PFL 9 Results & Highlights: Harrison Dominates Again

PFL reached its semifinals today for PFL 9: 2022 Playoffs, and MMA News is here to bring you all the results and highlights! The main event of PFL 9 featured undefeated Women’s Lightweight Kayla Harrison take on Martina Jindrova in the division s…

PFL reached its semifinals today for PFL 9: 2022 Playoffs, and MMA News is here to bring you all the results and highlights! The main event of PFL 9 featured undefeated Women’s Lightweight Kayla Harrison take on Martina Jindrova in the division semifinals. Harrison has dominated her opponents in the 2022 playoffs, with fans wondering…

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Wade Tells Loughnane PFL Pushed Him Due To Nationality

PFL featherweight semifinalist Chris Wade feels his upcoming opponent, Brendan Loughnane, has made it to the playoffs solely based on his UK roots. Wade and Loughnane will fight in the featherweight semifinals this Saturday in London. Both featherweigh…

PFL featherweight semifinalist Chris Wade feels his upcoming opponent, Brendan Loughnane, has made it to the playoffs solely based on his UK roots. Wade and Loughnane will fight in the featherweight semifinals this Saturday in London. Both featherweights are coming into the playoffs off of back-to-back wins and plenty of momentum for this stage. Wade…

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Ex-UFC Vet Hits Out At PFL For ‘Substantial’ Playoff Purse Cut

Featherweight top seed Chris Wade is hitting out at the PFL over what he calls a “substantial” playoff purse cut. Wade was interviewed by ESPN recently, discussing his upcoming semifinals clash with Brendan Loughnane in the featherweight to…

Featherweight top seed Chris Wade is hitting out at the PFL over what he calls a “substantial” playoff purse cut. Wade was interviewed by ESPN recently, discussing his upcoming semifinals clash with Brendan Loughnane in the featherweight tournament. During the interview, Wade revealed he’s taking a pay cut in the playoffs compared to his regular…

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Chris Wade Felt “Tortured” By 2021 PFL Title Loss Ahead Of 2022 Debut

PFL featherweight Chris Wade’s 2021 PFL Championship loss to Movlid Khaybulaev was harder for him to stomach than most realized. Wade will face former PFL champion Lance Palmer at PFL 2 on Thursday night. He’s coming off a memorable 2021 season that featured highlight wins over Bubba Jenkins and Arman Ospanov. Wade, a former UFC…

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PFL featherweight Chris Wade’s 2021 PFL Championship loss to Movlid Khaybulaev was harder for him to stomach than most realized.

Wade will face former PFL champion Lance Palmer at PFL 2 on Thursday night. He’s coming off a memorable 2021 season that featured highlight wins over Bubba Jenkins and Arman Ospanov.

Wade, a former UFC fighter, has found a home in the PFL after an 11-year career in MMA. But the toughest loss of his career came after falling short of the 145-pound title to Khaybulaev last October.

During his PFL 2 pre-fight media day, Wade explained the aftermath of what he has described as the toughest defeat of his MMA career.

“We fell short, it was crushing,” Wade shared. “It was probably the hardest loss in MMA that I’ve ever had to deal with and to move past. There was a solid junk of time there before the holidays when I was pretty depressed. Pretty upset, going through waves of emotion. Just asking myself ‘Why?’…then if you’re a competitor and you’re a winner, and you stop feeling sorry for yourself, you squash those feelings and get back to work.”

While Wade went through some dark times after the loss to Khaybulaev, he was able to eventually put it behind him as he gets ready for 2022.

“I did, but the positives came after the holidays,” Wade admitted when asked if he took anything positive away from the loss. “The first month, month and a half was just really rough on myself. I still had the cut from the knee, and when I would look in the mirror it would be a constant reminder. It was torture kind of…I’m not just a ‘me’ person, I’m big on my family and my daughter. I wanted that title and that money for them, more than I wanted it for myself.”

Wade fell short in the PFL Playoffs twice before, losing to the eventual lightweight champion Natan Schulte in 2018 and runner-up Loik Radzhabov in 2019. After a pair of devastating losses at lightweight, he decided to make the full-time move to 145 pounds.

Wade will be one of the top contenders in the PFL featherweight division in 2022, and he’ll look to put the past behind him with an impressive performance against Palmer.

What is your prediction for Chris Wade’s 2022 PFL season?

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Chris Wade Felt “Tortured” By 2021 PFL Title Loss Ahead Of 2022 Debut

PFL featherweight Chris Wade’s 2021 PFL Championship loss to Movlid Khaybulaev was harder for him to stomach than most realized. Wade will face former PFL champion Lance Palmer at PFL 2 on Thursday night. He’s coming off a memorable 2021 season that featured highlight wins over Bubba Jenkins and Arman Ospanov. Wade, a former UFC…

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PFL featherweight Chris Wade’s 2021 PFL Championship loss to Movlid Khaybulaev was harder for him to stomach than most realized.

Wade will face former PFL champion Lance Palmer at PFL 2 on Thursday night. He’s coming off a memorable 2021 season that featured highlight wins over Bubba Jenkins and Arman Ospanov.

Wade, a former UFC fighter, has found a home in the PFL after an 11-year career in MMA. But the toughest loss of his career came after falling short of the 145-pound title to Khaybulaev last October.

During his PFL 2 pre-fight media day, Wade explained the aftermath of what he has described as the toughest defeat of his MMA career.

“We fell short, it was crushing,” Wade shared. “It was probably the hardest loss in MMA that I’ve ever had to deal with and to move past. There was a solid junk of time there before the holidays when I was pretty depressed. Pretty upset, going through waves of emotion. Just asking myself ‘Why?’…then if you’re a competitor and you’re a winner, and you stop feeling sorry for yourself, you squash those feelings and get back to work.”

While Wade went through some dark times after the loss to Khaybulaev, he was able to eventually put it behind him as he gets ready for 2022.

“I did, but the positives came after the holidays,” Wade admitted when asked if he took anything positive away from the loss. “The first month, month and a half was just really rough on myself. I still had the cut from the knee, and when I would look in the mirror it would be a constant reminder. It was torture kind of…I’m not just a ‘me’ person, I’m big on my family and my daughter. I wanted that title and that money for them, more than I wanted it for myself.”

Wade fell short in the PFL Playoffs twice before, losing to the eventual lightweight champion Natan Schulte in 2018 and runner-up Loik Radzhabov in 2019. After a pair of devastating losses at lightweight, he decided to make the full-time move to 145 pounds.

Wade will be one of the top contenders in the PFL featherweight division in 2022, and he’ll look to put the past behind him with an impressive performance against Palmer.

What is your prediction for Chris Wade’s 2022 PFL season?

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PFL 5 Loses Three Fighters Following Weigh-Ins

Tomorrow night’s (Thurs., July 25, 2019) Professional Fighters League (PFL) 5 is down three fighters. Lightweights Ramsey Nijem and Carlao Silva and featherweight Gadzhi Rabadanov have been removed from the event for failing to make weight earlie…

Tomorrow night’s (Thurs., July 25, 2019) Professional Fighters League (PFL) 5 is down three fighters. Lightweights Ramsey Nijem and Carlao Silva and featherweight Gadzhi Rabadanov have been removed from the event for failing to make weight earlier today. New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) counsel Nick Lembo told ESPN.com that Silva weighed in a […]

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