Skilled Fighters League (PFL) is as soon as once more trying to innovate inside combined martial arts (MMA).
The conclusion to the promotion’s 2023 season takes place Thanksgiving weekend in Washington D.C. on Nov. 24, 2023. All year long, a number of huge steps ahead have been taken with notable signings like former Final Combating Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, and boxing celebrity, Jake Paul. In different latest progressions, PFL signed an funding settlement with Saudi Arabia and can host occasions within the nation subsequent 12 months.
The anticipated pay-per-view “Tremendous Struggle” sequence can also be set to launch in 2024 as will Skilled Fighters League Girls (PFLW). Per a report from Forbes, “PFLW is a separate entity beneath the group’s umbrella and there shall be all-women’s occasions starting in 2024.”
“Since our inception, we’ve had a fighter-first mission and PFLW is the subsequent thrilling chapter in our story,” PFL CEO, Peter Murray, mentioned. “We’ve the world’s finest feminine fighters — Kayla Harrison, Larissa Pacheco, Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano and Savannah Marshall. We’re dedicated to empowering all feminine athletes and supply them with a devoted, international platform to change into world champions. We delight ourselves on having a real meritocracy the place each fighter is given equal alternatives.”
All-women’s promotions like Invicta Combating Championship, Hook N’ Shoot, Smack Lady, and Deep Jewels have been commonplace in MMA historical past. Nonetheless, exterior of ONE Championship, which hosted its first and solely eight-fight all-women card in 2021, internet hosting all-women battle playing cards is never seen in main MMA promotions involving male opponents. Even the latter promotion of these 4 talked about, Deep Jewels beneath Deep, is a considerably comparable entity and idea to what PFLW shall be for PFL.
PFL has traditionally targeted on a 155-pound Light-weight division that was beforehand centered round Kayla Harrison till 2023. This 12 months, the division ceased and Featherweight was opened whereas Flyweights have since gotten concerned within the combine within the European and Challenger Collection occasions.
