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<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Season 2020 Standings After 2nd Round <img src=https://i.imgur.com/Me8XJZr.jpg> Cain Velasquez replaced by Andrei Arlovski (Velasquez not able to prepare for the fight.) Jared Rosholt replaced by Ali Isaev (Rosholt unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Philipe Lins replaced by Sergei Kharitonov (Lins not able to prepare for the fight.) <img src=https://i.imgur.com/QvWHOjz.jpg> Alexander Gustafsson replaced by Attila Vegh (Gustafsson not able to prepare for the fight.) Emiliano Sordi replaced by Ivan Shtyrkov (Sordi not able to prepare for the fight.) Muhammed Lawal replaced by Shamil Gamzatov (Lawal not able to prepare for the fight.) Viktor Nemkov replaced by Thiago Silva (Nemkov not able to prepare for the fight.) <img src=https://i.imgur.com/0v5d43R.jpg> Jake Shields replaced by Anatoly Tokov (Shields not able to prepare for the fight.) Johny Hendricks replaced by Kelvin Gastelum (Hendricks not able to prepare for the fight.) Nick Diaz left the tournament due to injury. Kelvin Gastelum was disqualified by doping <img src=https://i.imgur.com/m0XcUW4.jpg> Jake Ellenberger replaced by Robbie Lawler (Ellenberger not able to prepare for the fight.) Steve Carl replaced by Stephen Thompson (Carl not able to prepare for the fight.) Ryan LaFlare was disqualified by doping <img src=https://i.imgur.com/JBLSG72.jpg> Gray Maynard replaced by Conor McGregor (Maynard unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Johnny Case replaced by Gregor Gillespie (Case was disqualified by doping) KJ Noons replaced by Joe Lauzon (Noons unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Paul Kelly replaced by Takanori Gomi (Kelly not able to prepare for the fight.) <img src=https://i.imgur.com/FTmL2Jn.jpg> Jason Knight replaced by Manny Bermudez (Knight was disqualified by doping) Movlid Khaybulaev replaced by Mads Burnell (Khaybulaev not able to prepare for the fight.) Renan Barao replaced by Yair Rodriguez (Barao not able to prepare for the fight.) <img src=https://i.imgur.com/DKTCK14.jpg> Dustin Ortiz replaced by Jarred Brooks (Ortiz not able to prepare for the fight.) Ali Bagautinov was disqualified by doping Wilson Reis was disqualified by doping <img src=https://i.imgur.com/zdG7ny8.jpg> Larissa Pacheco replaced by Megan Anderson (Pacheco not able to prepare for the fight.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYOFFS REGULAR SEASON 2020 The playoffs of the 2020 season started in the last week of October and the first week of November. During this period, there may be some changes in the matches due to the fighters' preparation, recovery time from their last fight or medical authorization to compete again. In case the fighter qualified for the playoffs is not able to continue in the competition he will be replaced by: - Reserve fighter (winner of the fights at PFL Fight Night 6 in his respective division). - Fighter eliminated in the second round classification. - Fighter who was replaced in the first round, who may return to the competition. - Any other fighter available in the division who is able to compete. <img src=https://i.imgur.com/7xMwoyT.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/qRR1LWW.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/oeCYX8c.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/pyKTqqE.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/OFbtO8C.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/u9P1AQs.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/x71Shhg.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/mQ7erGz.jpg>

FORMER TWO-TIMES UFC FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION MAX HOLLAWAY SIGNS WITH PFL PFL has bolstered your featherweight roster by signing former two-times UFC Featherweight champion Max Hollaway to an exclusive, multi-fight deal. Blurcat.com confirmed the signing with a promotion official following an initial report from PFL. A date for Hollaway’s debut is currently unknown. “Signing with PFL was really a great feeling and it’s a step up to the Million,” Hollaway told. A 27-year-old native of Hawaii, Hollaway claimed the featherweight crown for a first time, with a TKO win over legend Jose Aldo in Brazil at UFC 212. After loss the belt to Alexander Volkanovski, he captured the featherweight crown again with a unanimous decision triumph against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC on ESPN on June. “Blessed” has been victorious in 23 of his 29 professional fights overall. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFL LIGHTWEIGHT ABEL TRUJILLO FAILS DRUG TEST Abel Trujillo will be forced to sit out for one year following her suspension for a TRT drugs. Illinois Athletic Commission, which regulated the PFL event, Trujillo has been suspended for one year after failed drug tests and win against Shinya Aoki overtuned and made a No-Contest following PFL Fight Night 6. Abel Trujillo has denied any wrong-doing prior to his bout with Shinya Aoki, writes Chris Jones. He claims that his drug test failure (for TRT) was the result of a lab mix-up, and that his suspension is unwarrented as he was not using any illegal substances at all.

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PFL Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Doskalchuk - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTdoKa9tg7QfnWLC5hz0bamyDYtF3U5poI8Xlx3kvTG-c2MlPHiqWRaqfM-TTbsC79fLHfr_jdzeOd9/pub JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ EDGES ALEKSANDER DOLKASCHUK IN PFL FIGHT NIGHT 6 MAIN EVENT; TRUJILLO UPSET AOKI Tonight's PFL Fight Night brought 16 fights on his card, with fights that were confirmed as possible reserves in the playoffs that start next month. In the main event, former UFC Flyweight champion Joseph Benavidez debuted with a submission in the second round against former M-1 Global Flyweight champion. Benavidez was better throughout the match and in the second round Benavidez found the right moment and fitted the blow, leaving no other alternative to the Russian if not to tap. In the co-main event Derrick Lewis was named as a favorite, but Karol Bedorf surprised fans in the arena. In a first round of Lewis dominance, Bedorf started to improve in the second round taking Lewis to the ground and getting tired of "black beast". And already in the third round after an exchange of punches, Bedorf stunned Lewis with a beautiful right cross, showing that he was bad, Bedorf advanced and knocked Lewis with big right hook, and with a few more strikes on the ground the referee stopped the fight. And this was not the biggest underdog at night. Considered a favorite of the former three times ONE Championship Lightweight champ, Shinya Aoki faced savage Abel Trujillo. With an aggressive game and showing a form much larger than that of his opponent Trujillo defended well in the first round the submissions that the Japanese tried. But in the second round, Trujillo shook Aoki at the beginning of the round, showing that he was feeling the powerful blows of Trujillo, Aoki tried to hold on, another hard blow knocked him down and Trujillo advanced and with more blows ended the fight. A performance that was certainly the biggest victory of Trujillo's career. In other actions on the main card, former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho, who with a well-aimed kick to the head, led Clifford Starks to knockout him in the second round; Japanese Michihiro Omigawa and Reina Miura won by submission in the first round, Humberto Bandenay and Tamikka Brents; Sergio Moraes dominated Matt Brown for three rounds winning by unanimous decision and Karlos Vemola and Volkan Ozdemir reached the end of the 15 minutes and a split decision in favor of Vemola was the final verdict. In the preliminaries, Ray Borg overcame Jussier Formiga by unanimous decision; Roger Gracie submitts Nikita Krylov in the second round; Dong Hyun Kim had a dominant performance over Warlley Alves; Ben Rothwell won PFL veteran Kelvin Tiller by TKO in the first round; Pavel Vitruk surprised Arnold Allen with a TKO victory in the opening round; Mansour Barnaoui overcame Ronys Torres by unanimous decision and Ediane Gomes defeated Tonya Evinger by submission in the first fight of the night. PFL Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Doskalchuk Date: September 25, 2020 Venue: Allstate Arena City: Rosemont, Illinois, USA Attendance: 3,477 Gate: $ 521,550 Main Event Flyweight Bout: Joseph Benavidez def. Aleksander Doskalchuk by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:09 of Round 2. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Karol Bedorf def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (Strikes) in 2:01 of Round 3. Welterweight Bout: Sergio Moraes def. Matt Brown by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Abel Trujillo def. Shinya Aoki by TKO (Strikes) in 2:07 of Round 2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Karlos Vemola def. Volkan Ozdemir by Split Decision. Featherweight Bout: Michihiro Omigawa def. Humberto Bandeney by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:57 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Rafael Carvalho def. Clifford Starks by KO (Head Kick) in 0:17 of Round 3. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Reina Miura def. Tamikka Brents by Submission (Armbar) in 1:42 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout: Ray Borg def. Jussier da Silva by Unanimous Decision. Light Heavyweight Bout: Roger Gracie def. Nikita Krylov by Submission (Armbar) in 4:42 of Round 2. Welterweight Bout: Dong Hyun Kim def. Warlley Alves by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Ben Rothwell def. Kevin Tiller by TKO (Strikes) in 2:58 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Pavel Vitruk def. Arnold Allen by TKO (Strikes) in 4:00 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Mansour Barnaoui def. Ronys Torres by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Brandon Halsey def. Krysztof Jotko by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:30 of Round 1. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ediane Gomes def. Tonya Evinger by Submission (Armbar) in 3:47 of Round 1. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Derrick Lewis vs. Karol Bedorf KO of the Night: Rafael Carvalho Submission of the Night: Michihiro Omigawa Predictions CageRage: 10 / 6 Majster_93: 10 / 6

Heavyweight Bout: (#2) Daniel Cormier vs. (#7) Derrick Lewis Co-Main Event: Welterweight Bout: (#12) Vicente Luque vs. (#13) Nate Diaz Main Card: Light Heavyweight Bout: (#5) Ryan Bader vs. (#11) Dominick Reyes Featherweight Bout: (#2) Brian Ortega vs. (#8) Chan Sung Jung Lightweight Bout: (#22) Anthony Pettis vs. (#25) Michael Chandler Preliminary Card: Middleweight Bout: (#10) Kelvin Gastelum vs. (#12) Brad Tavares Featherweight Bout: (#17) Andre Fili vs. (#20) Darren Elkins Light Heavyweight Bout: Alessio Sakara vs. Ralek Gracie Bantamweight Bout: Sergio Pettis vs. Movsar Evloev Flyweight Bout: (#13) Alex Perez vs. (#19) Yuta Sasaki Featherweight Bout: Doo Ho Choi vs. Kron Gracie Womens Flyweight Bout: (#4) Lauren Murphy vs. (#7) Jennifer Maia Welterweight Bout: Lyman Good vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Bantamweight Bout: Joey Gomez vs. Luke Sanders Womens Flyweight Bout: (#25) Ji Yeon Kim vs. Sabina Mazo

