BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » pfl 2024 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ex-UFC title challenger Taila Santos confident entering PFL’s $1 million tournament: ‘I’m one of the favorites’ https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-confident-entering-pfls-1-million-tournament-im-one-of-the-favorites.html https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-confident-entering-pfls-1-million-tournament-im-one-of-the-favorites.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:54:47 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-confident-entering-pfls-1-million-tournament-im-one-of-the-favorites.html Taila Santos is eager to start a new chapter in her MMA career, as she believes she can be both a champion and a millionaire by the end of it. Santos (19-3), a former UFC title challenger, makes her PFL debut this Thursday at 2024 PFL 1 in San Antonio. It’s her first fight since her unexpected exit from the UFC late last year. Santos debuts against Ilara Joanne (11-8) in the opening round of the 2024 PFL women’s flyweight season, where she’ll be competing for the PFL title and the $1 million prize that comes with it. Ahead of such a big competition, Santos feels confident in her chances of going all the way. “I feel like I’m one of the favorites entering the tournament,” Santos told MMA Junkie in Portuguese .

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-confident-entering-pfls-1-million-tournament-im-one-of-the-favorites.html/feed 0 Former UFC title challenger Taila Santos breaks silence on unexpected promotion exit: ‘I wasn’t very happy’ https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-breaks-silence-on-unexpected-promotion-exit-i-wasnt-very-happy.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-breaks-silence-on-unexpected-promotion-exit-i-wasnt-very-happy.html#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:37:13 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-title-challenger-taila-santos-breaks-silence-on-unexpected-promotion-exit-i-wasnt-very-happy.html Taila Santos is on the verge of making her PFL debut, which is something most didn’t see coming just a few months back. The former UFC title challenger unexpectedly exited late last year as one of the bigger names and top contenders in the women’s flyweight division. Neither the promotion nor Santos (19-3) gave much of an explanation regarding her surprise exit until now. Ahead of 2024 PFL 1 , which marks her first fight since departing from the UFC, Santos gave her side of the story and explained why she is no longer in the UFC. “Yeah, I was in the UFC, but I wasn’t very happy,” Santos told MMA Junkie in Portuguese .

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