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Watch PFL’s top 10 knockouts in 2022

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:18:39 +0000

PFL had arguably its best year yet in 2022. Six new champions were crowned – including major upsets and highlight-reel finishes. To celebrate its banner year, PFL put together a video compilation of its 10 best knockouts throughout the regular season and playoffs, which includes Olivier Aubin-Mercier’s $1 million finish. Check out the promotion’s 10 best knockouts below.

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Ray Sefo: ‘Everybody was happy’ with PFL’s pay-per-view debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:59:50 +0000

LAS VEGAS – PFL president Ray Sefo considers the promotion’s pay-per-view debut a success. The 2022 PFL Championships, which took place at Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, featured a six-fight main card that streamed on on ESPN+ pay-per-view last month. Viewers were charged $49.99, and although the number of buys wasn’t revealed, Sefo was happy with the overall result. “Everybody was happy with it,” Sefo told MMA Junkie on the World MMA Awards red carpet. “You’ve got to start somewhere, and we were happy with the outcome of the whole show. ESPN was truly happy with the show, so if they’re happy, we’re happy.” In the night’s headliner, Larissa Pacheco pulled off a massive upset when she defeated two-time champion Kayla Harrison to capture the women’s lightweight title.

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Kayla Harrison definitely wants Larissa Pacheco again but understands she doesn’t ‘call the shots anymore’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:37:39 +0000

Kayla Harrison hopes she gets the chance to avenge her loss to Larissa Pacheco . Pacheco (19-4) earned a stunning upset over Harrison (15-1) at the 2022 PFL Championships, handing the two-time PFL women’s lightweight champion her first-career loss by unanimous decision. It was a bitter pill to swallow for Harrison, who is having a hard time getting over the loss .

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Aspen Ladd focused on 2023 PFL season but ‘would gladly’ fight Kayla Harrison or Larissa Pacheco

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:58:47 +0000

Aspen Ladd will enter the PFL’s 2023 featherweight season but won’t rule out the possibility of special one-offs. Ladd (10-3), who left the UFC earlier this year after a plethora of weight-cutting issues, was victorious in her promotional debut, defeating former Bellator champion Julia Budd by split decision in a women’s featherweight showcase bout last Friday at the 2022 PFL Championships. With potential big fights against 2022 PFL lightweight champ Larissa Pacheco and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison out there, Ladd is keeping her options open as the new year approaches. “I want to do both,” Ladd told MMA Junkie Radio.

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MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for November: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler meets the hype

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 03:10:48 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from November 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. Nominees

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PFL champ Rob Wilkinson confident he would’ve caught fire in UFC but happy where he is now

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:02:20 +0000

Rob Wilkinson is confident he would have turned things around in the UFC if he was given the chance, although it doesn’t really matter anymore. Wilkinson (17-2) lost twice in the octagon, including to former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, before he was released by the promotion in 2018. He hasn’t lost since and eventually found a home with the PFL where he became light heavyweight champion. Wilkinson, who debuted during the 2022 PFL season, finished all four of his fights, including a doctor’s stoppage TKO of Omari Akhmedov at the 2022 PFL Championships this past Friday to win the 205-pound title and $1 million at 30.

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PFL champ Rob Wilkinson confident he would’ve caught fire in UFC but happy where he is now – MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for November: Chris Gutierrez ends Frankie Edgar’s career

BAD MMA News — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:22:14 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from November 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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Video: Is Kayla Harrison’s upset loss to Larissa Pacheco a good or bad thing?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:55:23 +0000

Prior to the 2022 PFL Championships, Larissa Pacheco had yet to win a round against Kayla Harrison in two previous losses. Not only did she win a round Friday, she won three of them and claimed the women’s lightweight title by 48-47 unanimous decision scores from all three judges at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. When presented with the idea that she had a rivalry going with Pacheco, Harrison dismissed it during the pre-event press conference. And now with the result, it very well could be the 2022 Upset of the Year.

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2022 PFL Championships medical suspensions: 10 fighters ruled out indefinitely

BAD MMA News — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:21:53 +0000

The 2022 PFL Championships took place this past Friday at Hulu Theatre in New York and featured six $1 million title fights among other bouts. Atop the card was a shocking upset , with Larissa Pacheco defeating Kayla Harrison to claim the women’s lightweight title. Other championship winners included Brendan Loughnane , Olivier Aubin-Mercier , Sadibou Sy , Ante Delija , and Rob Wilkinson . On Monday, the New York State Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event, released medical suspension durations to MMA Junkie, which show all 24 combatants suspended at least one week – with two fighters out 90 days.

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Spinning Back Clique: Kayla Harrison’s upset loss, UFC 282′s shakeup, Conor McGregor, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:14:34 +0000

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Nolan King will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: Kayla Harrison was a massive favorite to win her third PFL women’s lightweight final and another $1 million check, but lost an upset unanimous decision to Larissa Pacheco . The UFC’s light heavyweight division got a major shakeup this past week.

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