Bagautinov is dirty in any save hehehe

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Fight Night BACKGROUND A Flyweight bout between Former UFC Flyweight Champion Joseph Benavidez and Former M-1 Global Flyweight Champion Aleksander Doskalchuk served as the main event. STATS & FACTS Joseph Benavidez notable wins: Miguel Angel Torres - SUB R2 Ian McCall - UD Jussier da Silva - 2x TKO R1/TKO R2 Henry Cejudo - SD Alexandre Pantoja TKO R3 Aleksander Doskalchuk notable wins: Hector Sandoval - KO R2 Arman Ashimov - TKO R2 - The Blurcat.com "Submission of the Year 2016" (vs. Josh Barnett at UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader) Ben Rothwell will be on this card. - This card will have 15 former world champions in others organizations: Joseph Benavidez - Former UFC Flyweight Champion. Aleksander Doskalchuk - Former M-1 Global Flyweight Champion Derrick Lewis - Former Legacy FC Heavyweight Champion Karol Bedorf - Former KSW Heavyweight Champion Shinya Aoki - Former Three Times ONE Championship Lightweight and Former Shooto Middleweight Champion Karlos Vemola - Former UCMMA Middleweight Champion Humberto Bandeney - Former TKO Featherweight Champion Rafael Carvalho - Former Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion Roger Gracie - Former ONE Championship Light Heavyweight Champion Nikita Krylov - Former FNG Light Heavyweight Champion Pavel Vitruk - Former RCC Featherweight and M-1 Global Bantamweight Champion Mansour Baranoui - Former BAMMA and M-1 Global Lightweight Champion Brandon Halsey - Former Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion Tonya Evinger - Former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Ediane Gomes - Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion - This card will have 1 current world champion in other organization: Michihiro Omigawa - Current DEEP Featherweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Benavidez vs. Doskalchuk (7-0) Lewis vs. Bedorf (7-0) Moraes vs. Brown (7-0) Aoki vs. Trujillo (7-0) Ozdemir vs. Vemola (7-0) Omigawa vs. Bandeney (7-0) Carvalho vs. Starks (7-0) Brents vs. Miura (0-7) da Silva vs. Borg (6-1) Krylov vs. Gracie (7-0) Kim vs. Alves (7-0) Rothwell vs. Tiller (7-0) Allen vs. Vitruk (7-0) Torres vs. Barnaoui (0-7) Jotko vs. Halsey (7-0) Evinger vs. Gomes (0-7) PFL FIGHT NIGHT 6 WEIGH-IN RESULTS: ALL FIGHTERS HIT CONTRACTED MARKS PFL’s sixth event of "Fight Night" will proceed as planned, as all fighters scheduled to compete made weight for their respective bouts. PFL Fight Night 6 takes place at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on Friday and is headlined by a Flyweight showdown between Former UFC Flyweight Champion, Joseph Benavidez and Aleksander Doskalchuk. Benavidez checked in at 125 pounds for his main event bout, while Doskalchuk tipped the scales at 124 pounds. Benavidez will debut under the PFL banner, Benavidez he won his last six fights, including winning the UFC belt and defending him in his last fight. The 36-year-old Alpha Male representative owns a 30-5 career mark. Doskalchuk, meanwhile enters the matchup on a ten-fight winning streak. The 30-year-old Gorec team member owns one victorie within the american promotion by knockout win over Hector Sandoval in his most recent outing at PFL Fight Night 4. PFL Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Doskalchuk Date: September 25, 2020 Venue: Allstate Arena City: Rosemont, Illinois, USA Main Event Flyweight Bout: Joseph Benavidez (125 lbs) vs. Aleksander Doskalchuk (124 lbs) Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Derrick Lewis (265 lbs) vs. Karol Bedorf (265 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Sergio Moraes (170 lbs) vs. Matt Brown (170 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Shinya Aoki (155 lbs) vs. Abel Trujillo (155 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Volkan Ozdemir (205 lbs) vs. Karlos Vemola (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Michihiro Omigawa (145 lbs) vs. Humberto Bandeney (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Rafael Carvalho (185 lbs) vs. Clifford Starks (185 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Reina Miura (145 lbs) vs. Tamikka Brents (145 lbs) Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout: Jussier da Silva (125 lbs) vs. Ray Borg (125 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Nikita Krylov (205 lbs) vs. Roger Gracie (205 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Dong Hyun Kim (170 lbs) vs. Warlley Alves (170 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Ben Rothwell (265 lbs) vs. Kevin Tiller (260 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen (145 lbs) vs. Pavel Vitruk (145 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Ronys Torres (155 lbs) vs. Mansour Barnaoui (155 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Krysztof Jotko (185 lbs) vs. Brandon Halsey (185 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Tonya Evinger (145 lbs) vs. Ediane Gomes (145 lbs)

PFL HEAVYWEIGHT FRANCIMAR BARROSO ANNOUNCES RETIRE Francimar Barroso has decided to retire from MMA after loss in his fight against Antonio Silva. Barroso was knocked out and ended up eliminated from the tournament which was one of the reasons that led him to announce his retirement. Barroso has been a professional since 2004, competed from 2013 to 2018 for the UFC and even in the same year after being cut by the largest organization in the world, he signed with the PFL for his first season. Competing in the Heavyweight division, "Bodao" arrived in the 18/19 seasons in the playoffs, being eliminated after a tie in season 18 and removed by injury in 19. This season he suffered two defeats, his only ones against the PFL flag, where he had a record 4-2-1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFL WELTERWEIGHT RYAN LAFLARE FAILS DRUG TEST Ryan LaFlare will be forced to sit out for one year following her suspension for a recreational drugs. According to the California Athletic Commission, which regulated the PFL event, Former two-times ROC Welterweight Champion LaFlare has been suspended for one year after failed drug tests following PFL 8. LaFlare was eliminated from the 2020 PFL season and and it was cut by the organization.

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PFL 8: Regular Season 2020 - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgEjJE24N7YWN60gqPn49Te7vmKv49BAFZ9tjDTqwKN3F1cCoCqJUmcYlaml6w_lur66cxNxE1V0jW/pub YAIR RODRIGUEZ EARNS SPLIT VERDICT OVER CHAD MENDES IN PFL 8 MAIN EVENT After 3 rounds of the featherweight battle between Yair Rodriguez and Chad Mendes, he ended in a close decision in favor of the Mexican on his PFL debut. As expected, Rodriguez would have a long night against Mendes, who was the local fighter and had the support of fans at The Forum in California, and soon Mendes tried to put Rodriguez on the ground, but he did it after trying a pass guard Rodriguez reversed and managed to control the fight over the top and at the end of the round got blows that seemed to leave Mendes in trouble. In the second round Rodriguez showed a lot of quality in the fight standing, controlling much of the round with their threads and kicks in the body that wore Mendes during the round. In the last round Mendes captured his strategy on Rodriguez's legs, while the Mexican continued with his streak strokes. In the end, two judges were favorable to Rodriguez and one to Mendes, giving Rodriguez a very tight decision. With the results both fighters advanced to the playoffs. In the co-main event, Albert Tumenov kept his streak going by beating Martin Kampmann by knockout. Despite Kampmann's dominance in the first round, Tumenov came back more aggressive in the second round and landed a kick to the head that stunned and knocked Kampmann down, Tumenov hit a few more blows to the ground, but abandoned the ground position and went back to the standing fight. And when he got back on his feet, with Kampamann visibly shaken, Tumenov launched a sure uppercut that put Kampmann out. In a rematch of the most twisted fights in history, Travis Browne and Andrei Arlovski gave MMA fans another big fight tonight. But this time, Browne was the winner. In the first round, Browne got a knockdown on Arlovski, but he couldn't define the fight and Arlovski held on until the end of the round. In the second round a straight from Arlovski that ended with a kick to the head, made Browne in trouble, Arlovski tried to define the fight but Browne escaped and in the end Arlovski elbowed the clinch, which opened a cut in Browne. The third round came with a lot of expectations about who would take the fight, but it didn't last a minute after Browne landed a hard right-sided blow to Arlovski's chin and immediately knocked him out. The other two fights on the card also did not reach the points. The older brother of legend Fedor Emelianenko, Aleksander Emelianenko got his second win of the season, after knocking out former UFC heavyweight challenger Gabriel Gonzaga. With a Russian pressure early, "Napao" began to feel the hard blows and after a powerful right cross Gonzaga was knocked out in the first round. Welterweight champion of the 2019 season, Ray Cooper III, took his second victory by submitting Ryan LaFlare. With an amazing strategy, Cooper tried from the beginning to control LaFlare, which began supporting well, more could not take a long time, and eventually takendown by Cooper. LaFlare managed to defend Cooper's first attempt at Guillotina, but in the second, and with better technique and more pressure, LaFlare had no choice but to tap. Earlier: A 125-pound clash Matheus Nicolau stopped Chico Camus via technical knockout 2:17 into Round 1; Andre Harrison took a unanimous decision against Alexandre Almeida at featherweight; Antonio Silva knocks out Francimar Barroso with punch at the 2:35 mark of Round 2 at 265 pounds; Shamil Gamzatov defeated Fabio Maldonado with a TKO in 1:22 into Round 1 at light heavyweight; and Joe Riggs captured a unanimous verdict against Tamdan McCrory at Middleweight. PFL 8: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 11, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Attendance: 6,626 Gate: $ 1,172,802 Main Event Featherweight Bout: Yair Rodriguez def. Chad Mendes by Split Decision. Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov def. Martin Kampmann by KO (Punch) in 1:55 of Round 2. Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne def. Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punch) in 0:21 of Round 3. Heavyweight Bout: Aleksander Emelianenko def. Gabriel Gonzaga by KO (Punch) in 2:41 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III def. Ryan LaFlare by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:38 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout: Matheus Nicolau def. Chico Camus by TKO (Strikes) in 2:17 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Andre Harrison def. Alexandre Almeida by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva def. Francimar Barroso by KO (Punch) in 2:35 of Round 2. Light Heavyweight Bout: Shamil Gamzatov def. Fabio Maldonado by TKO (Strikes) in 1:22 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Joe Riggs def. Tamdan McCrory by Unanimous Decision. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski KO of the Night: Albert Tumenov Submission of the Night: Ray Cooper III Predictions CageRage: 3 / 7 Majster_93: 6 / 4

