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Full Rosters for All 6 Global Fight League Teams Revealed!

Full Rosters for All Six Global Fight League Teams Revealed! All six teams have been revealed for the Global Fight League’s inaugural season. On Friday, the promotion held its…

All six teams have been revealed for the Global Fight League’s inaugural season.

On Friday, the promotion held its first-ever live draft hosted by former UFC play-by-play man Mike Goldberg and a host of others. The No. 1 pick of the evening saw Team Dubai select former UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley who has not competed in a mixed martial arts bout in nearly four years.

Team Los Angeles selected former UFC and ONE Championship standout ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt as its first pick, followed by Team London who took ex-Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi. Former UFC heavyweight titleholders Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum were selected by Team Miami and Team Sao Paulo respectively while Team New York closed the opening round by selecting ‘Motown Phenom’ Kevin Lee.

Chris Weidman, who just announced his retirement from the sport earlier this month ahead of UFC 311, was picked as Team New York’s second selection.

Paige VanZant, Holly Holm, and Cat Zingano among the woman featured in Global Fight league draft

Aspen Ladd was the first female fighter selected, taken by Team Los Angeles in the second round of the draft. She was followed by Josefine Knutsson and Holly Holm who were taken as the 15th and 18th overall picks. UFC fighter turned BKFC brawler Paige VanZant and Cat Zingano were both selected by Team Miami in the later rounds.

Also selected were a slew of prospects, including atomweight standout Kayla Hracho who went a combined 5-2 during her runs under the Combate Global and iKON Fighting Federation banners.

Former flyweight champion and the winningest woman in Bellator MMA history, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was also taken in the GFL draft. She was selected by Team Los Angeles, joining Cynthia Calvillo, Jessica Penne, and Cory McKenna.

‘El Cucuy’ picked up by team los angeles

Hours after being declared for the GFL draft, former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson was selected by Team Los Angeles. El Cucuy‘ closed out his 13-year-long run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship following a record-breaking eighth straight loss inside the Octagon against Michael Chiesa at a Fight Night event in August. Ferguson has not won a fight since a June 2019 TKO stoppage against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone.

Check out the rosters for all six global fight league teams below:

Team Dubai

Anastasia Nikolakakos (atomweight)
Jessica Aguilar (atomweight)
Faine Mesquita (strawweight)
Randi Field (strawweight)
Alexa Conners (bantamweight)
Arlene Blencowe (bantamweight)
Farbod Iran Nezhad (bantamweight)
Timur Valiev (bantamweight)
Adilet Nurmatov (featherweight)
Khumoyun Tukhtamurodov (featherweight)
Damir Ismagulov (lightweight)
Tofiq Musayev (lightweight)
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (welterweight)
Tyron Woodley (welterweight)
Derek Brunson (middleweight)
Luke Rockhold (middleweight)
Omari Akhmedov (light heavyweight)
Ronny Markes (light heavyweight)
Ali Isaev (heavyweight)
Todd Duffee (heavyweight)

Team Los Angeles

Cory McKenna (atomweight)
Jessica Penne (atomweight)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (strawweight)
Cynthia Calvillo (strawweight)
Aspen Ladd (bantamweight)
Leslie Smith (bantamweight)
Ray Borg (bantamweight)
Urijah Faber (bantamweight)
Chad Mendes (featherweight)
Tyler Diamond (featherweight)
Sage Northcutt (lightweight)
Tony Ferguson (lightweight)
Lorenz Larkin (welterweight)
Louis Glismann (welterweight)
Grant Neal (middleweight)
Uriah Hall (middleweight)
Da Woon Jung (light heavyweight)
Rashad Evans (light heavyweight)
Frank Mir (heavyweight)
Andrei Arlovski (heavyweight)

Team London

Chiara Penco (atomweight)
Kelly Staddon (atomweight)
Josefine Knutsson (strawweight)
Karolina Owczarz (strawweight)
Julia Budd (bantamweight)
Pannie Kianzad (bantamweight)
Cameron Else (bantamweight)
Josh Hill (bantamweight)
Brett Johns (featherweight)
Mike Grundy (featherweight)
Benson Henderson (lightweight)
Tim Wilde (lightweight)
Danny Roberts (welterweight)
Norman Parke (welterweight)
Gegard Mousasi (middleweight)
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (middleweight)
Alexander Gustafsson (light heavyweight)
Ilir Latifi (light heavyweight)
Stuart Austin (heavyweight)
Tanner Boser (heavyweight)

