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Mark Burnett, Kevin Hart, Tony Robbins Invest in MMA Startup Professional Fighters League

Mark Burnett, Kevin Hart, Tony Robbins Invest in MMA Startup Professional Fighters League

August 8, 2018 | Variety
Mark Burnett, Kevin Hart, Tony Robbins Invest in MMA Startup Professional Fighters League

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MMA startup Professional Fighters League has received a $28 million equity investment from a group that includes MGM Television chief Mark Burnett, actor-entrepreneur Kevin Hart, and self-help guru Tony Robbins.

The Washington, D.C.-based Professional Fighters League (PFL) is in its first year of operations. It aims to be a competitor against UFC amid the growing public interest in MMA bouts. The PFL aims to bring a March Madness-style competition structure to the MMA world. Other investors in this round of financing include tech titan Ted Leonsis and Riot Games co-founder Brandon Beck.

The PFL at present has a one-year deal with NBC Sports Network for carriage of its fights. Burnett, the renowned reality TV producers, aims to develop a range of programming around PFL, starting with a “Challengers Series” that would be an elimination-style competition among aspiring MMA pugilists for the chance to join the league. MGM is also an investor in PFL.

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