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SHERDOG ARTICLES JULY 2024
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Denis Goltsov’s Unfinished Business “The Russian Bogatyr” will take on Tim Johnson in the Professional Fighters League heavyweight semifinals, as they headline PFL 7 on Friday...
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Alexei Pergande Aims to Remain Undefeated in Front of Home Crowd The 23-year-old featherweight will lock horns with Daniel Boehle under the Professional Fighters League banner on Friday in Tennessee.
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It Takes a Village for Mayssa Bastos The multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion will challenge Danielle Kelly for the ONE Championship women’s atomweight submission grappling title in the...
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Opinion: Flyweight Winner Will Have Chance to Become Women’s Face of PFL More than just a championship belt and seven-figure payday could be at stake for the Professional Fighters League semifinalists, writes Mike...
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By The Numbers: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Jena Bishop The Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight semifinalists will toe the line against one another in the PFL 7 co-headliner on Friday in...
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Preview: UFC on ABC 7 Prelims Ranked light heavyweights anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard, as Azamat Murzakanov meets Alonzo Menifield on Saturday in the...
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Jena Bishop: ‘I Love to Make People Suffer’ The decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will do battle with Dakota Ditcheva in the Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight...
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Liz Carmouche’s Long, Winding Road to the Top The reigning Bellator MMA champion will square off with Taila Santos in the Professional Fighters League playoffs on Friday in Tennessee.
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5 Defining Moments: Tim Johnson The well-traveled Xtreme Couture export will put Denis Goltsov to the test when their heavyweight semifinal headlines PFL 7 this Friday in Tennessee.
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Danielle Kelly: A Comfortable Underdog The Philadelphia native will defend her ONE Championship women’s atomweight submission grappling title against Mayssa Bastos in the ONE on Prime...
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Preview: PFL 7 2024 | Heavyweight, Women’s Flyweight Playoffs The first wave of Professional Fighters League semifinals will touch down on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Top Reasons to Catch PFL 7 The Professional Fighters League semifinals get underway with the heavyweight and women’s flyweight divisions on Friday in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Linton Vassell Stayed Ready So He Didn’t Have to Get Ready for PFL Playoffs As he prepares to face Oleg Popov at PFL 7 on Friday, "The Big Swarm" talked about his trilogy with Valentin Moldavsky and his roundabout route...
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Fight Facts: UFC 304 ‘Edwards vs. Muhammad 2’ UFC 304 featured an incredibly rare interim title defense, a Liverpudlian that made the most of a royal opportunity and a bummer of a grudge...
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Tim Johnson Believes He Was Built For PFL, Loves Upsetting Bettors After crashing the Professional Fighters League party with a viral, playoff-clinching knockout win in June, the former Bellator MMA heavyweight...
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Matches to Make After UFC 304 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to England with two title fights.
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Pictures: UFC 304 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to England for UFC 304, a blockbuster pay-per-view event.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 72 ONE Friday Fights 72 featured bouts in multiple combat sports rulesets.
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By The Numbers: UFC 304 Pre-Fight Edition Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall will put their Ultimate Fighting Championship titles on the line this Saturday in Manchester, England.
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How to Watch UFC 304 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Manchester, England, for the first time in almost eight years, and it will do so with...
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Prime Picks: UFC 304 ‘Edwards vs. Muhammad 2’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry does not expect a belt to change hands in the main attraction, suggests that might not be the case in the co-headliner and throws together an all-Britain parlay bounty, as the...
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By The Numbers: Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes The heavyweight standouts will rematch one another for interim gold in the UFC 304 co-main event on Saturday in Manchester, England.
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Storylines: UFC 304 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Manchester, England,...
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Gregory Rodrigues and the Process-Driven Mindset The former Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder will toe the line against Christian Leroy Duncan in a featured UFC 304 attraction on Saturday in...
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Preview: UFC 304 ‘Edwards vs. Muhammad 2’ Title bouts in the welterweight and heavyweight divisions on Saturday will highlight the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to England.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Alexei Pergande The undefeated 23-year-old featherweight will look to improve to 5-0 when he squares off with Daniel Boehle as part of the PFL 7 undercard on Aug. 2.
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Preview: UFC 304 Prelims Muhammad Mokaev will look to announce himself as the flyweight division’s No. 1 contender when he anchors the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
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5 Defining Moments: Gregory Rodrigues “Robocop” will once again attempt to wow the crowd when he meets Christian Leroy Duncan in a UFC 304 middleweight showcase.
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A Look Ahead to the 2024 PFL Playoffs The 2024 Professional Fighters League playoffs are set to get underway on Aug. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee, where the women’s flyweight and...
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Adversity Brings Out the Best in Jarred Brooks The former ONE Championship strawweight titleholder will face Gustavo Balart for the interim strap at ONE on Prime Video 24.
