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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has decided to reschedule the 2020 season. In a press release from the promotion, it was stated that the 2020 season will be “rescheduled for spring 2021.” Given the timing of the global pandemic and the season fo…
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has decided to reschedule the 2020 season. In a press release from the promotion, it was stated that the 2020 season will be “rescheduled for spring 2021.” Given the timing of the global pandemic and the season format the PFL has become known for, it seems to be the safest […]
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Sean O’Connell took a chance with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in their first season last year that really paid off. He got to sit at the desk, call many of the fights, and compete in the light heavyweight division at the same time. Not only …
Sean O’Connell took a chance with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in their first season last year that really paid off. He got to sit at the desk, call many of the fights, and compete in the light heavyweight division at the same time. Not only did he win the championship and prize money for […]
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Never one to be afraid to speak his mind, Jon Fitch has expressed a lack of confidence in the PFL $1 million purse payouts. Fitch, who has a Bellator welterweight title fight scheduled with Rory MacDonald in April, expressed his concern over the weekend. “I don’t have any faith that those guys are going to […]
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Never one to be afraid to speak his mind, Jon Fitch has expressed a lack of confidence in the PFL $1 million purse payouts. Fitch, who has a Bellator welterweight title fight scheduled with Rory MacDonald in April, expressed his concern over the weekend.
“I don’t have any faith that those guys are going to get paid their full amount,” Fitch said backstage at Bellator 214 (courtesy of MMAJunkie).
The former title challenger didn’t have any inside information regarding PFL’s financials but that didn’t stop Fitch from insisting that the payout’s the PFL promised are not as advertised.
We are four weeks removed from the PFL’s New Years championship event and not one of the $1 million winners has taken issue with their compensation. Surely not season one light heavyweight winner Sean O’Connell, who has already cashed a six-figure check.
“Yes, I got every dime I was promised. All throughout the season that was the case. I got paid according to the rules that we all signed off on and according to the schedule that was laid out before the fights ever even happened with the commission, the drug testing, and all that stuff. It all went off without a hitch. The money is in my bank account and untouchable.”
O’Connell received $100,000 after his semifinals victory and another $100,000 on the night of his finals win over Vinny Magalhaes. After the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) cleared his drug tests, he was paid the remaining $800,000.
As of this writing, O’Connell hasn’t heard of any of the other season one winners having issues with their prize money.
“Not to my knowledge. I don’t get to speak for anybody, but I would imagine that if there
Ali Abdelaziz is the very influential manager that O’Connell is referring too. He represents four PFL fighters and Ali has already repudiated Fitch’s claims on Twitter.
I love Jon but all my 4 @ProFightLeague champs got paid $1 million Each https://t.co/opueqX4y54
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) January 27, 2019
I love Jon but all my 4 @ProFightLeague champs got paid $1 million Each
“You think if his guys didn’t get paid he’d be silent about it?” O’Connell said of Abdelaziz.
To be fair many fans and prognosticators don’t think the PFL is sustainable long term. Fitch’s main gripe with PFL seems to be perceived lack of promotion throughout the first season and how that relates to investors.
“All the money comes from investors, and at a certain point in time, if you’re not turning a profit, they’re not going to come around anymore,” Fitch said.
O’Connell had this to say.
“He’s right. You do have to turn a profit to make money,” O’Connell said. “Every indication, every conversation, everything I’ve seen or heard from PFL is that this is a long play. And that they’re in this for the long haul. … I don’t know what Jon Fitch or anyone else is looking for from the PFL. Except that they’re doing what they promised they would do.
“And they’re paying fighters better than other organizations are paying fighters. They are giving opportunity to people maybe who don’t want to go through that whole circus of fight hate speech and Instagram promotion and all that stuff. They just want to be a professional athlete and be a master of your craft to get to the top. They’ve offered me opportunities in broadcasting, which nobody else was willing to do.”
