[ Linton Vassell expected Ryan Bader next but ended up entering the 2024 PFL season instead. Vassell (24-8) was scheduled to challenge Bellator heavyweight champion Bader (31-8) this past October but withdrew due to lingering effects of COVID. In the meantime, Bader faced 2023 PFL champion Renan Ferreira in February but was knocked out in … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/renan-ferreira-def-ryan-bader-at-pfl-vs-bellator-champions-best-photos February 24, 2024 6:46 pm ET Check out these photos from Renan Ferreira’s TKO victory over Ryan Bader at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions, which took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos … Read more
[ PFL vs. Bellator: Champions takes place Saturday and MMA Junkie has you covered with live and official results throughout the entire card. The event features PFL fighters vs. Bellator fighters at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card airs live on pay-per-view at 3 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+ at noon … Read more
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-veterans-in-mma-karate-and-kickboxing-action-feb-22-25 February 22, 2024 8:50 am ET This week, the UFC returns to Mexico for UFC Fight Night 237. The event at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City features a flyweight clash between former champion … Read more
[ Things have to play out March 8 before he makes any definitive commitments, but former UFC champion Francis Ngannou sees the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions main event as a sweepstakes for his MMA return opponent. Bellator champion Ryan Bader fights Renan Ferreira on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The victor might find themselves in … Read more
[ While the PFL and Bellator titles won’t be on the line Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the winner of each champion vs. champion matchup will go home with special hardware. Monday, the promotion released a first look at the special PFL vs. Bellator: Champions title belts that the winners of the head-to-head champions fights … Read more
[ Ryan Bader is confident he would do a lot better if he ever got the chance to run things back with UFC champ Jon Jones. Bader (31-7) faced Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) at UFC 126 in February 2011 in a matchup to dub the “next big thing” in the sport. Jones ended up … Read more
[ Next month, the best of the best in PFL and Bellator will travel across the globe for a unique event. On Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event goes down, and it places champs from both promotions against one another. The top four fights on the card will be … Read more
[ The stakes going into the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions main event between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader are about as big as it gets. Not only do Ferreira (12-3) and Bader (31-7) get the opportunity to headline the inaugural event of the new era since PFL acquired the Bellator brand, but the Feb. 24 … Read more
[ The first PFL vs. Bellator press conference took place Wednesday, and afterward the fighters in attendance came face to face for the first time. The first PFL vs. Bellator event since the acquisition takes place Feb. 24 at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a main card that streams on ESPN+ and DAZN … Read more