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Bruna Brasil: An Unfinished Product The 30-year-old Brazilian will confront former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder Molly McCann as part of the UFC 304 undercard.
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Rivalries: Arnold Allen The Firas Zahabi protégé will seek his first win in nearly 21 months when he locks horns with Giga Chikadze in a featured UFC 304 attraction...
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Pictures: MVP Boxing 'Paul vs. Perry' YouTube star turned boxer Jake Paul faced former UFC welterweight 'Platinum' Mike Perry in the main event of MVP 'Fear No Man' on July 21 in...
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By The Numbers: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad The longtime rivals will finally settle their score in the UFC 304 main event on Saturday in Manchester, England, where the fate of the...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 60 ‘Lemos vs. Jandiroba’ UFC on ESPN 60 featured a bubbly Brazilian quietly climbing several leaderboards, an angry android created for punching and a bulldog that has...
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Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 60 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest card featured an intriguing strawweight main event. The UFC on ESPN 60 headliner saw 115-pound contenders Virna Jandiroba and...
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By the Numbers: UFC on ESPN 60 Virna Jandiroba passed her first main event test with flying colors.
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Pictures: UFC on ESPN 60 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the comfy surroundings of The Apex in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 60.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 71 Faine Mesquita defeated Yuka Okutomiin the opening frame in a mixed martial arts contest at ONE Friday Fights 71.
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Prime Picks: UFC on ESPN 60 ‘Lemos vs. Jandiroba’ The walls of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Apex facility will be figuratively ablaze with the frenetic action that is set to take place within its confines this Saturday. Three ranked competitors, including two in the main event, will...
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Amanda Lemos' Road Back to the Top As she prepares to face Virna Jandiroba in the main event of UFC on ESPN 60 this Saturday in Las Vegas, the onetime strawweight title challenger...
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Checking in with Virna Jandiroba Ahead of her headlining clash with Amanda Lemos at UFC on ESPN 60 this Saturday, former Invicta Fighting Championships strawweight champ Virna...
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 60 ‘Lemos vs. Jandiroba’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Apex for a one-week stopover, and as per usual, this is a card low on starpower but with some...
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Top 5 Moments of the 2024 PFL Regular Season The Professional Fighters League regular season has ended for the promotion’s global roster in 2024, and there were plenty of memorable...
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Luana Carolina's Steady Improvement The Brazilian striker will look for her third consecutive win in the Octagon when she faces Lucie Pudilova on Saturday at "UFC Vegas 94."
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Pride 4: Three Generations of Legends on One Historic Card Marcelo Alonso shares photos and stories from Pride 4 on Oct. 11, 1998, where the top fighters in the world at the time collided with some of...
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Pictures - Pride 4 Marcelo Alonso was on hand on Oct. 11, 1998 at the Tokyo Dome to witness the historic Pride 4.
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 60 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship's latest trip to the Apex has a solid enough set of prelims, buoyed by the top two fights.
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Dione Barbosa: Born Ready Ahead of her clash with Miranda Maverick at UFC on ESPN 60 in Las Vegas this Saturday, the former Olympic judoka spoke to Sherdog about her...
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Bruno Silva’s Hollywood Ending From disappearing wins on his record to unexpected deportation, Bruno Silva discusses the obstacles he's faced on his way to "UFC Vegas 94," and...
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PFL MENA 2 Reaction: A Young Star Emerges The second event under the Professional Fighters League’s MENA banner took place this past weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and elite talent...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 59 ‘Namajunas vs. Cortez’ UFC on ESPN 59 featured a new contender at a new weight class, a three-inch head wound and a middleweight with the worst luck.
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Matches to Make After UFC Denver The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Denver with a women’s flyweight main event. Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas picked up her biggest win at 125 pounds by outpointing...
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By the Numbers: UFC on ESPN 59 Rose Namajunas is finding her groove at 125 pounds.
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Pictures: UFC on ESPN 59 Hometown favorite Rose Namajunas headlined UFC on ESPN 59 against late replacement Tracy Cortez.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 70 Undefeated Russian prospect Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov topped Matheus Pereira in the ONE Friday Fights 70 MMA headliner.
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Pictures: 2024 PFL MENA 2 Regular Season The Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted Friday's 2024 PFL MENA 2 Regular Season event.
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By The Numbers: UFC on ESPN 59 Pre-Fight Edition Rose Namajunas will once again attempt to establish a true foothold in the women’s flyweight division when she does battle with Tracy Cortez in the...
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How to Watch UFC on ESPN 59 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will touch down in Denver for the first time since November 2018.
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Prime Picks: UFC on ESPN 59 ‘Namajunas vs. Cortez’ Sherdog prognosticator Jay Pettry expects a former champion to reign supreme, anticipates all-out violence in a main card tilt and throws down...
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 70 Focus PK Wor Apinya will attempt to light up the ONE Championship stage for the second time in less than three months when the 19-year-old muay thai sensation meets...