Team Miami

Kayla Hracho (atomweight)
Natasha Kuziutina (atomweight)
Hannah Goldy (strawweight)
Paige VanZant (strawweight)
Cat Zingano (bantamweight)
Mariya Agapova (bantamweight)
Eric Shelton (bantamweight)
Marlon Moraes (bantamweight)
Andre Harrison (featherweight)
Charles Rosa (featherweight)
Anthony Pettis (lightweight)
Jeremy Stephens (lightweight)
Dilano Taylor (welterweight)
Gleison Tibau (welterweight)
Hector Lombard (middleweight)
Yoel Romero (middleweight)
Philipe Lins (light heavyweight)
Thiago Santos (light heavyweight)
Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
Junior Dos Santos (heavyweight)

Team Sao Paulo

Joice Mara (atomweight)
Pamela Mara (atomweight)
Camila Reynoso (strawweight)
Viviane Araujo (strawweight)
Alejandra Lara (bantamweight)
Paula Bittencourt (bantamweight)
Raphael Assuncao (bantamweight)
Renan Barao (bantamweight)
Julio Arce (featherweight)
Maike Linhares (featherweight)
Patricky Freire (lightweight)
Lucas Martins (lightweight)
Alex Oliveira (welterweight)
Carlos Petruzzella (welterweight)
Alan Patrick (middleweight)
Douglas Lima (middleweight)
Antonio Carlos Junior (light heavyweight)
Mauricio Rua (light heavyweight)
Bruno Cappelozza (heavyweight)
Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)

Team New York

Bi Nguyen (atomweight)
Marisa Messer-Belenchia (atomweight)
Melissa Amaya (strawweight)
Miao Ding (strawweight)
Holly Holm (bantamweight)
Liana Jojua (bantamweight)
Jimmie Rivera (bantamweight)
Zviad Lazishvili (bantamweight)
Lance Palmer (featherweight)
Kai Kamaka III (featherweight)
Sidney Outlaw (lightweight)
Kevin Lee (lightweight)
Neiman Gracie (welterweight)
Dillon Danis (welterweight)
Phillip Hawes (middleweight)
Chris Weidman (middleweight)
Devin Clark (light heavyweight)
Ovince Saint Preux (light heavyweight)
Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)
Aleksei Oleinik (heavyweight)

You can watch the full GFL inaugural draft below:

Full Rosters for All 6 Global Fight League Teams Revealed!

All six teams have been revealed for the Global Fight League’s inaugural season. On Friday, the promotion held its…

All six teams have been revealed for the Global Fight League’s inaugural season.

Chris Weidman, who just announced his retirement from the sport earlier this month ahead of UFC 311, was picked as Team New York’s second selection.

Paige VanZant, Holly Holm, and Cat Zingano among the woman featured in Global Fight league draft

Also selected were a slew of prospects, including atomweight standout Kayla Hracho who went a combined 5-2 during her runs under the Combate Global and iKON Fighting Federation banners.

‘El Cucuy’ picked up by team los angeles

Check out the rosters for all six global fight league teams below:

Team Dubai

Anastasia Nikolakakos (atomweight)
Jessica Aguilar (atomweight)
Faine Mesquita (strawweight)
Randi Field (strawweight)
Alexa Conners (bantamweight)
Arlene Blencowe (bantamweight)
Farbod Iran Nezhad (bantamweight)
Timur Valiev (bantamweight)
Adilet Nurmatov (featherweight)
Khumoyun Tukhtamurodov (featherweight)
Damir Ismagulov (lightweight)
Tofiq Musayev (lightweight)
Abubakar Nurmagomedov (welterweight)
Tyron Woodley (welterweight)
Derek Brunson (middleweight)
Luke Rockhold (middleweight)
Omari Akhmedov (light heavyweight)
Ronny Markes (light heavyweight)
Ali Isaev (heavyweight)
Todd Duffee (heavyweight)

Team Los Angeles

Cory McKenna (atomweight)
Jessica Penne (atomweight)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (strawweight)
Cynthia Calvillo (strawweight)
Aspen Ladd (bantamweight)
Leslie Smith (bantamweight)
Ray Borg (bantamweight)
Urijah Faber (bantamweight)
Chad Mendes (featherweight)
Tyler Diamond (featherweight)
Sage Northcutt (lightweight)
Tony Ferguson (lightweight)
Lorenz Larkin (welterweight)
Louis Glismann (welterweight)
Grant Neal (middleweight)
Uriah Hall (middleweight)
Da Woon Jung (light heavyweight)
Rashad Evans (light heavyweight)
Frank Mir (heavyweight)
Andrei Arlovski (heavyweight)

