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PFL 6 (2024)
The ''PFL 6'' mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 28, 2024, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. This marked the sixth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions. Background This event marked the organization's debut in Sioux Falls and South Dakota state. The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between 2022 PFL featherweight winner Brendan Loughnane and former LFA Featherweight Champion Justin Gonzales. Roughly a week before the card there were several fight changes made: * Laureano Staropoli was expected to face former interim Bellator Welterweight Champion Logan Storley in a welterweight, but he withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Luca Poclit, who was scheduled to face Zach Juusola at this event. *Ádám Borics was scheduled to face former Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion Brett Johns in a ... [...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 (MMA), featherweight, women's lightweight, Lightweight (MMA), lightweight, Welterweight (MMA), welterweight, Light heavyweight (MMA), light heavyweight and Heavyweight (MMA), heavyweight. In addition to this, there is also a ‘Super Fight’ division, which is not defined by weight, but instead is based on the status and name value of individuals who compete in it. The PFL's matches are held inside a 10-sided Mixed martial arts#Fighting area, mixed martial arts cag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Johns
Brett Johns (born 21 February 1992) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of PFL. Prior to signing with PFL, Johns competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA at bantamweight. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also formerly competed for Cage Warriors and Titan FC, and was Bantamweight Champion for both promotions. Early life Johns was born and raised by a single mother in Pontarddulais. He has an older sister and two younger brothers. Brett started training judo in a club run by his to-be-stepfather at the age of four. While avidly training judo, he started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu on his stepfather's advice to improve his ground game at the age of 16. While training jiu-jitsu under Chris Rees, Johns eventually grew an interest towards mixed arts. Mixed martial arts career Early career Johns made his mixed martial arts debut as an amateur in 2011 where he compiled an undefeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of PFL Events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. This list also includes events by the league's predecessor, the World Series of Fighting (WSOF). Scheduled events Past events WSOF events Number of events by year WSOF *2012 – 1 *2013 – 8 *2014 – 11 *2015 – 11 *2016 – 10 *2017 – 4 PFL *2018 – 11 *2019 – 10 *2021 – 10 *2022 – 10 *2023 – 14 *2024 – 19 *2025 – 8 Event locations The following locations have hosted a combined 127 WSOF and PFL events as of 2025. United States (96) Saudi Arabia (7) Canada (6) United Kingdom (5) France (3) Nicaragua (2) China (1) Germany (1) Ireland (1) Japan (1) Philippines (1) United Arab Emirates (1) References {{World Series of Fighting Events Professional Fighters League The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neiman Gracie
Neiman Gracie (born Neiman Gracie Stambowsky December 12, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. A two-time Pan-American champion in coloured belts, Gracie medalled at the 2013 black belt World No-Gi Championship before transitioning to MMA competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. Gracie has also previously fought for the World Series of Fighting and currently competes in the Professional Fighters League. Gracie is a 4th generation member of the Gracie Family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, great-grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu founder Carlos Gracie as well as the son of 8th degree coral belt Márcio Stambowsky. Early life Neiman Gracie was born on 12 December 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gracie is the son of Carla Gracie (daughter of Robson Gracie), and Márcio Stambowsky. He is a 4th generation member of the Gracie Family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. His sister Deborah Gracie Stambowsky is the second female in the Gracie famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Barzola
Enrique Johnatan Barzola Acosta (born 28 April 1989) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). He was the lightweight winner on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 and he competed in both Bellator MMA and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Barzola was born in Lima, Peru. He was graphic designer and studied architecture in college briefly prior to fighting professionally in MMA. Barzola was a wrestler and never thought that he would become a professional fighter, due to money being scarce to pay for MMA lessons. He has enjoyed mixed martial arts from a young age, watching Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko on YouTube. He transitioned from wrestling to mixed martial arts when he was 22. After six months of training, he announced that he would one day fight in UFC where he was laughed at by his gym mates, and four years later he became the winner of “ The Ultimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timur Khizriev
Timur Shamilovich Khizriev (; born November 19, 1995) is a Russian professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Sanda (sport), Sanda artist who currently competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously fought at major MMA promotions like Bellator MMA, AMC Fight Nights, Fight Nights Global, Eagle Fighting Championship and Absolute Championship Akhmat, Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). Timur won the redoubtable ACB's Featherweight Grand Prix, defeating his Kavkaz compatriot of Circassian origin, Bibert "Headhunter" Tumenov for the title, on March 22, 2019. On August 25, 2024, Timur was ranked #16 in World Featherweight rankings according to the Fight Matrix website. Background Timur was born on November 19, 1995 to a Dargins, Dargin family in the state capital city of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. Timur Khizriev or "Imam" as he is colloquially known, began his martial arts journey via freestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goiti Yamauchi
