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Magomed Magomedkerimov
Magomed Magomedkerimov ( russian: Магомедкеримов_Магомед_Малачевич, Магомедкеримов Магомед Малачевич (born 01 October 1990) – is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). Early life Magomed was born in the small Dagestan village of Agvali, with a population of just over 2,000 people. He lived there while he was at school, and trained, starting to study not only pankration and hand-to-hand combat, which are popular here, but also Muay Thai. The guy showed excellent results, and therefore, by the time he graduated, he clearly understood that he wanted to connect his life with sports. At the age of 17, he moved to Makhachkala, entered the Dagestan GPU at the "Sports and Coaching" Faculty. And from the next year, he began to conquer various venues, including the world championships. Thanks to the base in pankration and shock disci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agvali
Agvali (russian: Агвали, av, Агъвали) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tsumadinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References Notes Sources * * {{Authority control Rural localities in Tsumadinsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Series Of Fighting
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by Venture capital, venture capitalist Donn Davis in 2017 and launched in 2018, following the acquisition and restructuring of the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promotion in 2017 by MMAX Investment Partners. It is the first major MMA organization in which individual athletes compete in a regular season, post-season and championship, rather than on a year-round basis. The PFL currently puts on fights across six weight-divisions: featherweight, women's lightweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. The PFL's matches are held inside a 10-sided Mixed martial arts#Fighting area, mixed martial arts cage known as the SmartCage, and adhere to the Mixed martial arts rules, unified rules of mixed martial arts, with the exception of the prohibition of Elbow (strike), elbow strikes. The PFL's inaugural event took place on June 7, 2018 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFL 7 (2019 Season)
The ''PFL 7'' mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 11, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was the seventh of the 2019 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Welterweight and Women's Lightweight divisions. Kayla Harrison was initially scheduled to face Genah Fabian at this event. However, Fabian missed weight and was replaced by Bobbi-Jo Dalziel. Results 2019 PFL Welterweight playoffs 2019 PFL Women's Lightweight playoffs See also *List of PFL events *List of current PFL fighters The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia. This list is an up-to-d ... References {{2019 in mixed martial arts Professional Fighters League events 2019 in mixed martial arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFL 4 (2019 Season)
The ''PFL 4'' mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on July 11, 2019, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the fourth regular season event of 2019 and include fights in the welterweight and women's lightweight divisions. Background The day before the event a Women's Lightweight bout between Sarah Kaufman and Roberta Samad and a Welterweight bout between André Fialho and Zane Kamaka were both cancelled as Samad and Kamaka both missed weight for their respective bouts. Results Standings After Event The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Curtis (fighter)
Christopher Alan Curtis (born July 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2009, he has also competed for the Professional Fighters League (PFL). As of December 13, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Background Curtis was born and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a sister and a brother. Despite aspirations of becoming a lawyer, he dropped out of the law school in pursuit of a career in mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Curtis amassed a record of 18–5 in the North American regional circuit while capturing Welterweight Championships in CES MMA, Z Promotions and Premier MMA Championship. Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series and first retirement Curtis was then invited to face Sean Lally at Dana White's Contender Series 9 on June 12, 2018. He won the fight via third-round knockout but retired after he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard (fighter)
John J. Howard (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, Howard has formerly competed for the International Fight League, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, CES MMA, the Cage Fury Fighting Championships and Professional Fighters League. . Background Howard was born and raised by his single mother along with his brother in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts where he still resides to this day. Howard got into fights often while growing up. In high school, Howard played football and basketball and learned the electrical trade after getting his high school degree. He found martial arts after going to a Job Corps to get his high school diploma where he learned grappling from a freestyle grappler. Later on in his career he has become well known for his wrestling skills and takedowns in MMA despite not having any backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFL 1 (2019 Season)
The ''PFL 1'' mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 9, 2019, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. This was the first regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the welterweight and women's lightweight divisions. Background Kayla Harrison was originally scheduled to face Svetlana Khautova in the main event. However, on May 6, it was announced that Khautova had pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Larissa Pacheco. Results Standings After Event The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Professional Fighters League
This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2018 season. Each weight class had 12 fighters, each of which faced two rivals. The top eight fighters in each weight class qualified to the playoffs. The season concluded on December 31, 2018 with six championship bouts back-to-back with a $10 million prize pool. 2018 world champions Events 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs * Valdrin Istrefi was originally scheduled to face Philipe Lins but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Caio Alencar. 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs * Shamil Gamzatov was originally scheduled to face John Howard but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Eddie Gordon''.'' 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs * João Zeferino was originally scheduled to face Bojan Veličković but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFL 11 (2018 Season)
The ''PFL 11'' mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League, the ''PFL 2018 Championship'', was held on December 31, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Background The event was the eleventh and final event of the 2018 season. Each champion in the six weight classes was crowned and won a championship prize of $1 million each. Results 2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs 2018 PFL Lightweight playoffs 2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs See also *List of PFL events This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. This list also includes events by the league's predecessor, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF). Sched ... * List of current PFL fighters References {{2018 in mixed martial arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Cooper III
Raynald "Ray" Cooper III (born February 7, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the two-time Welterweight champion. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also competed for King of the Cage. Fight Matrix had him ranked a top 10 Welterweight in the world in May 2022. He is currently ranked #16. Early life Born and raised in Pearl City, Hawaii, Cooper got into many fights in the schoolyard, beginning to wrestle at the age of six and trained under the tutelage of his father, Ray Cooper Jr, a professional fighter. In Hawaii, Cooper was a three-time state champion wrestler and two-time Oahu Interscholastic Association champion, winning his last championship at 173 lbs. Upon graduating at the age of 18, he began his career in professional MMA, turning down a college scholarship to continue wrestling. Starting to train with his uncles Ron Jhun and David “Kawika” Pa’al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFL 10 (2018 Season)
The ''PFL 10'' mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 20, 2018, at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. Background The event was the tenth of the 2018 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions. On October 15, it was announced that second seed welterweight João Zeferino had to pull out of the tournament with a knee injury. He was replaced with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Results 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs See also *List of PFL events *List of current PFL fighters The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fi ... References {{2018 in mixed martial arts Professional Fighters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Veličković
Bojan Veličković ( sr, Бојан Величковић; born December 18, 1988) is a Serbian mixed martial artist and sambist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters League, and RFA, where he was the Welterweight Champion. Background Born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia, Veličković began training in judo at the age of ten, before transitioning to Muay Thai at 14. Then at the age of 22, he began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. In Muay Thai, Veličković holds a record of 14–2. Mixed martial arts career Early career Veličković was a gold medalist in amateur MMA at the FILA World Wrestling Federation before making his professional debut in 2010 as part of the "Road to the Ring of Fire" reality show. Veličković won all four fights and the show. He then began competing for the Tesla Fighting Championship in his native Serbia, where he was also Welterwei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