Team London

Chiara Penco (atomweight)
Kelly Staddon (atomweight)
Josefine Knutsson (strawweight)
Karolina Owczarz (strawweight)
Julia Budd (bantamweight)
Pannie Kianzad (bantamweight)
Cameron Else (bantamweight)
Josh Hill (bantamweight)
Brett Johns (featherweight)
Mike Grundy (featherweight)
Benson Henderson (lightweight)
Tim Wilde (lightweight)
Danny Roberts (welterweight)
Norman Parke (welterweight)
Gegard Mousasi (middleweight)
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (middleweight)
Alexander Gustafsson (light heavyweight)
Ilir Latifi (light heavyweight)
Stuart Austin (heavyweight)
Tanner Boser (heavyweight)

Team Miami

Kayla Hracho (atomweight)
Natasha Kuziutina (atomweight)
Hannah Goldy (strawweight)
Paige VanZant (strawweight)
Cat Zingano (bantamweight)
Mariya Agapova (bantamweight)
Eric Shelton (bantamweight)
Marlon Moraes (bantamweight)
Andre Harrison (featherweight)
Charles Rosa (featherweight)
Anthony Pettis (lightweight)
Jeremy Stephens (lightweight)
Dilano Taylor (welterweight)
Gleison Tibau (welterweight)
Hector Lombard (middleweight)
Yoel Romero (middleweight)
Philipe Lins (light heavyweight)
Thiago Santos (light heavyweight)
Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
Junior Dos Santos (heavyweight)

Team Sao Paulo

Joice Mara (atomweight)
Pamela Mara (atomweight)
Camila Reynoso (strawweight)
Viviane Araujo (strawweight)
Alejandra Lara (bantamweight)
Paula Bittencourt (bantamweight)
Raphael Assuncao (bantamweight)
Renan Barao (bantamweight)
Julio Arce (featherweight)
Maike Linhares (featherweight)
Patricky Freire (lightweight)
Lucas Martins (lightweight)
Alex Oliveira (welterweight)
Carlos Petruzzella (welterweight)
Alan Patrick (middleweight)
Douglas Lima (middleweight)
Antonio Carlos Junior (light heavyweight)
Mauricio Rua (light heavyweight)
Bruno Cappelozza (heavyweight)
Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)

Team New York

Bi Nguyen (atomweight)
Marisa Messer-Belenchia (atomweight)
Melissa Amaya (strawweight)
Miao Ding (strawweight)
Holly Holm (bantamweight)
Liana Jojua (bantamweight)
Jimmie Rivera (bantamweight)
Zviad Lazishvili (bantamweight)
Lance Palmer (featherweight)
Kai Kamaka III (featherweight)
Sidney Outlaw (lightweight)
Kevin Lee (lightweight)
Neiman Gracie (welterweight)
Dillon Danis (welterweight)
Phillip Hawes (middleweight)
Chris Weidman (middleweight)
Devin Clark (light heavyweight)
Ovince Saint Preux (light heavyweight)
Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)
Aleksei Oleinik (heavyweight)

You can watch the full GFL inaugural draft below:

Former Champion Files Lawsuit Against PFL-Owned Bellator Shortly After His Release

Former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a complaint against the promotion, and the PFL, after being released from his contract in May. The 39-year old was granted his release earlier this year after he spoke incredibly negatively of the promotion in an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. In that interview, […]

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Former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a complaint against the promotion, and the PFL, after being released from his contract in May.

The 39-year old was granted his release earlier this year after he spoke incredibly negatively of the promotion in an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. In that interview, he said that if it was up to him, he would like to just leave and move on with his career but his team wanted to pursue legal action after the way he had been treated.

The breakdown in relationship between the two parties stems from Mousasi’s Bellator contract and the PFL being unhappy to honor it after they acquired the promotion and it’s roster last year. This is explained in the documents, including several interactions between Mousasi’s team and the PFL regarding his expensive contract.

This saga appeared to have come to an end when PFL’s Mike Kogan, who previously worked with Mousasi at Bellator, announced that he had been released, writing: “We wish him all the best fighting in his next chapter.”

However, as Mousasi stated back in May, his team wanted to progress things even further with John S. Nash reporting that the complaint alleges a breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, a claim for relief for Monopsonizaton.

The detailed complaint provides lots of information about Mousasi’s Bellator contract and how the PFL did not want to pay him that much money to fight considering that he wasn’t a champion or a PPV draw.

It also goes into the other issues, including a claim that Mousasi was misclassified as an independent contractor instead of an employee.

