By The Numbers: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Paul Hughes The lightweights will duke it out for Bellator MMA gold in the first Professional Fighters League main event of 2025 on Jan. 25.

Road to Dubai Ep. 1: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes The first episode begins the journey of Bellator MMA lightweight king Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes, who will collide for all of the marbles on Jan. 25 at Professional Fighters League's...

Opinion: Why Paul Hughes is Primed to Become the New Face of Irish MMA The former two-division Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder has the necessary goods to usurp Conor McGregor as the country’s biggest star and could do so in his next...

PFL Officially Announces Tournament Format, $500K Payouts for Winners As expected, Professional Fighters League is doing away with its season format in favor of grand-prix style tournaments in each weight class.

Ex-Bellator Featherweight Champ Patricio Freire Released from PFL Contract One of Professional Fighters League’s most vocal critics is now a free agent.

Exec Confirms End of Bellator MMA: All Content, Fight Events Will Be 'PFL Branded' The Bellator MMA brand is officially a thing of the past.

The Sheehan Show: Bellator MMA Year in Review Sean is back to put a bow on what turned out to be the swan song for Bellator MMA.

Broadcast Plans Revealed for PFL’s Road to Dubai Champions Series Event The mystery surrounding broadcast details for Professional Fighters League’s Road to Dubai Champions Series event is no more.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Tim Johnson Announced for Road to Dubai on Jan. 25 Vadim Nemkov will remain on the Road to Dubai card after all — he just won’t be fighting against Corey Anderson....

Donn Davis: PFL to Allow Elbows for All Fights in 2025 It appears that Professional Fighters League will have a significant revision to its rule set for 2025.

By The Numbers: Cris Cyborg The Professional Fighters League champion enters her latest campaign on an eight-fight winning streak. Superlatives long ago ran out.

5 Prospects to Watch in 2025 Serra-Longo Fight Team’s Phumi Nkuta boasts a perfect 8-0 record, having earned widespread acclaim as the top flyweight in the sport not...

Fight Facts: PFL 2024, a Year in Review In 2024, the Professional Fighters League featured more pay-per-view events than ever, a veritable invasion from Russia and the CIS and a bona...

The Sheehan Show: PFL 2024 Year in Review Sean is back to review the 2024 PFL season, running down each card and each weight class, evaluating the success of the season as a whole and...

By The Numbers: Francis Ngannou “The Predator” heads into 2025 as a cornerstone of the Professional Fighters League and one of the most accomplished heavyweights in mixed...

10 Fights We Want to See in 2025 Jon Jones some time ago reached the stage of his career where he calls his own shots. Once-in-a-generation greatness has its perks.

The Sheehan Show: PFL Europe 2024 in Review Sean is back to review the PFL Europe season, which offered breakout stars, breathtaking finishes and a strong contender for the best fight of 2024.

The Sheehan Show: 2024 Year-End Awards Sean wraps up the year with the very first Sheehan Show Awards, giving a much-deserved pat on the back to some of the fighters, promoters and...

Sherdog Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Dakota Ditcheva Continues to Stack Awards The marvelous journey for Professional Fighters League’s Dakota Ditcheva continues to grow through the end of 2024.

PFL’s New King of the Lightweight Jungle Fresh from his title win at the PFL 2024 World Championship, new lightweight king Gadzhi Rabadanov talked about his road less traveled to the...

Sherdog’s 2024 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Saddled with all the pressure and expectations of having been anointed Professional Fighters League’s new poster girl, Dakota Ditcheva...

Preliminary Card Announced for Road to Dubai Event on Jan. 25 The Road to Dubai undercard will have a distinctly Middle Eastern flavor.

PFL’s Road to Dubai Event Loses Vadim Nemkov-Corey Anderson Co-Headliner The Vadim Nemkov-Corey Anderson trilogy bout won’t be happening at Professional Fighters League’s Road to Dubai event as originally planned.

The Sheehan Show: PFL Europe Championship Recap Sean is back to recap the PFL Europe 2024 Championship event, with a twist: echoing his lone complaint about an otherwise fantastic card, Sean...

Professional Fighters League Crowns Four Champs at 2024 PFL Europe Finals Bantamweight bully Lewis McGrillen-Evans (10-1) could be one of the most exciting additions to the Professional Fighters League Global roster next season after the Manchester native won the organization’s European bantamweight title with an outstanding second-round TKO over...