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2024 in Professional Fighters League
Information
First dateFebruary 24, 2024
Last dateDecember 14, 2024
Events
Total events19
Fights
Total fights217
Title fights14
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This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2024 season.

Background

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In January 2024, PFL announced that it would discontinue Women's Featherweight division – which had existed in the tournament format since 2018 season – and replace it with Women's Flyweight division.[1] Following to PFL's acquisition of Bellator MMA in late 2023, some of the Bellator fighters are scheduled to take part in the 2024 tournaments.[2]

Events

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# Event Date Venue Location
19 PFL Europe 4 December 14, 2024 LDLC Arena Lyon, France
18 PFL 10 November 29, 2024 King Saud University Stadium Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17 PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants October 19, 2024 The Mayadeen Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
16 PFL Europe 3 September 28, 2024 OVO Hydro Glasgow, Scotland
15 PFL MENA 3 September 20, 2024 Boulevard City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14 PFL 9 August 23, 2024 The Anthem Washington, D.C., United States
13 PFL 8 August 16, 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Hollywood, Florida, United States
12 PFL 7 August 2, 2024 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
11 PFL MENA 2 July 12, 2024 The Green Halls Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10 PFL 6 June 28, 2024 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
9 PFL 5 June 21, 2024 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
8 PFL 4 June 13, 2024 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
7 PFL Europe 2 June 8, 2024 Utilita Arena Newcastle Newcastle, England
6 PFL MENA 1 May 10, 2024 The Green Halls Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5 PFL 3 April 19, 2024 Wintrust Arena Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 PFL 2 April 12, 2024 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
3 PFL 1 April 4, 2024 Boeing Center at Tech Port San Antonio, Texas, United States
2 PFL Europe 1 March 7, 2024 Accor Arena Paris, France
1 PFL vs. Bellator February 24, 2024 Kingdom Arena Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2024 Tournament winners

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2024 PFL Tournament

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Event Date Division Winner Runner-up
PFL 10 (2024) Nov 29, 2024 Heavyweight Russia Denis Goltsov Russia Oleg Popov
Light Heavyweight Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov United States Impa Kasanganay
Welterweight Russia Shamil Musaev Russia Magomed Umalatov
Lightweight Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov United States Brent Primus
Featherweight Russia Timur Khizriev England Brendan Loughnane
Women's Flyweight England Dakota Ditcheva Brazil Taila Santos

2024 PFL Europe Tournament

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Event Date Division Winner Runner-up
PFL Europe 4 (2024) Dec 14, 2024 Welterweight Albania Florim Zendeli Italy Daniele Miceli
Lightweight Poland Jakub Kaszuba England Connor Hughes
Bantamweight England Lewis McGrillen-Evans Germany Alexander Luster
Women's Flyweight Poland Paulina Wiśniewska Italy Valentina Scatizzi

2024 PFL MENA Tournament

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Event Date Division Winner Runner-up
PFL 10 (2024) Nov 29, 2024 Welterweight Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa
Lightweight Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi Lebanon Georges Eid
Featherweight Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit
Bantamweight Iraq Ali Taleb Morocco Rachid El Hazoume

Format

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The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. A no-contest will be scored as a draw. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup.[3]

Standings by weight class

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Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[4]
Russia Denis Goltsov 2 0 0 1 0 1 10
Russia Oleg Popov 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
Russia Valentin Moldavsky 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
United States Timothy Johnson 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
E United States Daniel James 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
E England Linton Vassell 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E United States Tyrell Fortune 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E Russia Sergei Bilostenniy 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Thiago Santos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Danilo Marques 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United States Steve Mowry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Croatia Ante Delija 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Marcelo Golm 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Davion Franklin 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

Light heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[5]
United States Impa Kasanganay 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
Australia Rob Wilkinson 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
United States Josh Silveira 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E Brazil Antônio Carlos Júnior 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E Sweden Sadibou Sy 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
E United States Alex Polizzi 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E United States Andrew Sanchez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United Kingdom Tom Breese 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Slovenia Jakob Nedoh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Cameroon Simon Biyong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Welterweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[6]
Russia Shamil Musaev 2 0 0 0 2 0 10
Russia Magomed Umalatov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
South Africa Don Madge 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Russia Murad Ramazanov 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E Russia Andrey Koreshkov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Goiti Yamauchi 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Neiman Gracie 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E United States Logan Storley 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Moldova Luca Poclit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United States Brennan Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Argentina Laureano Staropoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

Lightweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[7]
United States Brent Primus 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Canada Michael Dufort 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
United States Clay Collard 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
E Nicaragua Elvin Espinoza 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
E United States Adam Piccolotti 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Denmark Mads Burnell 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Bruno Miranda 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Patricky Pitbull 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Solomon Renfro 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1

Featherweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[8]
England Brendan Loughnane 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 2 0 0 1 1 0 10
Russia Timur Khizriev 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
United States Kai Kamaka III 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
E Hungary Ádám Borics 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E United States Tyler Diamond 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E United States Justin Gonzales 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E United States Bubba Jenkins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Portugal Pedro Carvalho 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Peru Enrique Barzola 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Wales Brett Johns 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Women's flyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[9]
England Dakota Ditcheva 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Brazil Taila Santos 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
United States Liz Carmouche 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
United States Jena Bishop 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E Brazil Juliana Velasquez 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
E Japan Kana Watanabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Brazil Ilara Joanne 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Australia Chelsea Hackett 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Lisa Mauldin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Shanna Young 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1

Playoff

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2024 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Russia Denis Goltsov TKO
4 United States Timothy Johnson 1
1 Russia Denis Goltsov SUB
2 Russia Oleg Popov 1
2 Russia Oleg Popov UD
6 England Linton Vassell[a] 3
  1. ^ Popov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Valentin Moldavsky, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #6 ranked Linton Vassell.[10]

2024 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 United States Impa Kasanganay UD
4 United States Josh Silveira 3
1 United States Impa Kasanganay 1
3 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov KO
2 Australia Rob Wilkinson 3
3 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov UD

2024 PFL Welterweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Russia Shamil Musaev UD
4 Russia Murad Ramazanov 3
1 Russia Shamil Musaev TKO
2 Russia Magomed Umalatov 3
2 Russia Magomed Umalatov UD
7 Brazil Neiman Gracie[a] 3
  1. ^ Umalatov was originally scheduled to face #3 ranked Don Madge, but he forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by #7 ranked Neiman Gracie.[11]

2024 PFL Lightweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 United States Brent Primus UD
4 United States Clay Collard 3
1 United States Brent Primus 3
2 Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov KO
2 Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov KO
3 Canada Michael Dufort 2

2024 PFL Featherweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 England Brendan Loughnane SD
4 United States Kai Kamaka III 3
1 England Brendan Loughnane 5
3 Russia Timur Khizriev UD
2 Brazil Gabriel Alves Braga 3
3 Russia Timur Khizriev SD

2024 PFL Women's Flyweight playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 England Dakota Ditcheva TKO
4 United States Jena Bishop 1
1 England Dakota Ditcheva TKO
2 Brazil Taila Santos 2
2 Brazil Taila Santos UD
3 United States Liz Carmouche 3
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss

PFL Europe

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Starting in 2024, PFL Europe featured European MMA fighters. The format followed the same as other PFL Seasons, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize.[12][13][14]

PFL Europe Welterweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Poland Tomasz Łangowski 1
 
 
 
Albania Florim Zendeli SUB
 
Albania Florim Zendeli SD
 
 
 
England Jack Grant 3
 
England Jack Grant KO
 
 
 
England Charlie Leary 1
 
Albania Florim Zendeli SUB
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Miceli 1
 
France Yassin Najid 1
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Miceli SUB
 
Italy Daniele Miceli TKO
 
 
 
The Gambia Ibrahima Mané 1
 
The Gambia Ibrahima Mané SD
 
 
Angola Chequina Noso Pedro 3
 

PFL Europe Lightweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Poland Jakub Kaszuba UD
 
 
 
England Kane Mousah 3
 
Poland Jakub Kaszuba UD
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Scatizzi 3
 
Latvia Aleksandr Chizov 1
 
 
 
Italy Daniele Scatizzi SUB
 
Poland Jakub Kaszuba TKO
 
 
 
England Connor Hughes 4
 
France Yazid Chouchane 2
 
 
 
Spain Ignacio Capella KO
 
Spain Ignacio Capella 3
 
 
 
England Connor Hughes UD
 
Germany Anatolij Baal 1
 
 
England Connor Hughes KO
 

PFL Europe Bantamweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Dean Garnett[a] BYE
 
 
 
Belgium Ayton De Paepe
 
England Dean Garnett 3
 
 
 
England Lewis McGrillen-Evans[b] KO
 
Germany Khurshed Kakhorov KO
 
 
 
Finland Tuomas Grönvall 3
 
England Lewis McGrillen-Evans TKO
 
 
 
Germany Alexander Luster 2
 
England Dominique Wooding 1
 
 
 
France Julien Pierre Lopez SUB
 
France Julien Pierre Lopez 1
 
 
 
Germany Alexander Luster SUB
 
Germany Alexander Luster SUB
 
 
Turkey Alperen Karabulut 1
 
  1. ^ De Paepe failed medicals and Garnett therefore got a bye to the semi-finals
  2. ^ Garnett was originally scheduled to face Khurshed Kakhorov, but he forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Lewis McGrillen-Evans.

PFL Europe Women's Flyweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Shanelle Dyer KO
 
 
 
Georgia (country) Mariam Torchinava 1
 
England Shanelle Dyer SD
 
 
 
Italy Valentina Scatizzi 3
 
Italy Valentina Scatizzi UD
 
 
 
France Marie Louiseau 3
 
Italy Valentina Scatizzi[a] 1
 
 
 
Poland Paulina Wiśniewska TKO
 
Netherlands Lizzy Gevers 3
 
 
 
Poland Karolina Wójcik UD
 
Poland Karolina Wójcik 3
 
 
 
Poland Paulina Wiśniewska UD
 
Republic of Ireland Dee Begley 2
 
 
Poland Paulina Wiśniewska TKO
 
  1. ^ Wiśniewska was originally scheduled to face Shanelle Dyer, but she withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Valentina Scatizzi.

