BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » pfl championship 2019

Slo-mo millionaires: Recap the PFL Championship finals in their super-slow-motion ‘Fight Flow’ highlights

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:19:05 +0000

In mixed martial arts everything can change in the blink of an eye, and the true skill and artistry of the fighters can sometimes only truly be seen when you slow the action right down and watch it again. And, as the Professional Fighters League draws a line under their 2019 season, the organization has released a final highlights video showing their big winners in the best possible light at their end-of-season finale at the Hulu Theater in New York. Six fighters were crowned PFL 2019 season champions as Emiliano Sordi, Ali Isaev, Natan Schulte, Ray Cooper III, Lance Palmer and Kayla Harrison won their respective tournament finals and each picked up a championship belt and check for $1 million for their efforts

Read the original:

Slo-mo millionaires: Recap the PFL Championship finals in their super-slow-motion ‘Fight Flow’ highlights – MMA Junkie

Ray Sefo’s bucket list for 2020 includes signing more big name fighters

BAD MMA News — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 01:03:03 +0000

NEW YORK – PFL president Ray Sefo is looking to build on his roster. The 2019 PFL Championship took place at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, marking one of the biggest shows in the promotion’s short history.

See more here:

Ray Sefo’s bucket list for 2020 includes signing more big name fighters – MMA Junkie

PFL champ Emiliano Sordi wants to inspire kids back home in Argentina

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:06:14 +0000

NEW YORK – Emiliano Sordi made history Tuesday night. Sordi (22-8 MMA, 6-1 PFL) took out Jordan Johnson (12-2-1 MMA, 2-2-1 PFL) in the first round at the 2019 PFL Championship at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York to become the first Argentinian to win a world championship in a major organization. And Sordi hopes he can inspire kids back home to follow in his footsteps someday.

See the article here:

PFL champ Emiliano Sordi wants to inspire kids back home in Argentina – MMA Junkie

Natan Schulte says leg kicks a big part of his strategy to outlast Loik Radzhabov for second PFL title

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:27:11 +0000

NEW YORK – Natan Schulte credits a specific strategy that helped him get the job done. Schulte (20-3-1 MMA, 9-0-1 PFL) engaged in easily the best fight of the night, when he outlasted Loik Radzhabov (13-2-1 MMA, 2-2-1 PFL) in a five-round battle at the 2019 PFL Championship on Tuesday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York to win the lightweight title and $1 million. One pivotal strategy was his leg kicks, that Schulte says, were a big part of his game plan to open things up for him offensively. “That was a big part of the strategy,” Schulte said through a translator at the post-fight news conference

Read this article:

Natan Schulte says leg kicks a big part of his strategy to outlast Loik Radzhabov for second PFL title – MMA Junkie

Despite not getting a finish, two-time PFL champ Lance Palmer happy with overall performance

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:03:07 +0000

NEW YORK – The only way Lance Palmer could outdo his overall dominant past performances over Alex Gilpin was to take him out. Palmer (22-3 MMA, 11-0 PFL) won the featherweight tournament and $1 million for the second straight year by defeating Gilpin (14-4 MMA, 2-3 PFL) for the third time in a row at the 2019 PFL Championship on Tuesday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Palmer’s original opponent, Daniel Pineda, failed a drug test , which forced him out of the final. He subsequently was replaced by Gilpin. Palmer beat Gilpin by unanimous decision all three times they fought, and while he admitted he would have liked to score a finish this time around, he was happy with his performance. “I really just wanted to get a finish in this fight, and it didn’t accumulate the way I wanted to,” Palmer said.

Follow this link:

Despite not getting a finish, two-time PFL champ Lance Palmer happy with overall performance – MMA Junkie

PFL champ Ray Cooper III wants to fight Rory MacDonald in 2020 to get a win back for B.J. Penn

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:03:06 +0000

NEW YORK – Newly crowned PFL champion Ray Cooper III has his eyes on the newest addition to promotion’s roster. Rory MacDonald signed with the PFL two weeks ago.

Read the original post:

PFL champ Ray Cooper III wants to fight Rory MacDonald in 2020 to get a win back for B.J. Penn – MMA Junkie

Kayla Harrison celebrates her PFL title, which she calls ‘her fourth kid’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:51:43 +0000

NEW YORK — Kayla Harrison has won so many gold trophies over the course of her career, she’s starting to view them like her children. Harrison’s unanimous-decision victory over the always-tough Larissa Pacheco in the main event of the 2019 PFL Championship on Tuesday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden not only added $1M to her bank account, but also added to a list of remarkable accomplishments, which include a pair of Olympic judo gold medals and a judo world championship. “Well, I won two Olympic gold medals so those are my first two kids,” Harrison told MMA Junkie after he fight.

Read the original:

Kayla Harrison celebrates her PFL title, which she calls ‘her fourth kid’ – MMA Junkie

Ray Cooper III makes million-dollar comeback at PFL Championship

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:16:45 +0000

NEW YORK — For a minute there, Ray Cooper III looked like he was in for another disappointing result at the PFL Championship. The Hawaiian welterweight lost in the championship round to Magomed Magomedkeriov last New Year’s Eve, but worked his way back through the 2019 season to earn another crack at $1 million, giving him the distinction of becoming the first PFL runner-up to get a second crack at the big prize. The Big Apple loves stories of those who are knocked down and get right back up to try it again, and Cooper rose to the the moment under the bight lights of the biggest city Tuesday night at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. In a short-but-wild fight, Cooper was nearly finished by David Michaud. But when it appeared he was set for another heartbreak and long, regretful flight back to Hawaii, Cooper managed to regain his wits and rally for a thrilling TKO victory at the 2:56 mark of the opening round, thus ensuring he’ll return to the islands with an oversized check for $1 million (yes, “ actually ” guy about to go to the comment section, we know taxes mean he’s not really going to be a millionaire. Settle down).

The rest is here:

Ray Cooper III makes million-dollar comeback at PFL Championship – MMA Junkie

Rory MacDonald thinks Douglas Lima trilogy still possible: ‘Never know where our paths cross again’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:54:59 +0000

NEW YORK – The score isn’t settled between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima , but MacDonald isn’t too concerned about it. Having recently signed with PFL , former Bellator welterweight champion MacDonald (21-6-1 MMA, 3-2-1 BMMA) has split two fights with the current champ Lima (32-7 MMA, 14-3 BMMA). In their first outing in January 2018, MacDonald took the 170-pound title from Lima by defeating him via unanimous decision . Then this past October at Bellator 232, Lima was able to avenge his loss and recapture the title by defeating MacDonald in the welterweight grand prix final. That would be MacDonald’s final fight with the promotion, and while that could have left a bitter taste in his mouth, MacDonald still sees a potential trilogy happening down the line

More here:

Rory MacDonald thinks Douglas Lima trilogy still possible: ‘Never know where our paths cross again’ – MMA Junkie

Lance Palmer admits Alex Gilpin trilogy feels ‘weird’ but focused on repeating as PFL champion

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:30:05 +0000

NEW YORK – Lance Palmer is looking to make it two years in a row winning $1 million. In order for that to happen, he’ll have to beat someone for a third time. Palmer meets Alex Gilpin on Tuesday in the PFL Championship featherweight final, with the winner taking home the $1 million grand prize. Palmer (21-3), the defending 145-pound champion, already has defeated Gilpin (14-3) by unanimous decision twice this year – once in the regular season and again in the playoff semifinals. But he’ll have to do it again after Gilpin, the No.

The rest is here:

Lance Palmer admits Alex Gilpin trilogy feels ‘weird’ but focused on repeating as PFL champion – MMA Junkie