All of the information, including the conversation back and forth from Mousasi’s management and the PFL can be found via Nash’s X account below:

Gegard Mousasi has filed a complaint against Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC, New Bellator, LLC (a subsidiary of PFL),+ individuals alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, a claim for relief for Monopsonization. pic.twitter.com/l8TbfAUqyB

— John S. Nash (@heynottheface) October 17, 2024

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Former Champion Files Lawsuit Against PFL-Owned Bellator Shortly After His Release

Continue Reading Former Champion Files Lawsuit Against PFL-Owned Bellator Shortly After His Release at MMA News.

Former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a complaint against the promotion, and the PFL, after being released from his contract in May.

It also goes into the other issues, including a claim that Mousasi was misclassified as an independent contractor instead of an employee.

All of the information, including the conversation back and forth from Mousasi’s management and the PFL can be found via Nash’s X account below:

Gegard Mousasi has filed a complaint against Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC, New Bellator, LLC (a subsidiary of PFL),+ individuals alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, a claim for relief for Monopsonization. pic.twitter.com/l8TbfAUqyB

— John S. Nash (@heynottheface) October 17, 2024

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PFL releases former Bellator champion Gegard Mousasi from contract following threats of legal action

Gegard Mousasi is a free man. One day after the former Bellator middleweight champion slammed the PFL, calling it…

Gegard Mousasi is a free man.

One day after the former Bellator middleweight champion slammed the PFL, calling it “the worst organization” and threatening them with legal action, the promotion’s head of fighter operations, Mike Kogan, confirmed that Mousasi has been released from his contract.

“Bellator has released Gegard Mousasi from his agreement,” Kogan wrote. “We wish him all the best fighting in his next chapter.”

While Mousasi has not yet commented on the situation, his manager, Nima Safapour of Moments Management, referred to the release as “alleged” and called out the promotion for not standing by their “fighter first” mantra.

“We will not comment on the merits of the alleged release at this time for obvious reasons,” Safapour said in a written statement provided to MMA Junkie. “However, we believe there is a greater lesson here that our community should pay close attention to. For an organization that repeatedly claims to be ‘fighter first,’ we now truly see how PFL treats their fighters, especially their legends.”

Gegard Mousasi’s Threats of Legal action draw a response from pFL founder Donn Davis

Gegard Mousasi has not competed since a unanimous decision loss to Fabian Edwards in May 2023. 11 months prior, he surrendered his Bellator belt to Johnny Eblen. Following the PFL’s acquisition of the promotion late last year, Mousasi has vented his frustration over being shelved, accusing the PFL of refusing to honor his contract by asking him to take a pay cut.

“They said that the amount [of money I get paid], we don’t want to cut you, it’s so much, that it’s better for you, I don’t know, look somewhere else or do something else,” Mousasi said Wednesday on The MMA Hour.

“At this moment, I’m like, listen, if someone doesn’t want me, I’m like, ‘F*ck it. Let’s go.’ But my team around me is like, ‘F*ck it, we’ll sue them.’ If it was up to me, I would just go, but I don’t know. We’ll see. The team around me is not that happy. So I think there is going to be legal action against them.“

During a recent appearance on the Weighing In podcast with ‘Big’ John McCarthy and Josh Thomson, PFL founder Donn Davis disputed Mousasi’s claim, suggesting that while they plan to honor every Bellator contract, they can’t guarantee every fighter will get exactly what they’re asking for.

“Occasionally we’ll have a fighter grumble,” Davis said. “It’s one of 205 (fighters we acquired from Bellator). You expect five to 10 percent issues on any deal. You can’t be perfect. You can be 90 to 95 percent. We’ve had a handful of people say, ‘Oh, I wish it went this way, I wish it went that way.’ I’m delighted. I’m very, very proud of how we treated our fighters.

“How we treat our employees. Most of all, the product. We just completed our second (Bellator show) in Paris, which was awesome. We didn’t sit on this for six months. We didn’t take a year off. We didn’t lay off 100 fighters. All the stuff that always happens in all acquisitions. So I just could not be more proud.

“I’ll say two things: One, what I’m super proud of is the market, and anyone you talk to – fighters, business partners, media, mangers – we’re direct, fair and reasonable. 100 percent. That’s my 35 years in business. That’s the culture we’ve built here. So I will say, without commenting out of respect on individual negotiations and specifics situations – we’re direct, fair and reasonable with everybody that we deal with.

“Will everybody’s contract be honored? Of course. Do some people have different ideas of what works and what doesn’t work? Sure. But we’re fair and reasonable with everybody. Will all 205 fighters (from Bellator) have everything fall the way they want? No.”

Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards Headlines Bellator Paris, MMA Twitter Reacts

Having lost the title in 2022, former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi will look to rebound when he meets Fabian Edwards in the main event of Bellator Paris this year. After a successful return to Paris last May, which featured victories for heavyw…

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