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Featherweight bout between Chad Mendes and TUF Latin America Winner Yair Rodriguez served as the main event. Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne is a rematch, their first fight took place at UFC 187 in May 2015; Arlovski won by TKO. STATS & FACTS Chad Mendes notable wins: Cub Swanson - UD Rani Yahia - UD Darren Elkins - TKO R1 Clay Guida - TKO R3 Myles Jury - TKO R1 Yair Rodriguez notable wins: Dan Hooker - UD B.J. Penn - TKO R2 Chan Sung Jung - KO R5 Jeremy Stephens - 2x UD/TKO Ricardo Lamas - KO R3 - The Blurcat.com "Fight of the Year 2014" (vs. Jose Aldo at UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2) Chad Mendes will be on this card. - This card will have 1 PFL Season world champiom: Ray Cooper III - PFL Welterweight Season 2019 Winner - This card will have 8 former world champions in others organizations: Albert Tumenov - Former ACA Welterweight Champion. Martin Kampmann - Former CWFC Middleweight Champion Andrei Arlovski - Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ryan LaFlare - Former Two-Times ROC Welterweight Champion Andre Harrison - Former Titan FC Featherweight Champion Alexandre Almeida - Former WSOF Featherweight Champion Fabio Maldonado - Former FNG Global Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Riggs - Former WEC Middleweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Mendes vs. Rodriguez (0-7) Tumenov vs. Kampamann (0-7) Arlovski vs. Browne (5-2) Gonzaga vs. Emelianenko (2-5) Cooper III vs. LaFlare (7-0) Camus vs. Nicolau () Harrison vs. Almeida (7-0) Barroso vs. Silva () Maldonado vs. Gamzatov (4-3) McCrory vs. Riggs (7-0) PFL 8: Regular Season Weigh-In Results: Mendes-Rodriguez Set The featherweight main event Chad Mendes and Yair Rodriguez check weight and rest of card is done official for Friday’s Professional Fighters League regular season, after weighing happened without a problem. PFL 8: Regular Season takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Friday night and will include the last bouts the regular season. PFL 8: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 11, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Main Event Featherweight Bout: Chad Mendes (145 lbs) vs. Yair Rodriguez (145 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (170 lbs) vs. Martin Kampmann (170 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Andrei Arlovski (255 lbs) vs. Travis Browne (250 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (265 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (240 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (170 lbs) vs. Ryan LaFlare (170 lbs) Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout: Chico Camus (125 lbs) vs. Matheus Nicolau (125 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Andre Harrison (145 lbs) vs. Alexandre Almeida (145 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Francimar Barroso (230 lbs) vs. Antonio Silva (265 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (205 lbs) vs. Shamil Gamzatov (205 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (185 lbs) vs. Joe Riggs (185 lbs)

PFL ANNOUNCES MEN'S AND WOMENS'S OPENWEIGHT GRAND PRIX The PFL made the announcement that next year besides the regular season will make two grand prix. The announcement was made by Ray Sefo who confirmed a men´s and women´s GP. It starts in January and runs until December. "We are going to do two GPs with the biggest stars of the company. It will be a huge tournament, the plan is to have 32 fighters in each tournament and more details we will announce in December." said Sefo. Sefo also said that the GP will be broadcast in PPV on the PFL website. "Yes. We are going to create the PPV distribution on our website via stream and the seasons will still follow on facebook.com where we are getting a good response from the fans." The predicted start date of the GP was not confirmed by Sefo but it is speculated that the first round will be in the third week of January. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFL FLYWEIGHT WILSON REIS FAILS DRUG TEST Wilson Reis will be forced to sit out for one year following her suspension for a TRT. According to the California Athletic Commission, which regulated the PFL event, Former EliteXC Featherweight Champion Reis has been suspended for one year after failed drug tests following PFL 7. Reis was eliminated from the 2020 PFL season, and will be eligible to return to active competition in September 2021 or you can fight in areas where the suspension of the commission is not valid.

Main Event: Welterweight Bout: (#16) Gunnar Nelson vs. (#20) Rory MacDonald Co-Main Event: Middleweight Bout: (#23) Elias Theodorou vs. Lyoto Machida Main Card: Featherweight Bout: (#15) Cub Swanson vs. Sodiq Yusuff Welterweight Bout: Chad Laprise vs. Sage Nothcutt Welterweight Bout: Jordan Mein vs. Rick Story Preliminary Card: Lightweight Bout: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Chris Wade Bantamweight Bout: Aiemann Zahabi vs. Thomas Almeida Featherweight Bout: Pat Curran vs. Jonathan Brookins Womens Flyweight Bout: (#9) Alexis Davies vs. (#13) Gillian Robertson Featherweight Bout: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Alex Caceres Bantamweight Bout: Mitch Gagnon vs. Tim Elliott Womens Strawweight Bout: (#22) Brianna Van Buren vs. Loma Lookboonmee Middleweight Bout: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Oskar Piechota Lightweight Bout: Charles Jourdain vs. Don Madge Bantamweight Bout: Cole Smith vs. Mario Bautista

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PFL 7: Regular Season 2020 - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vScT1eRogaKzP_S1ZixAf--l5kCIzw2WZ4v2xth_KvDrDabX0essV7EHqouepoS-YZMUK4gap0iG2L-/pub CONOR McGREGOR STOPS RASHID MAGOMEDOV IN PFL DEBUT Conor McGregor started his PFL title hike successfully. The long-awaited debut of MMA superstar Conor McGregor went as planned, he beat Rashid Magomedov by TKO in the second round, in a fight that was completely dominated by the former UFC two-division champion. Right at the start of the fight with 8 seconds, McGregor hit a shot that already opened a cut in Magomedov, and throughout the round McGregor showed dominance with the best blows and even during the fight provoking Magomedov with his trash talk. And at the end of the round McGregor looked very confident while Magomedov was down in the corner. The second round started in the same way as the first, after an attempted attack by Rashid, McGregor responded with a high kick that stunned the Russian, realizing McGregor tried a flying knee more than had no effect and soon headed the fight to the center of the cage , with McGregor verbally provoking his opponent, and with hard blows suffered Magomedov seemed increasingly worn out in combat. Until in a strike against McGregor hit a massive left cross that took Magomedov to canvas. For the first time in his 30-fight career Rashid Magomedov suffered his first KO loss. In the co-main event Takanori Gomi overcame Mark Bocek, in a tough three-round battle. With better strokes and opening a cut close to Bocek's eye, Gomi looked better in the first round. With the cut causing difficulties, Bocek changes the course of the fight in the second round, taking advantage in the solo fight, however Gomi was not very controlled and always managed to get up and dominate in the standing fight leaving a very hard round to be judged. In the last round, Bocek controlled Gomi on the floor throughout the round, thus taking a tough decision for the side judges. In the end Gomi captured a split verdict against Bocek. In a 170-pound encounter, Rory MacDonald won a unanimous decision over Gleison Tibau. In a tough fight, with Tibau starting better but in the last two rounds MacDonald started to level up and in the end despite some doubts, Rory MacDonald ended up as the winner. In the rematch at heavyweight bout on the main card, Justin Willis walked through Mark Hunt as he smashed his opponent to earn a second-round TKO. Wilson Reis earned a third-round submission against Damacio Page in a 125-pound. After two rounds in which Page dominated the fight with his blows and dominating Reis in the clinch game, Wilson Reis went to the last round to try to win, and after getting a takedown and moving to the side position he applied a kimura that forced Page to give up . A middleweight pairing between Hector Lombard and Abusupyian Magomedov opened the main card. In the first round Lombard hit Magomedov hard and got a knockdown but he couldn't define the fight. In the second round, the Russian could not stand the pressure of Lombard who with a straight stunned Magomedov, and then hit another hard right cross that led Magomedov to the knockout. Earlier, the prospect Tyler Diamond submitted two times PFL season champion Lance Palmer via rear-naked choke at 2:18 of the opening stanza in a 145-pound contest. In their women´s featherweight encounter, PFL´s Season 2019 champion Kayla Harrison submitted Alexis Dufresne via rear-naked choke in 3:26 of Round 1. Light Heavyweights Thiago Silva and Rashid Yusupov also required the full 15 minutes. Silva secured a Unanimous decision, with all scores of 29-28. Bryan Caraway submits Mads Burnell in 3rd round and Ian McCall defeat Ashkan Mokhtarian by submission. PFL 7: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 4, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Attendance: 7,424 Gate: $ 1,314,048 Main Event Lightweight Bout: Conor McGregor def. Rashid Magomedov by KO (Punch) in 2:06 of Round 2. Co-Main Event Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi def. Mark Bocek by Split Decision. Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald def. Gleison Tibau by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Justin Willis def. Mark Hunt by TKO (Strikes) in 3:16 of Round 2. Flyweight Bout: Wilson Reis def. Damacio Page by Submission (Kimura) in 4:25 of Round 3. Middleweight Bout: Hector Lombard def. Abusupiyan Magomedov by KO (Punch) in 1:04 of Round 2. Preliminary Card Featherweight Bout: Tyler Diamond def. Lance Palmer by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:18 of Round 1. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Kayla Harrison def. Alexis Dufresne by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:26 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Thiago Silva def. Rashid Yusupov by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway def. Mads Burnell by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:46 of Round 3. Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall def. Ashkan Mokhtarian by Submission (Kimura) in 2:14 of Round 2. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Wilson Reis vs. Damacio Page KO of the Night: Conor McGregor Submission of the Night: Bryan Caraway Predictions Majster_93: 5 / 6 CageRage: 7 / 4

