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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire has appealed to heavyweight Francis Ngannou to intervene in his contract dispute with the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Pitbull, 37, has not fought since March and asked the PFL to release him from his contract last December. The Brazilian has heavily criticised PFL on social media after confirmation the Bellator promotion in […]
2025 is starting out as a great year for MMA. ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Islam Makhachev, puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan and bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili defends against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California, on Saturday. Then February kicks off with a bang as former middleweight […]
Francis NgannouFAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images The next chapter of Francis Ngannou’s MMA career got off to a strong start as The Predator earned the PFL’s Heavyweight Superfight Championship with a first-round TKO win over Renan Ferreira at the PFL’s pay-per-view card from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ESPN MMA @espnmma THE PREDATOR IS AN MMA CHAMPION […]