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Professional Fighters League

Index Professional Fighters League

The Professional Fighters League (PFL), formerly the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), is a mixed martial arts league. [1]

80 relations: Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Alex Nicholson (fighter), Andre Harrison, Bantamweight (MMA), Bas Rutten, Bojan Veličković, Brandon Halsey, Brian Foster (fighter), Bruno Santos, Caroline Pearce, China, Chris Wade (fighter), Daniel Gallemore, Daniel Spohn, Danillo Villefort, David Branch (fighter), Eddie Gordon (fighter), Efrain Escudero, Facebook, Featherweight (MMA), Flyweight (MMA), Francimar Barroso, Gasan Umalatov, Heavyweight (MMA), Herman Terrado, Jake Shields, Japan, Jared Rosholt, Jason Butcher, Jason High, Jazz Securo, John Howard (fighter), Jon Fitch, Justin Gaethje, Kelvin Tiller, Kenny Rice, Lance Palmer, Light heavyweight (MMA), Lightweight (MMA), List of current PFL fighters, Louis Taylor, Luiz Firmino, Madison Square Garden, Marcos Galvão, Marlon Moraes, Michael Schiavello, Middleweight (MMA), Mixed martial arts, Nazareno Malegarie, NBC Sports, ..., NBC Sports Group, NBCSN, Nevada Athletic Commission, Paul Bradley (fighter), Philipe Lins, Philippines, Ramsey Nijem, Randy Couture, Ray Cooper (fighter), Ray Sefo, Reston, Virginia, Rick Story, Ronny Markes, Russ Ramsey, Sadibou Hydara, Sean O'Connell (fighter), Shamil Gamzatov, Shawn Jordan, Steven Siler, Thiago Tavares, Timur Valiev, Todd Harris, United States, Vinny Magalhães, Washington, D.C., Welterweight (MMA), World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki, World Series of Fighting 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan, Yuri Villefort, Yves Edwards. Expand index (30 more) »

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov (Абубакар Магомедович Нурмагомедов; АбубакIар МухӀамадович НурмухӀамадов; born November 13, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who currently fights in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Alex Nicholson (fighter)

Alexander Nicholson(born May 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division.

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Andre Harrison

Andre Harrison (born May 16, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League where he is their current PFL Featherweight Champion.

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Bantamweight (MMA)

The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes.

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Bas Rutten

Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (born 24 February 1965) is a Dutch actor and retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and professional wrestler.

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Bojan Veličković

Bojan Veličković (Бојан Величковић; born December 18, 1988) is a Serbian mixed martial artist and sambist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Brandon Halsey

Brandon Halsey (born September 16, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Brian Foster (fighter)

Brian Foster (born April 3, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing for the Professional Fighters League.

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Bruno Santos

Bruno Santos (born July 17, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division of the World Series of Fighting now known as Professional Fighters League and is currently ranked as #1 contender for the belt.

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Caroline Pearce

Caroline Pearce (born 1 September 1981 in Cambridge, England) is an English athlete, sports host, model, published author, and is the presenter for BT Sport's UFC: Beyond The Octagon and reporter for Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chris Wade (fighter)

Chris Wade (born September 30, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Daniel Gallemore

Daniel Gallemore (born June 14, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Daniel Spohn

Daniel Brian Spohn (born October 12, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Danillo Villefort

Danillo Villefort (born in August 5th 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist.

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David Branch (fighter)

David Branch (born September 26, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Eddie Gordon (fighter)

Eddie Gordon (born July 22, 1983) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Efrain Escudero

Efraín Escudero (born January 15, 1986) is a Mexican mixed martial artist.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes.

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Flyweight (MMA)

The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine and by the Association of Boxing Commissions – groups together all competitors 125 lb (57 kg) and below.

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Francimar Barroso

Francimar Barroso (born February 28, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA) fighting in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Gasan Umalatov

Gasan Nasrulaevich Umalatov (Russian: Гасан Насрулаевич Умалатов; born November 3, 1982 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Dargin descent.

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Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between.

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Herman Terrado

Herman Terrado (born September 27, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in Professional Fighters League's Welterweight division.

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Jake Shields

Jake Sequoyah Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the welterweight division for the World Series of Fighting.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Jared Rosholt

Jared Rosholt (born August 4, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the World Series of Fighting.

