There’s a lot to look forward to as the Professional Fighters League (PFL) gets ready for its 2021 season, which kicks off in April.
In just three short years, the PFL has evolved from an up-and-coming promotion into one of the industry’s biggest power players, just behind the UFC.
Much of the league’s success stems from its unique tournament-style format that features a regular season, playoffs, and finals. Each of the PFL’s six weight divisions has a respective tournament, and at the end, the last man or woman standing is crowned world champion, and earns a million-dollar purse.
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Canada s Rory MacDonald, left, kicks Neiman Gracie during the third round of a welterweight championship mixed martial arts bout at Bellator 222 early Saturday, June 15, 2019, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Frank Franklin II January 11, 2021 - 12:09 PM
Thanks to the global pandemic and his move from Bellator to the Professional Fighters League, Canadian welterweight contender Rory (Red King) MacDonald has not fought since October 2019.
But there is finally light at the end of the MMA tunnel, with the PFL set to return to action in April. It s time, says MacDonald. It s time to get back. I feel like I m in the zone, he added. I ve been really hungry the last year to get back into the swing of things again.
Thanks to the global pandemic and his move from Bellator to the Professional Fighters League, Canadian welterweight contender Rory (Red King) MacDonald has not fought since October 2019.But there is . . .