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PFL 10 (2022 Season)
The ''PFL 10'' mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on November 25, 2022, at the Hulu Theater in New York City, New York, United States. This was the finale of the playoffs for all 2022 divisions, with the winners getting a $1 million cash prize. The event also marked the organization's first pay-per-view card, being available on ESPN+ PPV. Background Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and seeking her third PFL championship, headlined the PFL event opposite Larissa Pacheco, who previously faced Harrison in two other title bouts, losing both by unanimous decision. The event also featured five other finals matchups, with the winner of each weight class taking home PFL's trademark $1 million dollar prize. The five other championship bouts included a welterweight bout between Sadibou Sy and Dilano Taylor, Brendan Loughnane versus Bellator vet Bubba Jenkins at featherweight, a heavyweight bout between Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Fighters League
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by 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 cage known as the SmartCage, and adhere to the unified rules of mixed martial arts, with the exception of the prohibition of elbow strikes. The PFL's inaugural event took place on June 7, 2018 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. At the end, each champion of the six weight classes wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Moraes
Marlon Luiz Moraes (born April 26, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Series of Fighting, where he is the former WSOF Bantamweight Champion. Early career Moraes got his start in martial arts with Muay Thai at age seven and began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at age 15. He saw national success in Muay Thai in his native Brazil, earning a pair of Muay Thai National Championships before switching full-time to MMA. Mixed martial arts career Xtreme Fighting Championships On December 2, 2011, Moraes fought Chris Manuel at XFC 15, winning via unanimous decision. On April 13, 2012, Moraes fought Jarrod Card at XFC 17, He won via knock out in 47 seconds of round one. World Series of Fighting In September 2012, Moraes signed with the World Series of Fighting. On November 3, 2012, Moraes made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Ditcheva
Dakota Lili-Joa Ditcheva (born 11 July 1998) is a British Muay Thai champion. She was part of the British team that won International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in Jönköping, Sweden. She is three-time world champion and Daily Mirror and Sport England Pride of Sports Young Sportsperson of the Year. Early life Born on June 13, 1999, in Manchester, England, Dakota Ditcheva grew up in a family of martial artists. Her mother, Lisa Howarth, a multiple-time world kickboxing champion, had a profound influence on Dakota's interest in combat sports. Immersed in this environment from a young age, Dakota began her training in various martial arts disciplines, including kickboxing, Muay Thai, and later, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Before transitioning to professional mixed martial arts (MMA), Dakota built an impressive amateur career. She amassed a stellar record as a kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, winning numerous championships in both disciplines. Her dedication an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleison Tibau
Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Professional Fighters League. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, DEEP, and Golden Boy Promotions. Early life Tibau began training for mixed martial arts at 13 and was fighting by 15. He was a state champion in Rio de Janeiro in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling. He was brought up as a fighter in Kimura team, from northern Brazil. Tibau trains at American Top Team. Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Tibau made his UFC debut at welterweight against Nick Diaz. Tibau started strong and was taking Diaz down efficiently while avoiding submissions using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In the second round he got tired and lost by TKO due to strikes. Tibau took on Jason Dent at UFC 68. Tibau won by unanimous decision. He then took a one fight hiatus from the company and returned to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens (born May 26, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional since 2005, he spent 15 years and competed in 33 bouts in the UFC's Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Background Stephens was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 26, 1986, and came from a broken home. When he was eight years old, Stephens parents divorced and he constantly switched between schools while also living in various apartments, shelters, and even in his mother's car before moving to Norwalk, Iowa with his father, who was granted custody of Stephens when he was in the fifth grade. Growing up, Stephens played baseball, basketball, and also competed in wrestling. Stephens attended Norwalk High School where he was a standout in baseball and wrestling, having returned to wrestling during his senior year. Stephens was introduced to mixed martial arts by his grandfather who had also originally p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natan Schulte
Natan Silveira Schulte (born February 20, 1992) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League. Background Natan Schulte was born in Joinville, where he has family, and started training at the age of 14 in the city after constant bullying. His first professional fight was in 2011, but before that he had already fought more than 40 amateur fights, between muay thai, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu. He was two-time champion of Santa Catarina and, at age 17, Brazilian champion. He even represented Brazil at the World Cup, in Serbia, but did not win the title. Mixed martial arts career Early career Schulte began his professional MMA career in Brazil, where after winning his debut and losing his next two bouts, he rebounded to win his next 5 bouts and joined Xtreme Fighting Championships, XFC International, an international promotion with a popular TV deal in Brazil and frequent live eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Budd
Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in MMA promotions ''Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce'' and ''Invicta Fighting Championships'' and is the first and former List of Bellator MMA champions#Women's Featherweight World Championship, Bellator Women's Featherweight world champion. Martial arts training Budd practiced Muay Thai for many years and later became the only woman to defeat American Gina Carano in Muay Thai competition. Her second and final loss in the ring came by Germaine de Randamie, after which Budd made the move to MMA. Her Muay Thai record is 10–2. She began training in MMA at the end of 2008 and avenged her loss to de Randamie when she defeated her via unanimous decision in a 2011 MMA bout. Budd trains at the ''Gibson Kickboxing & Pankration'' Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspen Ladd
Aspen Kohl Ladd (born March 1, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is competing in the Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional since 2015, Ladd started her professional mixed martial arts career in Invicta FC before competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Bantamweight division. Background Ladd was born and grew up in Pioneer, California with two younger brothers and three younger sisters. The younger of her brothers, Shaylor, is also a mixed martial artist. After being homeschooled until then, Ladd briefly attended Folsom Lake College, but then terminated her studies to fully focus on her mixed martial arts career. Having previously danced ballet and run long-distance, she started training martial arts around the age of 14 and made her amateur debut right after turning 18. Mixed martial arts career Invicta FC Following an amateur run of 8–1, which included 6 finishes, Ladd signed with Invicta FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