He continued, “You can’t have overnight success. The UFC didn’t have overnight success. Bellator still hasn’t had overnight success. ONE FC and Rizin and all these healthy promotions around the world take some time to build an audience. … This is Season 1 of what I think is going to be a bright future and hopefully a little bit of a game-changer in the sport.”
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Sean O’Connell has capped off his mixed martial arts career in a way that few can top, but he’s got an idea of what would entice him to return. O’Connell competed in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) light heavyweight tournament …
Sean O’Connell has capped off his mixed martial arts career in a way that few can top, but he’s got an idea of what would entice him to return. O’Connell competed in the Professional Fighters League (PFL) light heavyweight tournament final last night (Dec. 31). While O’Connell looked to be in a bad spot in […]
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PFL 7 results.
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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) strolls into the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the last event of the regular season.
The main event will feature hard-hitting light heavyweights Smealinho Rama and Jamie Abdallah. The co-main event will pit burgeoning MMA broadcaster Sean O’Connell taking on the always dangerous Bazigit Atajev.
As always LowkickMMA is your destination for all things MMA.
Here are the results as they happen:
Mo De’Reese vs. Leroy Johnson
Robert Hale vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Saidyokub Kakharamonov vs. Omar Nurmagomedov
Jason Butcher vs. Emiliano Sordi
Caio Magalhães vs. Sadibou Sy
Paul Bradley vs. Handesson Ferreira
Alexandre Bezerra vs. Magomed Idrisov
Caio Alencar vs. Mike Kyle
Bazigit Atayev vs. Sean O’Connell
Smealinho Rama vs. Jamie Abdallah
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With another year coming to a close, everyone embarks on their annual year-end traditions. Many gather with family and friends at this festive time of year, exchanging gifts and holiday cheer. Some concoct a new strategy for keeping their New Year’s resolution, for real this time. Others overindulge in delicious food and drink too much
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With another year coming to a close, everyone embarks on their annual year-end traditions. Many gather with family and friends at this festive time of year, exchanging gifts and holiday cheer. Some concoct a new strategy for keeping their New Year’s resolution, for real this time. Others overindulge in delicious food and drink too much egg nog.
But fight fans are different. Now is the time to look back and reflect on the past 12 months, and then argue about who had the best knockout, submission, or fight of the year. In this installment of the annual year-end awards from LowKickMMA, we pick and rank the ten best scraps of 2016.
From title shots and super fights with sky-high stakes to undercard tussles that unexpectedly turned into thrilling wars, these were the all-time classics of 2016. Read on for the must-see list of brawls to show that uninitiated family member this holiday season.
UFC 204 on October 8, 2016 – Manchester, England:
“The Count” began his unlikely title reign with a most unlikely defense, and it turned into one of the best fights of the year. Many fans and pundits – and other top contenders – maligned Henderson getting a title shot after going 3-6 in his previous nine fights. But the story was too good to pass up.
Bisping sought revenge on the man to hand him his most devastating loss, the infamous, brutal knockout at UFC 100. “Hendo” had been hinting at retirement for some time, and when the fight was announced, he claimed that it would be his swan song. The narratives were set: would Bisping redeem himself or suffer another humiliating loss to his greatest rival? Would Hendo finally capture the UFC belt that had eluded him during his hall of fame career and go out on top?
The bout was extremely tense from the outset. The stakes could not be any higher, a loss for either man a crushing blow. As many expected, the champion had success with his diverse and high-volume kickboxing, while the challenger had his bazooka right hand cocked. Toward the end of the first round, Henderson detonated his famed “H-Bomb” on Bisping’s chin, but the Brit hung on, clinging to consciousness as his American counterpart hammered him relentlessly.
The pattern repeated in round two. Bisping got out to a lead before being felled by another massive right hand. Again, he refused to go away. Henderson failed to connect with a third “H-Bomb” and thus saw his lead slip away over the final three rounds. Observers were split as to who should emerge with the victory, many even scoring the fight a draw. When the judges’ scores were announced, it was Bisping who escaped with his title reign intact.
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