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Lightweight bout between Former UFC and CWFC Lightweight and Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor and Former M-1 Global Welterweight Champion Rashid Magomedov served as the main event. Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis is a rematch, their first fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa in December 2018; Willis won by Unanimous Decision. STATS & FACTS Conor McGregor notable wins: Max Hollaway - UD Chad Mendes - TKO R2 Jose Aldo - KO R1 Nate Diaz - MD Eddie Alvarez - TKO R2 Tony Ferguson - UD Rashid Magomedov notable wins: Tony Martin - UD Gilbert Burns - UD Bobby Green - SD Thiago Tavares - TKO R2 Loik Radzhabov - UD - The Blurcat.com "Fighter of the Year 2015" and "Main Event of the Year 2016" (vs. Jose Aldo at UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor) Conor McGregor will be on this card. - This card will have 2 PFL Season world champions: Lance Palmer - PFL Featherweight Season 2018/2019 Winner Kayla Harrison - PFL Women´s Lightweight Season 2019 Winner - This card will have 10 former world champions in others organizations: Conor McGregor - Former UFC and CWFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion. Rashid Magomedov - Former M-1 Global Welterweight Champion Takanori Gomi - Former PRIDE FC Lightweight and Shooto Welterweight Champion Rory MacDonald - Former Bellator MMA Welterweight and KOTC Lightweight Champion Wilson Reis - Former EliteXC Featherweight Champion Damacio Page - Former Legacy FC Flyweight Champion Hector Lombard - Former Bellator MMA, CFC and AFC Middleweight Champion Lance Palmer - Former 2 Times WSOF Featherweight and RFA Featherweight Champion. Rashid Yusupov - Former M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion Ian McCall - Former TPF Flyweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS McGregor vs. Magomedov (7-0) Bocek vs. Gomi (7-0) MacDonald vs. Tibau (7-0) Hunt vs. Willis (0-7) Reis vs. Page (7-0) Lombard vs. Magomedov (2-5) Palmer vs. Diamond (5-2) Harrison vs. Dufresne (1-6) Yusupov vs. Silva (7-0) Caraway vs. Burnell (7-0) McCall vs. Mokhtarian (7-0) PFL 7: Regular Season Weigh-In Results: All fighters on point Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited debut in the PFL. The PFL 7 weigh-in took place this evening, McGregor and his Russian opponent Rashid Magomedov reached 155 lbs and confirmed the main event. No fighter has failed and all fights will take place. McGregor comes from three consecutive wins against Donald Cerrona, Tony Ferguson and in his most recent fight he knocked out Edson Barboza. Magomedov against McGregor comes from three consecutive defeats. All in the PFL the most recent in the first round in a rematch against Natan Schulte, where he was overcome in the second round by TKO. PFL 7: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 4, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Main Event Lightweight Bout: Conor McGregor (155 lbs) vs. Rashid Magomedov (155 lbs) Co-Main Event Lightweight Bout: Mark Bocek (155 lbs) vs. Takanori Gomi (155 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (170 lbs) vs. Gleison Tibau (170 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (265 lbs) vs. Justin Willis (265 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Wilson Reis (125 lbs) vs. Damacio Page (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Hector Lombard (185 lbs) vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov (185 lbs) Preliminary Card Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (145 lbs) vs. Tyler Diamond (145 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Kayla Harrison (145 lbs) vs. Alexis Dufresne (145 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (205 lbs) vs. Thiago Silva (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway (145 lbs) vs. Mads Burnell (145 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall (125 lbs) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (125 lbs)

GASTELUM HAS PFL 6 WIN OVERTURNED, AND BAGAUTINOV DISQUALIFICATION DUES TO FAILED DRUG TESTS Kelvin Gastelum and Ali Bagautinov failed drug test costs in last fights cost him a chance to compete for $1 million in the Professional Fighters League championship for both fighters. During a Nevada Athletic Commission meeting on Wednesday, Gastelum victory is overtuned and made a No-Contest. While Bagautinov who was defeated had no changes in his result. Both fighters received a one-year suspension and Bagautinov lost his "fight of the night" bonus. Gastelum tested positive for recreational drugs and Bagautinov failed for PED´s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THALES LEITES PULLED FROM PFL 8 HEADLINE FOLLOWING NICK DIAZ INJURY Thales Leites will not be competing on the PFL 8 card in Inglewood, California, on Sep. 11. Leites was pulled from the card when promotion officials were unable to find him a replacement opponent after original foe Nick Diaz withdrew due to a rib injury. Blurcat.com was first to report Leite´s exit. Diaz x Leites would be a main fight and with this withdrawal from Diaz, Leites receives the 3 points. The PFL takes place at The Forum, Chad Mendes vs. Yair Rodriguez was promoted to a main event of the night.

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PFL 6: Regular Season 2020 - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ9WcaAqP0ceJVduhwiHqAzgFQ1wZwOQXq0f5KIzw50cISzs_05Q-wdEEwtM5K6rjbt3Z8-8Qs2z-ew/pub ASKREN DOMINATES THOMPSON AND HEADS TO THE PLAYOFFS PFL on Friday staged an action-packed show in Columbus, Ohio, where “Regular Season 6” entertained fans at the Nationwide Arena. In the main event of the night Ben Askren overcame Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision after three rounds. Askren dominated the fight at all times with his game, thwarting all attempts by Thompson causing him to become frustrated and increasingly feeling insecure in trying his most blunt strokes. With the victory Askren reached his second victory in the competition qualifying for the playoffs while Thompson was eliminated from the tournament. The Welterweight co-headliner saw Rick Story take on Tarec Saffiedine, for the second time, but this time, Saffiedine won. Throughout the fight, Saffiedine proved best, putting his punches in sequence and in one of these sequences at the end of the round hit a clean kick to the head of the American Story carrying canvas. Meanwhile, in russian battle at flyweight contest Ali Bagautinov faces Magomed Bibulatov. Despite the closely contested nature of the confrontation, Bibulatov left the arena with a unanimous decision victory. All three judges scored it 29-28. Gilbert Melendez got his second knockout of the season by defeating Manny Bermudez, after two dominant rounds he ended with one more beautiful knockout. Bermudez succumbed to blows 1:54 into Round 3. In the lightweight contest Joe Lauzon win in his debut. It took Lauzon less than a round to get the job done, as he submitted Wade with a Triangle with armbar inside the first round. Wade conceded defeat 1:30 into Round 1. A middleweight pairing between Kelvin Gastelum and Nicholas Musoke opened the main card. Gastelum cruised to a unanimous decision over Musoke all three cageside judges scored it 30-27 for Gastelum. In preliminary card, 2018/19 season champion Natan Schulte defeats Daron Cruckshank by knockout in the third round by qualifying for the playoffs once again. Sergei Kharitonov submitted Satoshi Ishii in the first round with a Guillotine Choke, making 6 points and practically guaranteeing a place in the playoffs, even entering as a substitute. Elias Theodorou recovered from his first defeat with a comeback over Chidi Njokuani, after losing the first two rounds he managed to get a TKO in the last round. Sarah Kaufman got a quick submission in less than a minute on Charmaine Tweet. Daniel Pineda overtook Brendan Loughnane by TKO in the first round and Tom Lawlor defeated Attila Vegh by unanimous decision at the opening of the card. PFL 6: Regular Season 2020 Date: August 14, 2020 Venue: Nationwide Arena City: Columbus, Ohio, USA Attendance: 5,070 Gate: $ 851,760 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ben Askren def. Stephen Thompson by Unanimous Decision. Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine def. Rick Story by KO (Head Kick) in 4:55 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Magomed Bibulatov def. Ali Bagautinov by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez def. Manny Bermudez by KO (Punch) in 1:54 of Round 3. Lightweight Bout: Joe Lauzon def. Chris Wade by Submission (Triangle with Armbar) in 1:30 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum def. Nicholas Musoke by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Natan Schulte def. Darron Cruickshank by KO (Punch) in 2:48 of Round 3. Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Kharitonov def. Satoshi Ishii by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:46 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou def. Chidi Njokuani by TKO (Strikes) in 2:18 of Round 3. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman def. Charmaine Tweet by Submission (Americana) in 0:39 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Daniel Pineda def. Brendan Loughnane by TKO (Strikes) in 1:32 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Tom Lawlor def. Attilah Vegh by Unanimous Decision. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Ali Bagautinov vs. Magomed Bibulatov KO of the Night: Tarec Saffiedine Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon Predictions Majster_93: 9 / 3 cagerage: 8 / 4

