Tag: PFL

Bruno Cappelozza Handed One-Year USADA Suspension, Putting His 2025 PFL Season In Limbo

Former PFL Heavyweight Champion Bruno Cappelozza has received another suspension related to a failed drug test, preventing him from competing until the second quarter of 2025. PFL's anti-doping partner, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), announced Monday that 2021 champ Cappelozza has been given a one-year suspension after testing positive for the banned substance clomiphene. Cappelozza … Continue reading Bruno Cappelozza Handed One-Year USADA Suspension, Putting His 2025 PFL Season In Limbo →

The 2022 Knockdown News Fighter of the Year Nominees

2022 was a chaotic year for MMA. Upsets occurred. Eras came to an end. People lost their belts outside of the cage. And many, many others lost them inside the cage as well. To be a "Fighter of the Year" candidate in 2022 is to obtain excellence amid this turbulence. The nominees this year obtained … Continue reading The 2022 Knockdown News Fighter of the Year Nominees →

Larissa Pacheco Scores Upset Win, Hands Kayla Harrison First Pro Loss To Claim PFL Belt

Larissa Pacheco ended Kayla Harrison's dominant reign in PFL's lightweight division on Friday night, handing the two-time PFL champion her first loss as a pro through 16 fights. Pacheco provided a strong counter to Harrison's fighting style, using it to pull off a unanimous decision victory with a score of three rounds to two after … Continue reading Larissa Pacheco Scores Upset Win, Hands Kayla Harrison First Pro Loss To Claim PFL Belt →

Shane Burgos Out of PFL Debut, Sheymon Moraes Now Set To Face Marlon Moraes

Former UFC featherweight Shane Burgos won't be making his PFL debut at the promotion's final event of the year. News broke Sunday that Burgos has suffered an injury that has forced him out of his November 25th booking against fellow former UFC fighter Marlon Moraes, per Ariel Helwani. Their fight was scheduled to take place … Continue reading Shane Burgos Out of PFL Debut, Sheymon Moraes Now Set To Face Marlon Moraes →

Aspen Ladd To Make PFL Debut Against Julia Budd At 2022 Finals

Aspen Ladd's PFL debut is right around the corner. The UFC vet has been booked to face former Bellator Featherweight Champion Julia Budd at the promotion's championship event on November 25th, as announced by the promotion Wednesday. The fight is now part of PFL's final event of the year, which is scheduled to take place … Continue reading Aspen Ladd To Make PFL Debut Against Julia Budd At 2022 Finals →

UFC Vet Marlon Moraes Ends Brief Retirement, Signs With PFL

Just months after announcing his retirement from MMA, Marlon Moraes has returned to the sport. The former UFC fighter will come back to MMA under a new banner, announcing this week that he has signed a contract with the PFL. Moraes, 34, is expected to join the PFL roster and compete in their 2023 season … Continue reading UFC Vet Marlon Moraes Ends Brief Retirement, Signs With PFL →

PFL Sets 2022 Men’s Featherweight, Women’s Lightweight Grand Final Bouts

The semi-final portion of PFL's 2022 playoffs wrapped up on Saturday night from the Copper Box Arena in London, England. The event confirmed the men's featherweight and women's lightweight grand final bouts, which will take place in October this year. At lightweight, undefeated two-time champion Kayla Harrison punched her ticket to the finals, along with … Continue reading PFL Sets 2022 Men’s Featherweight, Women’s Lightweight Grand Final Bouts →