Professional Fighters League

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Professional Fighters League

%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+December+5%23Template%3ASeason+sidebar%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}} 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. They have since transitioned from the league format back into a year-round basis. The PFL currently puts on fights across eight weight-divisions: women's flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, women's Featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. 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. As of 2026, the PFL no longer features a league format. Now, there are multiple championship belts that are contested in several different weight classes.

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• Professional Fighters League - Wikipedia

  | 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 | 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. They have since transitioned from the league format back into a year-round basis. [...] In 2017, MMAX Investment Partners, a group of McLean, Virginia investors, which included financier Russ Ramsey, Mark Leschly, businessman Ted Leonsis, Washington Nationals' owner Mark Lerner and future Virginia governor "Governor (United States)") Glenn Youngkin, acquired the assets of the WSOF. It was announced that the WSOF would be restructured as the Professional Fighters League (PFL), with owner Davis as founder and with the inaugural season taking place in 2018. After the restructuring, WSOF CEO Carlos Silva and WSOF president and co-founder Ray Sefo joined PFL, with Silva as president of PFL and Sefo as president of fight operations. Sefo was previously an MMA fighter and a six-time Muay Thai world champion. In January 2018, former National Football League executive Peter Murray [...] The PFL currently puts on fights across eight weight-divisions: women's flyweight, bantamweight "Bantamweight (MMA)"), featherweight "Featherweight (MMA)"), women's Featherweight, lightweight "Lightweight (MMA)"), welterweight "Welterweight (MMA)"), light heavyweight "Light heavyweight (MMA)") and heavyweight "Heavyweight (MMA)"). 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 "Elbow (strike)"), but in November 2024, it was announced that they would finally be allowed, starting with the 2024 Championship season.

• Professional Fighters League Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more

  +FORUM UFC DISCUSSIONWORLDWIDE MMA DISCUSSIONOFF TOPIC DISCUSSIONPHOTOSHOPS +MORE PICTURESHOW TO WATCHCONTACT FIGHT ODDS MORE FROM OUR CHANNELS Wrestlezone FB TW IG YT VK TH Professional Fighters League Professional Fighters League has 5 upcoming event(s), with the next one to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. To date, Professional Fighters League has held 134 events and presided over approximately 1,295 matches. Upcoming Events Recent Events [...] | | | | --- | Date | Fight Title | Location | | Aug 22 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira | country Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida, United States | | Aug 07 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta | country Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | | Jul 31 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL New York: Nurmagomedov vs. Colgan | country UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States | | Jul 25 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Washington D.C.: Jean vs. Rodriguez | country CareFirst Arena, Washington, D.C., United States | | Jul 18 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2 | country Moody Center, Austin, Texas, United States | [...] Upcoming Events Recent Events | | | | --- | Date | Fight Title | Location | | | Professional Fighters League - PFL MENA 11: 2026 Semifinals | country Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | | Oct 10 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Africa 3: 2026 Playoffs | country Mohammed V Sports Complex, Casablanca, Morocco | | Oct 16 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Chicago 2: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 | country Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States | | Nov 14 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Returns to Dubai: Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy | country Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | | Dec 12 2026 | Professional Fighters League - PFL Lyon 2026: Lapilus vs. McKee | country LDLC Arena, Lyon, France |

• The Official Site of Professional Fighters League | Professional Fighters League

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• Events

  #### PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE #### PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE PFL AFRICA PFL MENA Champions Series Logo PFL Europe Logo PFL Mena Logo ### PFL Chicago d : h : m : s EVENT INFO Events Banner WHERE TO WATCH Get Your Tickets govx offer $event->name ###### Fri, Oct 2 ### PFL MENA 11 Riyadh, KSA MATCHUPS Get Your Tickets $event->name ###### Sat, Oct 10 ### PFL Africa Morocco MATCHUPS $event->name ###### Fri, Oct 16 ###### 7pm ET Early Card | 11pm ET Main Card ### PFL Chicago 2 Wintrust Arena MATCHUPS BUY TICKETS $event->name ###### Sat, Nov 14 ### PFL Returns to Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates MATCHUPS Buy Tickets $event->name ###### Sat, Dec 19 ###### 11am ET Early Card | 2pm ET Main Card ### PFL Lyon 2026 Lyon, France MATCHUPS BUY TICKETS [...] ### PFL Mena 5 JEDDAH, KSA VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Thu, May 1 ### FIRST ROUND MAY 1 Universal Studios, Orlando, FL VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Apr 18 ### FIRST ROUND APR 18 Universal Studios, Orlando, FL VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Apr 11 ### FIRST ROUND APR 11 Universal Studios, Orlando, FL VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Thu, Apr 3 ### FIRST ROUND APR 3 Universal Studios, Orlando, FL VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Sat, Jan 25 ### Champions Series Coca-Cola Arena | Dubai, UAE VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Sat, Dec 14 ### PFL EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP LDLC Arena, Lyon, France VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Nov 29 ### PFL 10 King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Nov 29 [...] 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Nov 24 ### PFL 10 THE ANTHEM, Washington D.C. VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Sat, Sep 30 ### PFL Europe Playoffs Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Wed, Aug 23 ### PFL 9 The Theater at MSG, New York, NY VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Aug 18 ### PFL 8 The Theater at MSG, New York, NY VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Aug 4 ### PFL 7 Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, TX VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Sat, Jul 8 ### PFL Europe Berlin Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Jun 23 ### PFL 6 Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, GA VIEW RESULTS $event->name ###### Fri, Jun 16 ### PFL 5

• PFL MENA | Professional Fighters League MENA - Official Website

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• Country

  United States

• Founder

  Donn Davis

• Instance Of

  Q623109

• Headquarters

  Las Vegas Valley

• Inception Date

  1/1/2012