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">BACKGROUND</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Former ONE Championship and Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> Rick Story vs. Tarec Saffiedine is a rematch, their first fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Garbrandt vs. Almeida in May 2016; Story won by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nicholas Musoke is a rematch, their first fight took place at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens in June 2014; Gastelum won by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">STATS & FACTS</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Stephen Thompson notable wins:</strong></p><p> Robert Whittaker - TKO R1</p><p> Jake Ellenberger - KO R1</p><p> Johny Hendricks - TKO R1</p><p> Rory MacDonald – UD</p><p> Jorge Masvidal - UD</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ben Askren notable wins:</strong></p><p> Douglas Lima - UD</p><p> Andrey Koreshkov – TKO R4</p><p> Robbie Lawler - SUB R1</p><p> Rory MacDonald - UD</p><p> </p><p> - The Blurcat.com "Knockout of the Year 2016" (vs. Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thmpson) Stephen Thompson will be on this card.</p><p> </p><p> - This card will have 1 PFL Season world champions:</p><p> </p><p> Natan Schulte - PFL Lightweight Season 2018/2019 Winner</p><p> </p><p> - This card will have 7 former world champions in others organizations:</p><p> </p><p> Ben Askren - Former Bellator MMA Welterweight and ONE Championship Welterweight Champion.</p><p> Tarec Saffiedine - Former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion</p><p> Magomed Bibulatov - Former WSOF Flyweight Champion</p><p> Gilbert Melendez - Former 2 Times Strikeforce Lightweight and Former WEC Lightweight Champion</p><p> Chris Wade - Former ROC Lightweight Champion</p><p> Sarah Kaufman - Former Strikeforce Bantamweight and Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion</p><p> Attila Vegh - Former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">BLURCAT STAFF PICKS</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Thompson vs.Askren (0-7)</p><p> </p><p> Story vs. Saffiedine (4-3)</p><p> </p><p> Bagautinov vs. Bibulatov (1-6)</p><p> </p><p> Melendez vs. Bermudez (3-4)</p><p> </p><p> Wade vs. Lauzon (0-7)</p><p> </p><p> Gastelum vs. Musoke (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> Schulte vs. Cruickshank (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> Kharitonov vs. Ishii (6-1)</p><p> </p><p> Theodorou vs. Johnson (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> Kaufman vs. Tweet (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> Pineda vs. Loughnane (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> Lawlor vs. Vegh (7-0)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">PFL 6: Regular Season Weigh-In Results: </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> All fighters on point</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> PFL 6 weighing took place this afternoon.</p><p> </p><p> All fighters reached the combined weight.</p><p> </p><p> In the main event Ben Askren comes looking for his second victory in the PFL season. In his first fight he defeated Rory MacDonald by unanimous decision.</p><p> </p><p> Thompson, entered as a substitute for the first round and will make his PFL debut, in his last fight he lost to Demian Maia via submission at UFC Fight Night: Nunes vs. Spencer in March.</p><p> </p><p> <strong> PFL 6: Regular Season 2020</strong></p><p><strong> Date: August 14, 2020</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Nationwide Arena</strong></p><p><strong> City: Columbus, Ohio, USA </strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Stephen Thompson (170 lbs) vs. Ben Askren (170 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (170 lbs) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (170 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (125 lbs) vs. Magomed Bibulatov (125 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (145 lbs) vs. Manny Bermudez (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (155 lbs) vs. Joe Lauzon (155 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum (185 lbs) vs. Nicholas Musoke (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Natan Schulte (155 lbs) vs. Darron Cruickshank (155 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (240 lbs) vs. Satoshi Ishii (245 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (185 lbs) vs. Chidi Njokuani (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (145 lbs) vs. Charmaine Tweet (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Daniel Pineda (145 lbs) vs. Brendan Loughnane (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: Tom Lawlor (205 lbs) vs. Attilah Vegh (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">FLYWEIGHT CLASH TOPS PFL FIGHT NIGHT CARD IN ILLINOIS ON SEPTEMBER 25</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Joseph Benavidez and Aleksander Doskalchuk will vie for main event in the PFL Fight Night 6 on September 25.</p><p> </p><p> The promotion announced the bout on Tuesday. PFL Fight Night 6 takes place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois and stream on Facebook.com at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.</p><p> </p><p> "I am excited to bring the PFL to Illinois," PFL CEO Peter Murray said. "Joseph Benavidez is a former UFC champion and Aleksander Doskalchuk is a great European prospect and both are two of our best fighters in the Flyweight division, this will add another chapter to MMA history.”</p><p> </p><p> Benavidez comes in a sequence of 5 victories, the last being a UFC title defense against Brandon Moreno, by unanimous decision. The California native enters the contest after 27 fights under the WEC / UFC flags and will make his PFL debut. The 36-year-old Team Alpha Male team representative has a 30-5 professional record.</p><p> </p><p> Doskalchuk, 30, has been undefeated since 2014 and has won nine straight fights. Most recently, Doskalchuk debuted in the PFL, with a knockout over UFC veteran Hector Sandoval at PFL Fight Night 3 on June 19. The Gorec Team product has a record of 11-2 over a career that began in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">FORMER UFC CHAMP DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON SIGNS WITH PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> The Professional Fighters League continues to boost its talent pool for the upcoming season.</p><p> </p><p> The Professional Fighters League continues to increase its talent pool for the coming season.</p><p> </p><p> Former UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson revealed to ESPN that he signed with the PFL to compete in Flyweight during the 2021 promotion campaign. The champion in each PFL weight class wins a $ 1 million prize at the end of the season.</p><p> </p><p> "I liked it so much [in the PFL format] that during those two years, I was trying to first win my last three fights on ONE to end my contract, but then join the PFL after that," Johnson told ESPN. "So, I'm glad they still took me. I'm really happy to be with them, and it's going to be an incredible participation next year."</p><p> </p><p> Johnson left the UFC in after years of invincibilities, records and title defenses and after the loss to Henry Cejudo, "Mighty Mouse" went 15-2-1 in the octagon and decided to go to Asia to compete in the ONE Championship where he won the Flyweight tournament organization. Johnson currently has a 31-3-1 record.</p><p> </p><p> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE CONFIRMS 10 NEW SIGNINGS FOR 2021 CAMPAIGN</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> While the news of some Professional Fighters League signings have gradually trickled in over the course of the past few weeks, the promotion officially confirmed 10 new additions to the roster on Tuesday.</p><p> </p><p> The signings are as follows: Demetrious Johnson at Flyweight, Anthony Pettis and Justin Gaethje at lightweight; Weili Zhang and Jessica Andrade at women’s strawweight; Cody Gabrandt and John Dodson at Bantamweight; Rafael Carvalho and Robert Whittaker at middleweight and Josh Emmett at featherweight.</p><p> </p><p> PFL has promised to turn its roster over by 50 percent for its upcoming 2020 season. The organization recently announced that the previous champions from 2019 will all be returning this year.</p><p> </p><p> “I’m proud to welcome this diverse and talented group of top-ranked and highly sought-after fighters to the Professional Fighters League. Half of the 2021 season roster will be elevated with next-level new talent, and the other half, comprised of the best fighters from last season,” PFL CEO Peter Murray said. “The PFL’s fighters must earn their way through the toughest test in MMA, fighting five times over the course of the Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship for a shot at the six $1 Million Dollar Belts. I’m excited for our global fanbase to watch our new fighters mix it up this season starting February 21st.”</p><p> </p><p> The 2021 PFL season will begin on Feb 21 and features fighters competing for a $1 million prize. Playoffs will commence in September, with finals taking place on New Year’s Eve.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">PFL 5: Regular Season 2020 - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>PLAY BY PLAY</strong></p><p> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTSx9eKplGjRQmpHrF66b6P4OWIo58zw3Nc9N_qSzcQNj8IZXriAePWy6_dyJiM_mBzZlzrLwg8fJms/pub" rel="external nofollow">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTSx9eKplGjRQmpHrF66b6P4OWIo58zw3Nc9N_qSzcQNj8IZXriAePWy6_dyJiM_mBzZlzrLwg8fJms/pub</a></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">ROUSEY CHOKES IBRAGIMOVA IN 3RD ROUND AND JOHNSON KO´S ISAEV</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> The PFL returned to its regular season with big fights tonight and a main card with great submissions and beautiful knockouts that excited the crowd in Ohio.</p><p> </p><p> In the main event Ronda Rousey overtook Russia's Daria Ibragimova. At the beginning of the fight, Ronda got a takedown and controlled the fight by trying some submissions that were blocked by Ibragimova.</p><p> </p><p> In the second round Ibragimova started out more aggressive by putting some good blows on Rousey, but soon he put the Russian against the cage and got another takedown, and he almost ended the fight in the second round.</p><p> </p><p> In the final round, right at the beginning of the round, Rousey already managed a great fall and Ibragimova could not stand the pressure for long, with Rousey on his back and with the hooks in place the rear naked choke was applied and soon the Russian gave up the fight . With that Ronda got 4 points confirming his classification and Ibragimova says goodbye with yet another defeat.</p><p> </p><p> Knockouts also had great highlights. Anthony Johnson, Smealinho Rama and John Moraga put their opponents to sleep.</p><p> </p><p> Johnson knocked out last season's champion Ali Isaev. At the beginning of the fight, Johnson put a lot of pressure, but he couldn't find a good distance, but in the middle of the first round, Johnson hit a straight right that shook Isaev but didn't knock him over, Johnson advanced towards him with a flying knee and Isaev almost leaned against the cage, still in trouble, he escaped from a kick that would come towards him and returned to the center of the cage, seeming to be recovering, sooner Johnson hit another hard blow, which leaves Isaev shaken, and tried or another flying knee that this time knocks down Isaev and with a few more blows ended the fight.</p><p> </p><p> Second victory for Johnson who advances while Isaev is out of the second race for the PFL title.</p><p> </p><p> Rama managed his second victory in the first round with a huge knockout over Jimi Manuwa with an uppercut when he answered a kick from the Englishman, taking him to the canvas with less than 1 minute of fight.</p><p> </p><p> The other and who was elected the "knockout of the night", was John Moraga who recovered from the defeat to Wilson Reis. The fight started very equal and tight with the fighters exchanging blows, already in the final part Moraga applied a sequence of three blows the last being a strong right-wing cross that knocked out Makovsky.</p><p> </p><p> Still on the main card Robbie Lawler debuted with a dominant victory over Magomed Magomedkherimov, who was champion of Season 2018, in the first round.</p><p> </p><p> And Marcin Held got a submission against prospect Gregor Gillespie, with one of his specialties the leglock.</p><p> </p><p> In the preliminaries, we highlight the Brazilian duel between Rafael "Feijao" and Vinny Magalhaes. With "Feijao" dominating both rounds and escaping the submissions of the Jiu Jitsu specialist. However, in the third round Magalhaes applied a kneebar, forcing Cavalcante to tap.</p><p> </p><p> In other actions, Will Brooks defeated Loik Radzhabov by unanimous decision. In a very close fight Anatoly Tokov overcame Jordan Johnson. Jarred Brooks in a highly contested fight by fans in the arena defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov by unanimous decision. Megan Anderson started her title run with a submission win over Iony Razafiarison in the first round and at the opening of the card in a Russian duel, Bozigit Ataev again was the underdog beating Ivan Shtyrkov with a TKO win due to a cut.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PFL 5: Regular Season 2020</strong></p><p><strong> Date: August 7, 2020</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Nationwide Arena</strong></p><p><strong> City: Columbus, Ohio, USA</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 6,345</strong></p><p><strong> Gate: $ 1,074,360</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Women´s Bantamweight Bout: Ronda Rousey def. Daria Ibragimova by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:05 of Round 3.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Anthony Johnson def. Ali Isaev by KO (Flying Knee and Punches) in 3:06 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: Smealinho Rama def. Jimi Manuwa by KO (Punch) in 0:54 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler def. Magomed Magomedkherimov by TKO (Strikes) in 1:44 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Marcin Held def. Gregor Gillespie by Submission (Leglock) in 3:25 of Round 2.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: John Moraga def. Zach Makovsky by KO (Punch) in 3:51 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: Vinny Magalhaes def. Rafael Cavalcante by Submission (Kneebar) in 1:31 of Round 3.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks def. Loik Radzhabov by Unanimous Decision. </p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Anatoly Tokov def. Jordan Johnson by Split Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Jarred Brooks def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Women´s Featherweight Bout: Megan Anderson def. Iony Razafiarison by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:53 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: Bozigit Ataev def. Ivan Shtyrkov by TKO (Cut) in 4:42 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus Awards</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Marcin Held</p><p> </p><p> <strong>KO of the Night:</strong> John Moraga</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Ronda Rousey </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p> Majster_93: 5 <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> / 7 <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> cagerage: 8 <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> / 4 <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Women´s Featherweight bout between Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey and Daria Ibragimova served as the main event. The event marked the promotion's first visit to Columbus, Ohio. STATS & FACTS Ronda Rousey notable wins: Julia Budd - SUB R1 Miesha Tate - 2x SUB R1/SUB R3 Sarah Kaufman - SUB R1 Alexis Davis - KO R1 Cat Zingano - SUB R1 - The Blurcat.com "Female Fighter of the Year 2012/13/14" Ronda Rousey will be on this card. - The Blurcat.com "Fighter of the Year 2014" Robbie Lawler will be on this card. - This card will have 2 PFL Season world champions: Ali Isaev - PFL Heavyweight Season 2019 Winner Magomed Magomedkherimov - PFL Welterweight Season 2018 Winner - This card will have 11 former world champions in others organizations: Ronda Rousey - Former Strikeforce and UFC Bantamweight Champion. Jimi Manuwa - Former UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion Smealinho Rama - Former WSOF Heavyweight Champion Robbie Lawler - Former 2 Times ICON Middleweight, Former EliteXC Middleweight and Former UFC Welterweight Champion Zach Makowsky - Former Bellator MMA Bantamweight and Former RFA Flyweight Champion Rafael Cavalcante - Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Vinny Magalhaes - Former M-1 Global and Titan FC Light Heavyweight Champion Will Brooks - Former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion Anatoly Tokov - Former ACA Middleweight Champion Zhalgas Zhumagulov - Former FNG Flyweight Champion Megan Anderson - Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Rousey vs. Ibragimova (7-0) Johnson vs. Isaev (7-0) Manuwa vs. Rama (7-0) Lawler vs. Magomedkherimov (7-0) Held vs. Gillespie (1-6) Makovsky vs. Moraga (4-3) Cavalcante vs. Magalhaes (3-4) Radzhabov vs. Brooks (2-5) Johnson vs. Tokov (4-3) Brooks vs. Zhumagulov (5-2) Anderson vs. Razafiarison (7-0) Ataev vs. Shtyrkov (0-7) PFL 5: Regular Season Weigh-In Results: All fighters on weight The PFL season is back. This Thursday, the weigh-in of PFL 5 did not bring any overweight fighters and everyone was at the agreed weight. In the main event Ronda Rousey tries to reach the first position in the Women´s Featherweight classification, against the Russian Daria Ibragimova. Rousey debuted with a submission victory in the first round against Charmaine Tweet with 6 points. Ibragimova started the season with a loss to the 2019 Lightweight champion Kayla Harrison also by submission in the first round. In the co-main event Anthony Johnson and Ali Isaev are having a Heavyweight duel long awaited by fans. Johnson beat the 2018 season champion, Philipe Lins, in the first round of his PFL debut and now faces last season's champion in a tough test. Isaev, winner of the 2019 season, was scheduled to participate since the beginning of the 2020 season, but an injury took him out of the first round and after a return at PFL Fight Night 1, where he beat Shawn Jordan by unanimous decision, got a substitute spot and entered in the 2020 season. PFL 5: Regular Season 2020 Date: August 7, 2020 Venue: Nationwide Arena City: Columbus, Ohio, USA Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (145 lbs) vs. Daria Ibragimova (145 lbs) Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Anthony Johnson (245 lbs) vs. Ali Isaev (241 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Jimi Manuwa (205 lbs) vs. Smealinho Rama (205 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler (170 lbs) vs. Magomed Magomedkherimov (170 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Marcin Held (155 lbs) vs. Gregor Gillespie (155 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Zach Makowsky (125 lbs) vs. John Moraga (125 lbs) Preliminary Card Light Heavyweight Bout: Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (205 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Loik Radzhabov (155 lbs) vs. Will Brooks (155 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (185 lbs) vs. Anatoly Tokov (185 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Jarred Brooks (125 lbs) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (125 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Megan Anderson (145 lbs) vs. Iony Razafiarison (145 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Bozigit Ataev (205 lbs) vs. Ivan Shtyrkov (205 lbs)

