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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…

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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You can watch the full GFL inaugural draft below:

Video – PFL Fighter Suffers Horrific Broken Arm Injury in Dubai

Video - Fighter Suffers Horrific Broken Arm Injury at PFL Road to DubaiThings did not go as planned for PFL standout Mostafa Abada Rashed Neda in Dubai. In just the second…

Video - Fighter Suffers Horrific Broken Arm Injury at PFL Road to Dubai

Things did not go as planned for PFL standout Mostafa Abada Rashed Neda in Dubai.

In just the second bout of the promotion’s Road to Dubai card on Saturday, the Saudi fighter suffered a brutal injury when his opponent, Haider Khan, unleashed a front kick that ended things in a flash. Neda attempted to block the kick with his forearm but immediately paid the price when his forearm literally snapped in half, forcing him to put the arm back in place while retreating from his opponent.

Fortunately, the referee and Khan recognized the injury immediately and the bout was promptly stopped at the 3:18 mark of the opening round.

Check out the PFL fighter’s brutal injury below:

The victory moved Haider Khan to 9-1 in his mixed martial arts career with five of his wins coming inside the distance. Neda fell to 9-4 overall and saw his five-fight win streak snapped with the loss to Khan. Neda has been finished in all four of his losses.

It Runs in the Family! Aline Pereira Scores Second-Straight KO – Karate Combat 52 Highlights

It Runs in the Family! Aline Pereira Scores Second-Straight KO - Karate Combat 52 HighlightsAline Pereira’s patented left hook led her to a second-straight win under the Karate Combat banner on Friday night….

It Runs in the Family! Aline Pereira Scores Second-Straight KO - Karate Combat 52 Highlights

Aline Pereira’s patented left hook led her to a second-straight win under the Karate Combat banner on Friday night.

Returning to The Pit in Miami, Pereira, the sister of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira delivered another lights-out performance against short-notice opponent Amanda Torres in the KC52 co-main event.

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While the opening round was fairly competitive with Torres holding her own against the bigger and more experienced Pereira, things took a quick turn in the second round when ‘Lady Chama’ unleashed a picture-perfect left hook that sent Torres crashing to the mat. Pereira unleashed some ground-and-pound strikes which encouraged the referee to step in and call for the stoppage.

Official Result: Aline Pereira def. Amanda Torres via TKO.

The stoppage was met with some scrutiny from the broadcast team as Torres appeared to be intelligently defending herself, but it was clear that Pereira was in complete control and likely would have caused even more damage had the fight been allowed to continue.

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Pereira is now 2-0 in Karate Combat with both victories coming by way of knockout.

check out highlights from Aline Pereira vs. Gisela Luna at Karate Combat 52:

Robelis Despaigne Does It Again! ‘The Big Boy’ Scores Another Split-Second KO – Karate Combat 52 Highlights

Robelis Despaigne vs. Marcos Brigagao - Karate Combat 52 HighlightsWhile it took Robelis Despaigne a little more than four seconds to get his second win under the Karate…

Robelis Despaigne vs. Marcos Brigagao - Karate Combat 52 Highlights

While it took Robelis Despaigne a little more than four seconds to get his second win under the Karate Combat banner, the Cuban knockout artist delivered another memorable performance inside The Pit at KC52 on Friday night.

In December, ‘The Big Boy’ made a statement in his promotional debut with a four-second KO against Dominik J?drzejczyk. This time, Despaigne needed roughly 10 seconds to dispatch Brazilian newcomer Marcos Brigagao in Miami.

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Official Result: Robelis Despaigne def. Marcos Brigago via KO.

With the win, Despaigne moves to 2-0 in Karate Combat with both of his fights combined lasting less than 20 seconds. Outside of KC, he is 5-2 in his mixed martial arts career, his only two defeats coming in the UFC.

Check Out highlights from Robelis Despaigne vs. Marcos Brigagao at karate combat 52:

UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer Boxing

UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer BoxingWhat if the highest-grossing fighter in UFC history suddenly decided he wanted to jump into the dismal world of…

UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer Boxing

What if the highest-grossing fighter in UFC history suddenly decided he wanted to jump into the dismal world of influencer boxing?

Sadly, that’s exactly where we’re at in 2025.

