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PFL releases official statement regarding Bellator branding
PFL MMA has released an official statement addressing the future branding of Bellator. PFL acquired the Bellator brand and its roster of fighters in November 2023.
Donn Davis announces official end of Bellator MMA brand: “All fight events and content will be PFL”
After 17 years as the sport's number two promotion, Bellator MMA is no more, PFL founder Donn Davis revealed earlier today.
PFL releases longtime Bellator star Pitbull
Professional Fighters League is releasing Bellator featherweight champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire, PFL chairman Donn Davis announced Tuesday. "I founded this company to create new, great opportunities for top fighters,
Longtime Bellator MMA champion Patricio Pitbull released by PFL
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is the consensus greatest fighter in the history of Bellator MMA and the featherweight champ is now a free agent after being released by the Professional Fighters League.
PFL releases Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull: Promotion cuts star after months of frustration from fighter
"We are releasing Patricio Pitbull," Davis wrote Tuesday afternoon on X. "PFL is all about opportunity. I founded this company to create new great opportunities for top fighters. PFL has and will continue to do that for all top fighters who want to be here.
'Pitbull' off the leash: PFL announces Patricio Freire released from contract, free to speak with UFC
"Pitbull" is off the leash. Patricio Freire has been released from his PFL contract and is now a free agent, according to promotion founder Donn Davis. After weeks of Freire (36-7 MMA, 24-6 UFC) publicly asking for his release,
Bellator champ Patricio Pitbull released from PFL contract after explosive social media rant
Patricio Pitbull has received his wish. The multiple-time and current Bellator featherweight champion has been incredibly outspoken in recent months regarding his dissatisfaction under the PFL umbrella.
PFL Chairman Donn Davis Announces Release of Patricio Pitbull & End of Bellator MMA
PFL Chairman Donn Davis has announced the Patrico Pitbull has been released from his contract and that the Bellator MMA brand is no more.
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Pitbull appeals to Ngannou as PFL drops Bellator brand
The Brazilian has heavily criticised PFL on social media after confirmation the Bellator promotion in its current guise ...
'Bellator is dead': PFL implementing several major changes to 2025 season
The end of Bellator was imminent after PFL acquired it in late 2023. Uncrowned's Ariel Helwani reported Monday on "The Ariel ...
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‘Bellator is dead’ as PFL make wholesale changes to tournament and event structures
Bellator and the PFL are due for a major makeover, according to MMA insider Ariel Helwani.
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Exec Confirms End of Bellator MMA: All Content, Fight Events Will Be 'PFL Branded'
ALL fighters now integrated and connected in one powerful roster One Brand 👊 @PFLMMA 👊One Roster ...
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 6-12)
Check out the UFC, PFL and Bellator fights that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
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Merab Dvalishvili's viral 15-second back fist KO over ex-Bellator champ started UFC career
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili earned his job with the company following a regional 15-second KO over ...
Islam Makhachev says 'it's a good time' for Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov to join the UFC
Umar Nurmagomedov is on the verge of bringing a second UFC title to the Nurmagomedov family. If Islam Makhachev's prediction ...
Usman Nurmagomedov says Paul Hughes hopeless in title fight: 'Nobody can touch me'
Paul Hughes’ legacy in MMA will be “losing a fight vs. Usman Nurmagomedov,” the Bellator champ said before Road to Dubai.