PFL REGULAR SEASON 2nd ROUND IS ANNOUNCED This Monday, Ray Sefo, president of the PFL, announced the second round of the regular season at a press conference held at The Forum in Inglewood, California and where PFL events 7 and 8 will be held. Sefo spoke about the upcoming events and the next edition of the PFL Fight Night that will have reserve fights for the playoffs to come. At the press conference were present the fighters who will make the main events of the regular season events, highlighting the presence of Conor McGregor who was confirmed with one of the substitutes in the Lightweight Division. Check the changes that occurred from the first to the second round and next cards. FIGHTERS REPLACEMENTS Heavyweights Cain Velasquez replaced by Andrei Arlovski (Velasquez not able to prepare for the fight.) Jared Rosholt replaced by Ali Isaev (Rosholt unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Philipe Lins replaced by Sergei Kharitonov (Lins not able to prepare for the fight.) Light Heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson replaced by Attila Vegh (Gustafsson not able to prepare for the fight.) Emiliano Sordi replaced by Ivan Shtyrkov (Sordi not able to prepare for the fight.) Muhammed Lawal replaced by Shamil Gamzatov (Lawal not able to prepare for the fight.) Viktor Nemkov replaced by Thiago Silva (Nemkov not able to prepare for the fight.) Middleweights Jake Shields replaced by Anatoly Tokov (Shields not able to prepare for the fight.) Johny Hendricks replaced by Kelvin Gastelum (Hendricks not able to prepare for the fight.) Welterweights Jake Ellenberger replaced by Robbie Lawler (Ellenberger not able to prepare for the fight.) Steve Carl replaced by Stephen Thompson (Carl not able to prepare for the fight.) Lightweights Gray Maynard replaced by Conor McGregor (Maynard unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Johnny Case replaced by Gregor Gillespie (Case was disqualified by doping) KJ Noons replaced by Joe Lauzon (Noons unable to fight due to medical suspension.) Paul Kelly replaced by Takanori Gomi (Kelly not able to prepare for the fight.) Featherweights Jason Knight replaced by Manny Bermudez (Knight was disqualified by doping) Movlid Khaybulaev replaced by Mads Burnell (Khaybulaev not able to prepare for the fight.) Renan Barao replaced by Yair Rodriguez (Barao not able to prepare for the fight.) Flyweights Dustin Ortiz replaced by Jarred Brooks (Ortiz not able to prepare for the fight.) Women´s Featherweights Larissa Pacheco replaced by Megan Anderson (Pacheco not able to prepare for the fight.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFL 5: Regular Season 2020 Date: August 7, 2020 Venue: Nationwide Arena City: Columbus, Ohio, USA Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (13-2) vs. Daria Ibragimova (9-3) Co-Main Event & Main Card Heavyweight Bout: Anthony Johnson (23-6) vs. Ali Isaev (10-0) Light Heavyweight Bout: Jimi Manuwa (18-6) vs. Smealinho Rama (15-3-1) Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler (28-15-1 NC) vs. Magomed Magomedkherimov (27-5) Lightweight Bout: Marcin Held (27-7) vs. Gregor Gillespie (15-1) Flyweight Bout: Zach Makowsky (21-9) vs. John Moraga (19-8) Preliminary Card Light Heavyweight Bout: Rafael Cavalcante (14-7-1 NC) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (19-12-1 NC) Lightweight Bout: Loik Radzhabov (14-2-1) vs. Will Brooks (21-4-1) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (13-2-1) vs. Anatoly Tokov (29-4) Flyweight Bout: Jarred Brooks (16-2) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (13-4) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Megan Anderson (10-4) vs. Iony Razafiarison (6-4) Light Heavyweight Bout: Bozigit Ataev (21-4-1) vs. Ivan Shtyrkov (18-1-1) PFL 6: Regular Season 2020 Date: August 14, 2020 Venue: Nationwide Arena City: Columbus, Ohio, USA Main Event Welterweight Bout: Stephen Thompson (15-5-1) vs. Ben Askren (20-2-1 NC) Co-Main Event & Main Card Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (22-10) vs. Tarec Saffiedine (17-7) Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (19-7) vs. Magomed Bibulatov (16-2) Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (23-8) vs. Manny Bermudez (15-2) Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (17-7) vs. Joe Lauzon (28-16) Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum (16-5-1-1 NC) vs. Nicholas Musoke (16-5-1) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Natan Schulte (21-3-1) vs. Darron Cruickshank (22-14-1 NC) Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (31-9-1) vs. Satoshi Ishii (23-10-1) Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (16-4) vs. Chidi Njokuani (18-8-1 NC) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (22-5-1 NC) vs. Charmaine Tweet (9-7) Featherweight Bout: Daniel Pineda (26-14-2 NC) vs. Brendan Loughnane (19-4) Light Heavyweight Bout: Tom Lawlor (10-8-1 NC) vs. Attilah Vegh (32-9-2) PFL 7: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 4, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Main Event Lightweight Bout: Conor McGregor (24-4) vs. Rashid Magomedov (23-6-1) Co-Main Event & Main Card Lightweight Bout: Mark Bocek (14-5) vs. Takanori Gomi (37-15-1 NC) Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (21-7-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (34-15) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (14-14-1-1 NC) vs. Justin Willis (8-3) Flyweight Bout: Wilson Reis (24-10) vs. Damacio Page (21-10) Middleweight Bout: Hector Lombard (35-10-1-2 NC) vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov (23-4-1) Preliminary Card Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (23-3) vs. Tyler Diamond (13-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Kayla Harrison (8-0) vs. Alexis Dufresne (7-3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (12-3) vs. Thiago Silva (22-10-2 NC) Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway (22-9) vs. Mads Burnell (14-3) Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall (14-7-1) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (13-4) PFL 8: Regular Season 2020 Date: September 11, 2020 Venue: The Forum City: Inglewood, California, USA Main Event Middleweight Bout: Nick Diaz (27-9-2 NC) vs. Thales Leites (28-8) Co-Main Event & Main Card Featherweight Bout: Chad Mendes (19-5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (15-2) Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (21-4) vs. Martin Kampmann (20-8) Heavyweight Bout: Frank Mir (19-14) vs. Travis Browne (19-7-1) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (18-10) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (29-7-1) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (21-7-1) vs. Ryan LaFlare (14-4) Flyweight Bout: Chico Camus (18-9-1 NC) vs. Matheus Nicolau (13-3-1) Featherweight Bout: Andre Harrison (22-2-1) vs. Alexandre Almeida (21-11) Heavyweight Bout: Francimar Barroso (28-8-1-1 NC) vs. Antonio Silva (19-13-1 NC) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (24-13) vs. Shamil Gamzatov (14-1) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (14-6) vs. Joe Riggs (50-19-1-1 NC) ***All cards subject to change***