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How to Watch PFL MENA 2 Quarterfinal bouts in the welterweight and lightweight division highlight an 11-bout card, as the Professional Fighters League delves deeper...
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 59 ‘Namajunas vs. Cortez’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Denver for the first time in nearly six years, and UFC on ESPN 59 follows what has...
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Youcef Ouabbas The 26-year-old will draw his most difficult assignment to date when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut opposite Mohammad Alaqraa in a...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Cody Brundage The 30-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series alum will seek his third win in four outings when he faces Abdul Razak Alhassan in a UFC on ESPN...
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 59 Prelims A flurry of last-minute changes to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest stop in Denver resulted in a surprisingly strong undercard.
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Rivalries: Drew Dober The Elevation Fight Team standout will get back on the hunt at 155 pounds when he takes on the surging Jean Silva in a featured UFC on ESPN 59...
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Project Renewal Santiago Ponzinibbio will get back to business inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he faces Muslim Salikhov in the...
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Top Reasons to Catch PFL MENA 2 The Professional Fighters League will return to its mining operations in the Middle East and North Africa on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Vale Tudo Relics: The Career Arc of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua The former Pride Fighting Championships grand prix winner and onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder enjoyed an...
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Pictures: Up Next Fighting 19 Dave Mandel was cageside at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce, California, to document Up Next Fighting 19 for Sherdog.com.
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5 Defining Moments: Muslim Salikhov The Russian sanda stylist will lock horns with Santiago Ponzinibbio in the UFC on ESPN 59 welterweight co-main event in Denver.
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Gabriel Bonfim: Eyes Wide Open The 26-year-old Brazilian finds himself on the rebound ahead of his UFC on ESPN 59 showdown opposite Ange Loosa this Saturday in Denver.
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Pictures: Diaz vs. Masvidal Nate Diaz outpointed rival Jorge Masvidal under The Marquess of Queensberry Rules Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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Opinion: PFL MENA Another Vital Extension of Focus on Global Success The Professional Fighters League’s outward expansion provides benefits on many levels, writes Mike Pendleton.
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By The Numbers: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez The women’s strawweights on July 13 will headline UFC on ESPN 59, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship visits Denver for the first time since 2018.
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Pictures: ONE on Prime Video 23 ONE on Prime Video 23 hosted an interim MMA title fight and a plethora of combat sports goodies across multiple disciplines.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 69 ONE Friday Fights 69 featured a top-notch hybrid card with seven jaw-dropping finishes.
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How to Watch Diaz vs. Masvidal ‘Last Man Standing’ Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will get reacquainted with one another in a 10-round boxing pay-per-view...
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Rivalries: Rae Yoon Ok The 33-year-old South Korean will square off with undefeated promotional newcomer Alibeg Rasulov for the interim lightweight title in the ONE on...
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 69 Decorated muay thai practitioners will shoulder the ONE Championship marquee when Kulabdam Sor Jor Piek Uthai collides with Nabil Anane on...
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How to Watch ONE on Prime Video 23 Rae Yoon Ok will do battle with Alibeg Rasulov for the interim ONE Championship lightweight title on Friday in Thailand.
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Mohammad Alaqraa: I’m the Best Fighter in the Middle East, and PFL MENA Is Going to Prove That The 5-0 American Kickboxing Academy product will make his Professional Fighters League debut at PFL MENA 2 on July 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Tye Ruotolo Aiming to Be the Best at Everything ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling champion Tye Ruotolo is one of the most dangerous grapplers on the planet. At 19, Ruotolo...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Alibeg Rasulov The unbeaten 31-year-old will make his anticipated ONE Championship debut when he faces Rae Yoon Ok for the interim lightweight title in the ONE on...
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A Sitdown Interview with ONE Championship’s Luke Lessei The Dubuque, Iowa, native on July 5 will hope to take the next step toward becoming an American muay thai superstar when he faces dangerous, rangy French national champion Bampara Kouyate in a featured...
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Sherdog’s Top 10: Can’t-Miss Fights of July Leon Edwards will defend the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown in a UFC 304 rematch opposite Belal Muhammad on July 27.
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Ben Askren Celebrates No. 40 A four-time NCAA All-American and two-time national champion at the University of Missouri, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native remains one of the...
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Stock Report: UFC 303 Ben Duffy examines six fighters who elevated or devalued their stock at UFC 303.
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Fight Facts: UFC 303 ‘Pereira vs. Prochazka 2’ UFC 303 featured one of the widest betting differentials ever seen in the company, a super speedy stoppage in a lighter weight class and a ruthless elbow that would make...
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Fight Facts: PFL 2024 Regular Season 6 PFL 6, 2024 Regular Season featured the worst cut of the year for exactly one day, a snake-like submission and a ridiculous betting line for an...


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