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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE

The PFL Mission

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) presents MMA for the first time in the sport-season format where individual fighters control their own destiny, competing in a regular season, playoffs, and championship. PFL’s differentiated format and exciting fights sparked breakout growth for the league. PFL events are live in primetime on ESPN2, ESPN+ & ESPN Deportes

MMA Re-Imagined: True Sport Season Format

The PFL 2021 Season features elite MMA athletes across six weight classes, including the first-ever 155-pound women’s division, with each fighter having two fights during the PFL Regular Season in April, May & June.

Fighters earn regular season points based on their performance, with 3 points for a win, plus bonus points for knockouts and submissions. Each fighter is then seeded in standings for their weight class based on their point totals.

Following the Regular Season is a single-elimination PFL Playoffs which leads to the PFL World Championship. The winners of each title bout are crowned PFL World Champion of their respective weight class and earn $1 million. Viewers will be delivered next-gen stats never before seen in MMA through the PFL’s proprietary SmartCage™ platform and Cagenomics™ technology.

PFL is backed by an investor group of sports, media, entertainment, and business titans. PFL events are broadcast live in primetime on ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes in the United States and distributed to 160 additional countries around the world on premium sports networks.

Debuted 2019 Season on ESPN2 & ESPN+
Innovative video product/immersive viewing experience
Enabled by proprietary PFL technology
Used for first time in MMA
Endorsed and approved by state athletic commisions

Displays live impact speed
Tracks total punches, kicks, takedowns
Fighter tracking monitors cage control
Tracks distance traveled

PFL Fights for Communities

In the Professional Fighters League, we ask "What Do You Fight For?" For many of our elite athletes, the fight is about honor, respect and family. For all of us, the fight is also about community.

The PFL is committed to making a positive impact on the sport of MMA, our partners and our fighters—all well as in the lives and communities of the fans that support us.