PFL Fight Night: Murata vs. VanZant - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRgjusZI8bnW48EtLskGQ1mX5jx52Sr0uVy7s12h9ddC-LRL5mEEgnbdSKSgx2CjQfHz3GP60du5yGG/pub KANAKO MURATA TAKES DECISION OVER PAIGE VANZANT IN PFL FIGHT NIGHT 5 HEADLINER Kanako Murata just took a serious step toward to become a future star in PFL´s strawweight division. Murata captured a closely-contested unanimous decision triumph over Paige VanZant in the featured PFL Fight Night 5 main event bout at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Friday. In the first fight, without the title on the line, for 5 rounds, all three cageside judges submitted scorecards of 48-47 — all in favor of Murata, who is unbeaten in his last six bouts. At the beginning of the fight VanZant started out better by putting pressure and better strokes. In the middle of the round VanZant got a knockdown with a beautiful right cross that took Murata to the floor, but he was unable to define the fight. In the second round the fight started to become more balanced, with good exchanges of blows, but even more, VanZant seemed to put the best blows and managed to keep the fight in his favor. As of the third round, Murata started to dominate the fight, right at the beginning Murata tried a fall that was well defended by VanZant but Murata's clinch game was tiring the American. After a moment of fighting Herb Dean, the fight returned to the center but Murata continued to press VanZant against the cage, making her opponent more tired. In the fourth round, Murata managed the takedown for the first time in the fight, holding VanZant on the ground for a good part of the time, with little effectiveness. VanZant was able to defend himself well and in a moment he managed to turn around and get out of his uncomfortable position, however when they came back standing , Murata soon put VanZant against the cage keeping the fight in his favor this round. In the last round, VanZant was exhausted and was unable to stop Kanako, who got a takedown on top and dominated the actions on the ground with blows and transitions until the end of the fight. In the end, all the side judges gave Kanako 48-47, showing that the 5 rounds in the main event made the difference for the Japanese victory in her PFL debut. In the co-main event Arnold Allen raised his record to 18-1, by submitting former KSW champion Kleber Koike Erbst with a D'Arce Choke still in the first round in a dominant performance from the beginning to the end of the fight. With that Allen appears as a possible substitute for the playoffs in the Featherweight Division. Still on the main card, Nikita Krylov had a quick victory over Maxim Grishin by TKO in just 34 seconds. Local fighter Cynthia Cavillo beat Juliana Lima by majority decision and Ben Nguyen overcame Alptekin Ozkilic. In other actions on the preliminary card, highlight for the debut of Invicta FC bantamweight champion Kelly Faszholz, who beat Lithuanian Julija Stoliarenko by TKO. Joao Zeferino won by submission at the end of the first round Derrick Krantz with an armbar. In the other fights, the judges decided, with unanimous victories by Brandon Halsey and Andre Fialho over Piotr Struss and Michael Graves, respectively, and Brazilians Sheymon Moraes defeat Manny Vasquez in split decision. PFL Fight Night: Murata vs. VanZant Date: July 17, 2020 Venue: Citizens Business Bank Arena City: Ontario, California, USA Attendance: 914 Gate: $ 161,778 Main Event Women´s Strawweight Bout: Kanako Murata def. Paige VanZant by Unanimous Decision. Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen def. Kleber Koike Erbst by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 4:19 of Round 1. Women´s Strawweight Bout: Cynthia Calvillo def. Juliana Lima by Majority Decision. Light Heavyweight Bout: Nikita Krylov def. Maxim Grishin by TKO (Strikes) in 0:34 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Ben Nguyen def. Alptekin Ozkilic by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Brandon Halsey def. Piotr Strus by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Joao Zeferino def. Derrick Krantz by Split Decision. Bantamweight Bout: Sheymon Moraes def. Manny Vasquez by Split Decision. Women´s Bantamweight Bout: Kelly Faszholz def. Julija Stoliarenko by TKO (Strikes) in 2:51 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Andre Fialho def. Michael Graves by Unanimous Decision. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Arnold Allen vs. Kleber Koike Erbst KO of the Night: Nikita Krylov Submission of the Night: Arnold Allen Predictions cagerage: 6 / 4 mattu29: 6 / 4

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Fight Night BACKGROUND A Women´s Strawweight bout between Former Rizin FF Atomweight and Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Kanako Murata and Paige VanZant served as the main event. The event marked the promotion's first visit to Ontario, California. STATS & FACTS Kanako Murata notable wins: Angela Magana, Emily Ducote and Seo Hee Ham. Paige VanZant notable wins: Felice Herrig, Alex Chambers and Bec Rawlings. - This is the first time that fighters has headlined in PFL - This card will have 5 former world champions in others organizations: Kanako Murata - Former Rizin FF Atomweight and Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. Kleber Koike Erbst - Former KSW Featherweight Champion Nikita Krylov - Former FNG Light Heavyweight Champion Brandon Halsey - Former Bellator MMA Middleweight Champion Derrick Krantz - Former Legacy FC and LFA Welterweight Champion - This card will have 1 current world champions in others organizations: Kelly Faszholz - Current Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Murata vs. VanZant (4-3) Allen vs. Erbst (7-0) Calvillo vs. Lima (7-0) Krylov vs. Grishin (7-0) Nguyen vs. Ozkilic (7-0) Strus vs. Halsey (1-6) Krantz vs. Zeferino (0-7) Vasquez vs. Moraes (1-6) Faszholz vs. Stoliarenko (7-0) Fialho vs. Graves (0-7) PFL Fight Night: Murata vs. VanZant Weigh-In Results: All fighters on weight The weigh-in for PFL Fight Night 5 was held this Wednesday night, and all fights are confirmed. In the main event Murata and VanZant reached the agreed 115 lbs and will do the main event. Murata and VanZant will make their PFL debut in a long-awaited duel in the Strawweight Division. The event will be broadcast live on Facebook.com and you can follow the pbp on blurcat.com. PFL Fight Night: Murata vs. VanZant Date: July 17, 2020 Venue: Citizens Business Bank Arena City: Ontario, California, USA Main Event Women´s Strawweight Bout: Kanako Murata (115 lbs) vs. Paige VanZant (115 lbs) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen (145 lbs) vs. Kleber Koike Erbst (145 lbs) Women´s Strawweight Bout: Cynthia Calvillo (115 lbs) vs. Juliana Lima (115 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Nikita Krylov (205 lbs) vs. Maxim Grishin (205 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ben Nguyen (125 lbs) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (125 lbs) Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Piotr Strus (185 lbs) vs. Brandon Halsey (185 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Derrick Krantz (170 lbs) vs. Joao Zeferino (170 lbs) Bantamweight Bout: Manny Vasquez (135 lbs) vs. Sheymon Moraes (135 lbs) Women´s Bantamweight Bout: Kelly Faszholz (135 lbs) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (135 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Andre Fialho (170 lbs) vs. Michael Graves (170 lbs)