is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division for Bellator MMA and currently competes in the same division for the Professional Fighters League. Background Yamauchi was born in Anjō, Aichi to a Japanese father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother, but his family moved to Curitiba, Paraná when he was 3 years old. He started in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 9, followed by Muay Thai, boxing and wrestling during his youth. At the age of 14, he became Paraná State's amateur boxing champion in 2007, defeating then-reigning champion John Lineker, who was 17. Mixed martial arts career Early career Before moving to professional mixed martial arts, Yamauchi scored seven wins as an amateur, with seven first-round stoppages. Yamauchi started his professional career in 2010, when he was just 17 years old. From October 2010 to May 2013, he fought for many organizations throughout Brazil and won a featherweight title and a featherweight tournament in ''Iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welterweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Koreshkov made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut in October 2010. He initially competed exclusively in his native Russia and compiled an undefeated record of 8–0 (five technical knockouts, three submissions) with none of his fights going to a decision. The MMA news site ''Bloody Elbow'' listed Koreshkov as the top welterweight prospect in their 2012 MMA scouting report. Bellator MMA In January 2012, it was announced that Koreshkov would make his United States debut for Bellator. In his debut, Koreshkov faced Tiawan Howard on March 30, 2012, at Bellator LXIII. He won via KO in the first round. Andrey next faced Derrick Krantz on May 18, 2012, at Bellator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Carvalho (fighter)
Pedro Carvalho (born 8 June 1995), is a Portuguese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. He has previously competed in Bellator MMA and Professional Fighters League (PFL). Background Carvalho was born in Guimarães, a town in the Braga District of Portugal, with his father abandoning the family one months before his birth. At the age of 12, he decided to become a MMA fighter after seeing UFC ads on TV, even though there was not an advanced MMA scene in the country at the time. He began training soon after at the gym of Portuguese MMA pioneer, Rafael Silva. Prior to signing with Bellator, Carvalho worked in a factory and also did custodial work for a hospital while fighting on the regional circuit in Portugal, working to save enough money to move to Ireland to train with SBG to help his MMA career take off. Mixed martial arts career Carvalho made his professional mixed martial arts debut in September 2012 after turning 17, fighting on the regiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Kamaka III
Jonathan Kai Kamaka III (born January 5, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. He has competed for Bellator MMA, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and Professional Fighters League (PFL). Background Kai started training martial arts at the age of six under his father Kai Kamaka Jr., who owns the 808 Fight Factory in Hawaii. Kai has a brother named Tristin Kamaka who is a former University of Hawaii Football receiver. Kai attended Pearl City High School where he wrestled and eventually won the HHSAA State Championship after claiming gold in OIA conference finals. For his wrestling accolades, he received a wrestling scholarship to study at Midland University from where he graduated with a bachelor's degree. Mixed martial arts career Early career In his MMA debut at KOTC Mana, he faced Anthony Reyes and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision. Kamaka submitted Nui Wheeler at Destiny Na Koa 6 via rear-naked choke in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamil Musaev (fighter)
Shamil Musaev (; January 8, 1994) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who currently fights in the Welterweight division. He is European MMA champion (2016) and world MMA champion (2017) while serving as a member of the Russian national team during these tournaments. He is also the youngest-ever winner of season four of the series "Mix Fighters". Musaev also won the tournament "Battle of Champions - 14: School vs School", defeating Muay Thai World Champion Ali Aliev in the final under modified MMA rules. In Wushu Sanda, he is a two-time Senior European champion and a one-time Junior World champion. Background Musaev was born on January 8, 1994, in the fortress town of Kizlyar, in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As a six years old, he began to dabble himself in the modern Chinese martial art of Wushu Sanda. Musaev was mentored in this sports by coach Achalo Magomedovich Magomedaminov, who is "Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Republic of Dagestan" & "Honored T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, Larkin formerly competed for Strikeforce and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Larkin was born and raised in Riverside, California as one of nine siblings. Larkin began training in boxing at a young age and also played football, but soon gave it up because he did not excel at it or other team sports. He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. Afterwards, he continued boxing but was not able to compete as much as he would like to, due to his father's objections. Larkin also felt that he was too short to be a professional boxer in the heavyweight division, so he took up kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu which led him to mixed martial arts. Prior to his career in mixed martial arts, Larkin also trained in Kung Fu. In an interview, Larkin stated he enjoyed the martial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
