Renan Ferreira entered the cage Saturday night with Professional Fighters League’s honor riding on his shoulders. His response: No “Problema.” By the time the main event of PFL “PFL vs.
The first Professional Fighters League card of the year is a pay-per-view pitting the PFL's best against Bellator MMA fighters. The PFL vs. Bellator Champs card is headlined by an intriguing heavyweight battle between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader.
Although the calendar may read Feb. 24 on Saturday, we’ve got a show in MMA that could be a contender for event of the year by the time that this 366-page book known as 2024 is completely written.
Francis Ngannou, who fights Anthony Joshua in a non-title boxing match on March 8, wants a shot at the Renan Ferreira-Ryan Bader winner in his MMA return.
Ever since the Professional Fighters League acquired Bellator MMA in November, there were speculations that the company would host a champion-versus-champion event in 2024.
Leading up to his most recent fight against mixed martial arts icon Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 290, Ryan Bader was ready to don the black hat if required.
It’s safe to say that Ryan Bader and Renan Ferreira have their eyes on the prize. In this case, that can apply to more than thing. Bader, the reigning Bellator heavyweight champ, and Ferreira, the defending PFL 2023 heavyweight king, will square off in the main event of the PFL vs.
The first Professional Fighters League vs. Bellator MMA card is official for Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will feature four champion vs. champion bouts: PFL 2023 heavyweight king Renan Ferreira vs.
Ryan Bader was open to meeting a short-notice opponent at Bellator 300, but apparently the promotion’s ownership group wasn’t willing to spend the money required to put that together.
While the UFC and PFL have been lighting up the scene in recent weeks, it just felt imminent that Bellator was about to drop some major news and today, that news came through.
Ryan Bader’s resume reads quite nicely as he approaches the twilight phase of his career. The Reno, Nevada, native will celebrate his 40th birthday on June 7.
Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and cage curiosities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun.
It was a good night for reigning champions at Bellator 290. In the main event, Ryan Bader defended his heavyweight belt with a first-round technical knockout of the retiring Fedor Emelianenko.
Ryan Bader admittedly wasn’t initially excited about the prospects of a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko. It didn’t take him too long to come around. “At first I kind of felt that way, and then I started thinking about it,” Bader said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The rarity of a UFC champion hitting the open market has actually occurred, and “The Predator” is sure to soon get many big offers from around the combat sports spectrum. Let’s look at possible opponent options fo Ngannou in 2023 and beyond.
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SportsLine's Andrew Gombas locked in his MMA picks for Valentin Moldavsky vs. Ryan Bader at Bellator 273 on Saturday
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