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Jason Butcher

Jason Butcher (born October 23, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Jason High

Jason High (born October 12, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Jazz Securo

Jazz Securo is an award-winning, International Ring Announcer.

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John Howard (fighter)

John J. Howard (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division.

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Jon Fitch

Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of Bellator since 2018.

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Justin Gaethje

Justin Ray Gaethje (born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who fights in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Kelvin Tiller

Kelvin Tiller (born June 26, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division.

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Kenny Rice

Kenny Rice (born July 28, 1956) is an American Sportscaster known nationally for his horse racing reporting with NBC and MMA coverage for HDNet.

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Lance Palmer

Lance Palmer (born February 8, 1988) is a former amateur wrestler and current mixed martial arts fighter.

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Light heavyweight (MMA)

The Light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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List of current PFL fighters

The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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Louis Taylor

Louis Taylor (born May 12, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing for the World Series of Fighting in the Middleweight division.

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Luiz Firmino

Luiz Firmino de Carvalho Júnior (born March 18, 1982), commonly known as Luiz Buscapé, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who fights at Lightweight.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often called "MSG" or simply "The Garden", is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Marcos Galvão

Marcos Galvão (born June 23, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and is the former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion.

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Marlon Moraes

Marlon Luiz Moraes (born March 18, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Michael Schiavello

Michael Schiavello (born 1975) is an Australian sports commentator and journalist.

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Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts.

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Nazareno Malegarie

Nazareno Malegarie (born May 16, 1986) is an Argentine mixed martial artist, and a two-time BJJ World Champion currently competing in the Lightweight division.

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is the programming division of the American broadcast network NBC, owned by the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network, and its dedicated national sports cable channels.

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NBC Sports Group

NBC Sports Group is a division of NBCUniversal that is responsible for NBC Sports' media properties, encompassing the NBC television network's sports division as well as day-to-day operation of the company's sports-oriented cable networks and other properties such as NBC Sports Radio.

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NBCSN

NBCSN is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal.

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Nevada Athletic Commission

The Nevada Athletic Commission (popularly known as the Nevada State Athletic Commission or NSAC) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

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Paul Bradley (fighter)

Paul Bradley (born June 13, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division.

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Philipe Lins

Luiz Philipe Lins (born August 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who competes in the Light Heavyweight division.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Ramsey Nijem

Ramsey Nijem (born April 1, 1988) is a Palestinian American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Professional Fighters League.

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Randy Couture

Randall Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former United States Army Sergeant, retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler.

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Ray Cooper (fighter)

Ray Cooper is an American mixed martial artist.

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Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo (born February 15, 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent.

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Reston, Virginia

Reston is one of the leading "New Town" planned communities in the United States.

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Rick Story

Rick Thomas Story (born August 28, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he competed as a Welterweight.

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Ronny Markes

Ronny Marki Sales da Silva (born April 21, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Russ Ramsey

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Sadibou Hydara

Sadibou Hydara (1964–1995) was an important Gambian military and political leader who served in various international peacekeeping operations.

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Sean O'Connell (fighter)

Sean O'Connell (born September 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Shamil Gamzatov

Shamil Radzhabovich Gamzatov (Шамиль Раджабович Гамзатов; born August 9, 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Avar heritage, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the World Series of Fighting and Absolute Championship Berkut.

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Shawn Jordan

Shawn Jordan (born October 24, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the World Series of Fighting's Heavyweight division.

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Steven Siler

Steven Scott Siler (born February 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of Titan FC.

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Thiago Tavares

Thiago de Mello Tavares (born November 8, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and politician currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League.

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Timur Valiev

Timur Arsenovich Valiev (Валиев Тимур Арсенович, Валихъал Тимур Арсенович; born January 19, 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian of Lak heritage mixed martial artist, who currently fights in the bantamweight division for the World Series of Fighting.

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Todd Harris

Todd Harris is a sports announcer and reporter for NBC Sports, with current duties focused in Olympic and extreme sports.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vinny Magalhães

Vinicius de Magalhães (born July 2, 1984), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the World Series of Fighting's Light Heavyweight division.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

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World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki

World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs.

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World Series of Fighting 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan

World Series of Fighting 35: Ivanov vs.

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Yuri Villefort

Yuri Villefort (born March 23, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division.

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Yves Edwards

Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a retired Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, who is perhaps best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Fighters_League

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