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Kayla Harrison has spoken out after suffering her first career loss at the 2022 PFL World Championship to Larissa Pacheco. Entering the 2022 PFL World Championship, Kayla Harrison was once again touted as a heavy favorite coming into the evening. In this case, confidence in Harrison to emerge victorious was even further supported by the

Conor McGregor is firing back at UFC fighter Anthony Smith and everyone else giving him attitude for removing himself from the USADA testing pool to heal his broken leg. For months people had suspected McGregor was no longer in the USADA testing pool. A close look at USADA’s testing database showed “The Notorious” as the

1:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Kayla Harrison, the two-time defending PFL women’s lightweight champion and the promotion’s most dominant fighter, is undefeated no more. Larissa Pacheco, who twice before had faced Harrison and had lost both times, got a stunning victory in her third crack at Harrison on Friday night in New York. The fight

When Kayla Harrison walked into a room full of reporters backstage at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in the early hours of Saturday morning, she hurt. It wasn’t just the physical toll of her shocking five-round main event loss to Larissa Pacheco (19-4) at 2022 PFL Championships, no. There was an emotional and mental struggle

There is a new queen at women’s lightweight, and her name is Larissa Pacheco after beating Kayla Harrison. Making the move as an Olympic Judoka, Harrison has been destroying nearly everyone put in front of her in the PFL‘s lightweight division. She came into her 2022 PFL Championships finals bout with an undefeated record, having

Professional Fighters League (PFL) concludes its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., Nov. 25, 2022) with a massive night of fights at PFL 10, which will feature six title bouts to go along with six $1 million checks to the winners. Headlining the card will be a women’s Lightweight title fight between division champion, Kayla Harrison, and

6:15 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The PFL will crown their Season 10 champions in six weight classes on Friday night inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This finale will give the winning fighters a $1 million cash prize. Undefeated two-time champion Kayla Harrison, currently ranked No. 8 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings,

Dakota Ditcheva is proving to be a good investment for the PFL. At the 2022 PFL Championships, Ditcheva (7-0) slugged opponent Katherine Corogenes (2-1) into unconsciousness with a brutal knockout at the 4:20 mark of Round 1. The flyweight fight took place at Hulu Theater in New York as part of the prelims. Much like

Kayla Harrison is set to make history as part of the first PFL PPV event tonight, but she has an issue with the buildup to the event. Since ending her judo career and coming to MMA, the hype behind Kayla Harrison has been high. She is an Olympic gold medalist and has proven that she

The bookies have no love for Polish power. No. 3-ranked light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev is -240 betting favorite to capture the 205-pound title by defeating No. 2-ranked former champion Jan Blachowicz (+200) when they go to war atop the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 at T-Mobile

Nov 22, 2022 Professional wrestling’s brightest up-and-coming star has been butting heads with one of the top prospects in MMA on social media — and it could turn into a real-life confrontation. After a social media encounter with rising UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett, AEW world champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (better known as MJF) told ESPN

The final event of the 2022 PFL season takes place on Friday at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York, and MMA Junkie will keep you updated with live results throughout the event. The 2022 PFL Championships event features 12 fights, including all six divisional finals for a $1 million grand prize. In

UFC women’s flyweight Erin Blanchfield envisions herself dethroning Valentina Shevchenko down the line, but there’s something she’s looking to do first. This past weekend at UFC 281, Blanchfield delivered one of the performances of the night in her preliminary card clash with popular Liverpudlian Molly McCann. The 23-year-old made good on her favorite status and

Ren Hiramoto is gaining his first bit of momentum in mixed martial arts (MMA). The kickboxing ring housed the young striking sensation before he decided it was time to follow a new path. Hiramoto, 24, dazzled in K-1 as a Featherweight star before debuting in MMA on Dec. 31, 2020. Unfortunately for him, two losses

1:57 PM ET Conor McGregor‘s longtime teammate and friend is suing him for millions, claiming he was instrumental in launching McGregor’s Proper No. Twelve whiskey brand. Artem Lobov, a UFC veteran, filed a lawsuit in Ireland’s High Court on Tuesday, asserting that he was a founder of the company and has not been given his

Michael Bisping is calling out Jorge Masvidal’s fans for not riding with him during his losing skid. Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) had an incredible 2019. Finishes of Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz catapulted him to one of the sport’s biggest stars. But since then, Masvidal has struggled. He lost back-to-back title fights

Jiří Procházka, Glover Teixeira, and the UFC have all commented on the recent changes made to the UFC 282 main event. The MMA world was left stunned by the recent announcement that Procházka, who was set to defend his light heavyweight title in a rematch against Texeira at UFC 282, had severely injured his shoulder

Conor McGregor went on a proper Twitter bender late Wednesday night, calling out Khabib Nurmagomedov, his cousins, Joe Rogan, doubters, and the world in general. His latest rant at Khabib seemed inspired by a recent interview where the Dagestani stole McGregor’s “We’re not here to take part, we’re here to take over” catchphrase. “The Notorious”