It’s been nearly four years since the last time Conor McGregor has stepped foot inside the Octagon and with each passing day, it’s looking less and less likely that he’ll ever compete under the UFC banner again. Instead, it looks like the former two-division titleholder is intent on trading in his four-ounce gloves for a pair of eight-ouncers as he aims to one day share the ring with a bunch of YouTubers.

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“I like it. Like I said, I am more inclined now for this influencer f*cking whatever you call it because it’s astronomical money, Schmo. It’s astronomical the figures,” McGregor told The Schmo. “So, who’s a Jake [Paul], Logan [Paul], and f*cking KSI, I like the three of these guys. And all of that tussling around, it’s an interesting little side pocket branch we’ll call it.”

Once upon a time, McGregor absolutely detested influencer boxing, but perhaps after seeing heavyweight legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson bank $20 million for a glorified eight-round sparring session with ‘The Problem Child’ in Texas, the Irish megastar has changed his tune.

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Lord knows McGregor needs the money with all the lawsuits and settlements being levied against him these days.

Conor McGregor Blames UFC for his fight with Logan paul falling through

McGregor was recently attached to a big-money exhibition match with Logan Paul that was expected to take place in India. Unfortunately for McGregor, UFC CEO Dana White put the kibosh on any sort of fight featuring his top earner and the WWE Superstar.

“The UFC just aren’t into it,” McGregor added. “The offer was there on the table, in writing, both ‘athletes’ we’ll say – he’s not a fighter, but whatever – are under the TKO banner. UFC, WWE, both rising up. The stock price of TKO Holding Group through the roof. New market in India opened up and booming. It was business savvy and business sense to make the fight happen, or should I say: ‘the glorified spar happen’.

“In between this waiting period that we find ourselves in, before I can get back to the Octagon, it made perfect sense on the calendar to go ahead with it. The UFC weren’t into it. I’m not sure the WWE… what their interest in it was; I just knew the UFC weren’t into it.”

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UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer Boxing

UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer BoxingWhat if the highest-grossing fighter in UFC history suddenly decided he wanted to jump into the dismal world of…

UFC Star Conor McGregor Gets Real About His New Take on Influencer Boxing

What if the highest-grossing fighter in UFC history suddenly decided he wanted to jump into the dismal world of influencer boxing?

Sadly, that’s exactly where we’re at in 2025.

It’s been nearly four years since the last time Conor McGregor has stepped foot inside the Octagon and with each passing day, it’s looking less and less likely that he’ll ever compete under the UFC banner again. Instead, it looks like the former two-division titleholder is intent on trading in his four-ounce gloves for a pair of eight-ouncers as he aims to one day share the ring with a bunch of YouTubers.

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“I like it. Like I said, I am more inclined now for this influencer f*cking whatever you call it because it’s astronomical money, Schmo. It’s astronomical the figures,” McGregor told The Schmo. “So, who’s a Jake [Paul], Logan [Paul], and f*cking KSI, I like the three of these guys. And all of that tussling around, it’s an interesting little side pocket branch we’ll call it.”

Once upon a time, McGregor absolutely detested influencer boxing, but perhaps after seeing heavyweight legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson bank $20 million for a glorified eight-round sparring session with ‘The Problem Child’ in Texas, the Irish megastar has changed his tune.

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Lord knows McGregor needs the money with all the lawsuits and settlements being levied against him these days.

Conor McGregor Blames UFC for his fight with Logan paul falling through

McGregor was recently attached to a big-money exhibition match with Logan Paul that was expected to take place in India. Unfortunately for McGregor, UFC CEO Dana White put the kibosh on any sort of fight featuring his top earner and the WWE Superstar.

“The UFC just aren’t into it,” McGregor added. “The offer was there on the table, in writing, both ‘athletes’ we’ll say – he’s not a fighter, but whatever – are under the TKO banner. UFC, WWE, both rising up. The stock price of TKO Holding Group through the roof. New market in India opened up and booming. It was business savvy and business sense to make the fight happen, or should I say: ‘the glorified spar happen’.

“In between this waiting period that we find ourselves in, before I can get back to the Octagon, it made perfect sense on the calendar to go ahead with it. The UFC weren’t into it. I’m not sure the WWE… what their interest in it was; I just knew the UFC weren’t into it.”

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