighter, victorious in only one of her four octagon appearances between 2020 and 2022, who now returns to PFL […]