PFL MENA

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Starting in 2024, PFL MENA featured Middle East and North African fighters, and stage in the MENA region. The format followed the same as other PFL Seasons, with the winner receiving a $100,000 prize.

PFL MENA Welterweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy UD
 
 
 
Lebanon Anthony Zeidan 3
 
Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy KO
 
 
 
Jordan Jarrah Al-Silawi 1
 
Jordan Jarrah Al-Silawi SUB
 
 
 
Algeria Rayan Atmani 1
 
Egypt Omar El-Dafrawy TKO
 
 
 
Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa 2
 
Iran Amir Fazli 3
 
 
 
Morocco Badreddine DianiUD
 
Iran Amir Fazli [a] 3
 
 
 
Kuwait Mohammad AlaqraaUD
 
Kuwait Mohammad Alaqraa TKO
 
 
France Youcef Ouabbas 3
 
  1. ^ Alaqraa was originally scheduled to face Badreddine Diani, but he forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Amir Fazli.

PFL MENA Lightweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Egypt Ahmed Amir 3
 
 
 
France Souhil Tahiri UD
 
France Souhil Tahiri 3
 
 
 
Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
Lebanon Josh Togo 1
 
 
 
Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi TKO
 
Iran Mohsen Mohammadseifi UD
 
 
 
Lebanon Georges Eid 5
 
Lebanon Georges Eid UD
 
 
 
Pakistan Abbas Khan 3
 
Lebanon Georges Eid TKO
 
 
 
Tunisia Omar Reguigui 1
 
Kuwait Abdullah Saleem SUB[a]
 
 
Tunisia Omar Reguigui 1
 
  1. ^ Originally a submission (triangle choke) win for Saleem; overturned after he failed an in-competition drug test, Reguigui advanced to semifinal.

PFL MENA Featherweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Jordan Yazeed Hasanain 2
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani TKO
 
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani 3
 
 
 
Jordan Abdalrahman Alhyasat UD
 
Jordan Abdalrahman Alhyasat UD
 
 
 
Egypt Ahmed Tarek 3
 
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Qahtani[a] TKO
 
 
 
Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit[b] 1
 
Egypt Mido Mohamed 3
 
 
 
Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit TKO
 
Morocco Maraoune Bellagouit 3
 
 
 
Egypt Islam Reda UD
 
Egypt Islam Reda UD
 
 
Morocco Adam Meskini 3
 
  1. ^ Islam Reda pulled out with injury and was replaced by Al-Qahtani.
  2. ^ Abdalrahman Alhyasat withdrew due to "urgent health problem" and was replaced by Maraoune Bellagouit.

PFL MENA Bantamweight

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Jordan Jalal Al Daaja[a] DRAW
 
 
 
Kuwait Tariq Ismail 3
 
Jordan Jalal Al Daaja 1
 
 
 
Iraq Ali Taleb KO
 
Jordan Nawras Abzakh 3
 
 
 
Iraq Ali Taleb UD
 
Iraq Ali Taleb KO
 
 
 
Morocco Rachid El Hazoume 1
 
Morocco Xavier Alaoui 2
 
 
 
Morocco Rachid El Hazoume SUB
 
Morocco Rachid El Hazoume UD
 
 
 
Algeria Elias Boudegzdame 3
 
Algeria Elias Boudegzdame SUB
 
 
Egypt Hassan Mandour 2r.
 
  1. ^ Officially a unanimous decision win for Ismail, Al Daaja advanced to the semifinal due to Ismail missed weight.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nolan King (January 24, 2024). "PFL scraps women's featherweight division, replaces it with women's flyweight". MMAjunkie.com.
  2. ^ Guilherme Cruz (February 20, 2024). "PFL announces first fighters, dates for 2024 regular season, including Las Vegas card the night before UFC 300". mmafighting.com.
  3. ^ "2021 Official Rules" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  5. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  6. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  7. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  8. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  9. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  10. ^ "2024 PFL Playoffs main cards announced including notable semifinal switch". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  11. ^ Sherdog.com. "Gracie Replaces Madge in PFL Playoffs, Meets Umalatov on Aug. 23". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  12. ^ "PFL and DAZN announce historic media rights partnership for Europe". Professional Fighters League.
  13. ^ "PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE BOLSTERS GLOBAL EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH JULIA BOYADJIEVA JOINING AS VP OF INTERNATIONAL EVENT OPERATIONS AND GM OF PFL EUROPE". Professional Fighters League.
  14. ^ "PFL CONTINUES GLOBAL EXPANSION WITH LAUNCH OF PFL EUROPE". MMA UK.