KANAKO MURATA TO FACE PAIGE VANZANT AT PFL FIGHT NIGHT 5 Former Rizin and Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Kanako Murata (12-1) has signed with Professional Fighters League and will face UFC veteran Paige VanZant at PFL Fight Night 5 main event in Ontario, California on Jul. 17. The matchup had been in the works for the past two weeks, but Murata only recently worked out his visa issues and was able to sign a contract to fight in America. VanZant was initially linked to a matchup with Karolina Kowalkiewicz but that bout did not come to fruition. Murata owns a 12-1 professional record while fighting in organizations such as the Rizin FF and Invicta FC, where she was a champion at Atomweight (Rizin) and Strawweight (Invicta FC). It comes from a sequence of five consecutive victories and his most recent fight overcame Seo Hee Ham, to be the new champion Atomweight of Rizin FF. This will be VanZant’s first bout under the PFL banner. In the last five fights for UFC VanZant he had a record of 2-3, in the most recent one he was submitted by Mackenzie Dern in May. The PFL Fight Night show is likely to stream on facebook. PFL Fight Night: Murata vs. VanZant Date: July 17, 2020 Venue: Citizens Business Bank Arena City: Ontario, California, USA Main Event Women´s Strawweight Bout: Kanako Murata (12-1) vs. Paige VanZant (8-5) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Arnold Allen (17-1) vs. Kleber Koike Erbst (26-5-1) Women´s Strawweight Bout: Cynthia Calvillo (9-1-1) vs. Juliana Lima (11-6) Light Heavyweight Bout: Nikita Krylov (25-8) vs. Maxim Grishin (30-8-2) Flyweight Bout: Ben Nguyen (18-9) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (9-5) Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Piotr Strus (15-5-2-1 NC) vs. Brandon Halsey (14-5) Welterweight Bout: Derrick Krantz (24-12) vs. Joao Zeferino (24-9) Bantamweight Bout: Manny Vasquez (12-4) vs. Sheymon Moraes (11-5) Women´s Bantamweight Bout: Kelly Faszholz (5-2) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (8-3-1) Welterweight Bout: Andre Fialho (10-3) vs. Michael Graves (7-0-1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFL SUSPENDS RIN NAKAI 1 YEAR FOR FAILED DRUG TEST AFTER PFL FN 4 Rin Nakai has accepted a one-year suspension for a failed drug test in relation to PFL Fight Night: Frausto vs. Nakai, PFL announced Monday. Nakai, was defeated by Zolia Frausto via second-round TKO at the July. 10 event, tested positive for PED´s. Nakai’s suspension is retroactive to July. 10, so he will be eligible to compete again in July 2021. Rin Nakai give an interview last night in wich she claimed that she was the victim of a lab mistake, and that her recent drug test failure for PED´s was entirely unjustified. Now under suspension, she was adamant that she had taken no ilegal substances prior to her fight with Zoila Frausto A japanese fighter, Nakai as it currently a 23-3-1 professional mark and 1-1 in PFL.

PFL Fight Night: Frausto vs. Nakai - PLAY BY PLAY RESUME & RESULTS PLAY BY PLAY https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT9Skr5nsJCsLPue0Fwa_nVFp0E1haTPBy_278y_v5NzAQD44gjXz2LF_2F3JA-yQJck-AKZOf-O-qP/pub ZOILA FRAUSTO SCORES SECOND-ROUND SUBMISSION OF RIN NAKAI IN PFL FIGHT NIGHT 4 HEADLINER 'The warriors princess' achieved his second PFL victory. It happened on Friday night, the PFL brought in the main fight a fight between two of the most experienced MMA fighters, Zoila Frausto in a great performance won Rin Nakai in the second round. In an evenly matched fight early, but with a lead of Frausto with the best punches and kicks, and gradually Nakai was balancing the fight and getting a takedown but with little action the two ended up turning the fight standing by the end of the round. In the second round Nakai started a little more active than in the first round, but she did not hit her strings while Frausto's answer was accurate and in one of these mistakes Nakai the American hit a hard right punch that took the Japanese to the ground and with a few more strikes ended the fight by extending his record to 2-0 in the PFL. In the co-main event Ray Borg managed to knock out his debut. In a quick fight, Borg overcomes Eric Shelton. Shelton started dominating the actions, but when he tried to kick, Borg tried to take him to the ground but when he couldn't, he went to the muay thai clinch where he hit a side knee in the face of Shelton, who already fell knocked out with the blow, which yielded Borg the "knockout of the night" bonus. Still on the main card, Marco Beltran and Scott Jorgensen had a fight to raise the crowd present at the State Farm Arena. In a first round of a lot of action with a striking, Jorgensen started better and hit the best strokes but Beltrán answered most of them, however Jorgensen looked better in the first round. With that Beltran returned determined to win the fight and the second round started as busy as the first, and with less than a minute Beltran caught Jorgensen, who was trying to show that he was not shaken, and after another hard blow Jorgsensen went down and Herb Dean chose to end the fight. This battle received the "Fight of the night" bonus. Still on the main card Rakin Cleveland and Jihn Yu Frey, fought close to their Texas fans, against Karlos Vemola and Cristina Stanciu respectively. Frey defeated Stanciu and Vemola overcame Cleveland both by unanimous decision. In the preliminary card Maryna Moroz kept her winning streak extended to three, by beating another UFC veteran Danielle Taylor with a beautiful finish in the second round, and still getting the "submission of the night" bonus. Another highlight was the submission of former Invicta FC atomweight champion Herica Tiburcio who submitted the Japanese Kanna Asakura with a rear naked choke near the end of the first round. In other actions Genah Fabian and Zane Kamaka beat their opponents, Moriel Charneski and Sadibou Sy, respectively, by TKO and Richie Vaculik debuted in the PFL with a unanimous decision victory over Terrence Mitchell. PFL Fight Night: Frausto vs. Nakai Date: July 5, 2020 Venue: State Farm Arena City: Hidalgo, Texas, USA Attendance: 987 Gate: $ 156,933 Main Event Women´s Flyweight Bout: Zoila Frausto def. Rin Nakai by TKO (Strikes) in 4:03 of Round 2. Co-Main Event Flyweight Bout: Ray Borg def Eric Shelton by KO (Knee) in 0:57 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Karlos Vemola def. Rakin Cleveland by Unanimous Decision. Bantamweight Bout: Marco Beltan def. Scott Jorgensen by TKO (Strikes) in 0:39 of Round 2. Women´s Strawweight Bout: Jihn Yu Frey def. Cristina Stanciu by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Women´s Strawweight Bout: Maryna Moroz def. Danielle Taylor by Submission (Armbar) in 2:32 of Round 2. Flyweight Bout: Richie Vaculik def. Terrence Mitchell by Unanimous Decision. Women´s Atomweight Bout: Herica Tiburcio def. Kanna Asukara by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:58 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Zane Kamaka def. Sadibou Sy by TKO (Strikes) in 3:19 of Round 2. Women´s Lightweight Bout: Genah Fabian def. Moriel Charneski by TKO (Strikes) in 0:45 of Round 2. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Marco Beltran vs. Scott Jorgensen KO of the Night: Ray Borg Submission of the Night: Maryna Moroz Predictions cagerage: 5 / 5 Majster_93: 6 / 4

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Fight Night BACKGROUND A Flyweight bout between Former Bellator MMA Strawweight Champion Zoila Frausto and Rin Nakai served as the main event. Jessica Aguillar was expected to face Danielle Taylor. However, Aguillar was forced to pull out due to a back injury and was replaced by Maryna Moroz. The event marked the promotion's first visit to Hidalgo, Texas. STATS & FACTS Zoila Frausto notable wins: Jessica Penne, Jessica Aguillar, Megumi Fujii and Vanessa Porto. Rin Nakai notable wins: Kanako Murata and Sheila Gaff - This is the first time that fighters has headlined in PFL - This card will have 3 formers world champions in others organizations: Zoila Frausto - Former Bellator MMA Strawweight Champion. Karlos Vemola - Former UCMMA Middleweight Champion Herica Tiburcio - Former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion - This card will have a current world champion in other organizations: Jihn Yu Frey - Current Invicta FC Atomweight Champion BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Frausto vs. Nakai (1-6) Borg vs. Shelton (7-0) Cleveland vs. Vemola (3-4) Beltan vs. Jorgensen (0-7) Frey vs. Stanciu (7-0) Moroz vs. Taylor (7-0) Vaculik vs. Mitchell (7-0) Asukara vs. Tiburcio (3-4) Kamaka vs. Sy (4-3) Fabian vs. Charneski (0-7) PFL Fight Night: Frausto vs. Nakai Weigh-In Results: Frausto,Nakai set This Thursday, UFC Fight Night weigh-in: Frausto vs. Nakai. All fighters on the card reached the weight and all fights were confirmed. The event brings as a main event the fight between ex-Bellator MMA Flyweight champion Zoila Frausto against experienced Rin Nakai. The event also features three local fighters on the card, Texans Rakin Clevaland, Jihn Yu Frey and Moriel Charneski who face Karlos Vemola, Cristina Stanciu and Genah Fabian respectively. PFL Fight Night: Frausto vs. Nakai Date: July 5, 2020 Venue: State Farm Arena City: Hidalgo, Texas, USA Main Event Women´s Flyweight Bout: Zoila Frausto (125 lbs) vs. Rin Nakai (125 lbs) Co-Main Event Flyweight Bout: Ray Borg (125 lbs) vs. Eric Shelton (125 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rakin Cleveland (205 lbs) vs. Karlos Vemola (205 lbs) Bantamweight Bout: Marco Beltan (135 lbs) vs. Scott Jorgensen (135 lbs) Women´s Strawweight Bout: Jihn Yu Frey (115 lbs) vs. Cristina Stanciu (115 lbs) Preliminary Card Women´s Strawweight Bout: Maryna Moroz (115 lbs) vs. Danielle Taylor (115 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Richie Vaculik (125 lbs) vs. Terrence Mitchell (125 lbs) Women´s Atomweight Bout: Kanna Asukara (105 lbs) vs. Herica Tiburcio (105 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Zane Kamaka (170 lbs) vs. Sadibou Sy (170 lbs) Women´s Lightweight Bout: Genah Fabian (155 lbs) vs. Moriel Charneski (155 lbs)