Whereas they’re technically the second-biggest struggle promotion in the US, the PFL has an extended method to go earlier than incomes respect from each followers and fighters.
In November 2023, the Skilled Fighters League made an enormous splash on this planet of MMA by shopping for Bellator, a fledgling group that had launched the world to Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, the Pitbull brothers, Michael ‘Venom’ Web page, and lots of extra. Anybody signed to Bellator on the time of the merger was instantly folded into the PFL roster.
That features present Bellator mild heavyweight champion Corey ‘Additional time’ Anderson.
A former Final Fighter winner, Anderson captured his first world title in March after scoring a unanimous choice victory over Karl Moore at Bellator Champions Sequence 1 in Belfast to assert the 205-pound belt. Since then, ‘Additional time’ has been left in limbo ready for the powers that be within the PFL to resolve when or if he’ll struggle for them once more.
Throughout a current interview with MMA Combating, Anderson didn’t maintain again whereas speaking concerning the PFL’s lackluster management and their lack of information concerning the struggle recreation.
“With Donn [Davis] and Pete [Murray], I don’t know what their plans are,” Anderson mentioned. “On the similar time, from the skin trying in it seems like guys that haven’t actually spent a lot time in combating, so that they don’t actually know what they’re doing in the intervening time. They’re attempting to make enterprise strikes. They’re good at Wall Avenue-type stuff and shares and getting cash. However that’s a distinct recreation to the struggle recreation, so I don’t know their plans.”
Donn Davis is the co-founder of chairman of the Skilled Fighters League whereas Pete Murray serves because the promotion’s CEO.
Corey Anderson isn’t the one fighter pissed off by the PFL’s decision-making
Corey Anderson isn’t the one PFL fighter pissed off over the dearth of course. In November, Patchy Combine didn’t maintain again after the promotion canceled its Bellator Champions Sequence occasion in Paris scheduled for November 16. Combine was anticipated to sq. off with Leandro Higo on the occasion.
“I’ve been coaching my ass off for the final half of yr for nothing,” Combine wrote on X. “That is irritating within the prime of my profession and I’ve had my struggle in November cancelled? Then now once more I’m being informed I’m off January Dubai card? I’m the perfect on this planet and I wish to struggle to show it.”
Patricio Pitbull was additionally left sitting on the sidelines after hoping to compete a number of occasions in 2024.
“I haven’t fought since February,” Pitbull posted. “I wished to struggle 3x this yr, however I used to be informed I’d have to attend till December thirty first and came upon on-line my opponent would struggle another person. Then that they had a alternative, I deliver individuals over, spend extra money with the camp and there’s no struggle.”
For a corporation that claims to place fighters first, the PFL actually appears to be doing the precise reverse.
