PFL NEWS

May 10, 2025

Paul Hughes was the most sought-after free agent in 2024 when he chose to sign with the PFL – and promised to make big waves while competing. “Big News” Hughes is a former regional featherweight champion who has 13 of his 15 figh...

May 10, 2025

Lewis McGrillen reached the pinnacle of PFL Europe last year when he became the 2024 PFL Europe bantamweight champion, and now he looks to follow that up with a major co-main event battle in Belfast. McGrillen is a known finisher, with 10 of his 1...

May 10, 2025

Connor Hughes is a decorated martial artist, coming from a family filled with them, with championships in kickboxing and karate – as well as being a former Golden Gloves NW boxing finalist. A teammate to Paddy Pimblett, Hughes started his ca...

May 10, 2025

A 15-fight MMA veteran, Decky McAleenan finally gets the opportunity to compete on a major stage with the PFL Europe lightweight tournament. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, McAleenan has won eight of his nine victories via a finish. He last foug...

May 10, 2025

A striking specialist, Haider Khan has a black belt in taekwondo and a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Khan, a former regional champion who has taken advice from legendary British boxer Amir Khan, is on a five-fight win streak. Khan made his P...

May 10, 2025

Mark Ewen is a former Scottish freestyle wrestling silver medalist who impressed on the amateur circuit before his professional debut in 2021. Ewen is 6-1 currently, with all of his wins coming via a finish. Ewen’s unbeaten streak came to an...

May 10, 2025

A judo black belt, Claudio Pacella paid his dues on the road to success in MMA, eventually becoming a regional lightweight champion. Now the 5-2 SBG Ireland product, who has won three of his last four, looks to capture major MMA gold through the P...

May 10, 2025

With his martial arts journey beginning at 5 years old through karate and kickboxing, Eoin Sheridan has gone on to success in kickboxing – thanks to a two-time Team Ireland representative at the IMMAF Championships and an ISKA Irish National...

May 10, 2025

Gemma Auld’s background was in semi-pro rugby, but she also trained in Dutch kickboxing for eight years. She then succeeded on the amateur MMA scene, going 6-0 and capturing a flyweight championship. The striking specialist then made her pro...

May 10, 2025

Cory McLaughlin had a successful amateur MMA run, going 8-2 with title wins at both featherweight and lightweight. Now, after making his professional MMA debut last fall, McLaughlin gets his first chance to compete on a major MMA stage. McLaughlin...

December 14, 2024

“The Lazy King” Abdoul Abdouraguimov always provides entertainment and highlights anytime he fights, proving to be one of PFL Europe’s most popular combatants. The former regional welterweight and middleweight champion, a grappling specialist, has...

December 14, 2024

Patrick Habirora accomplished quite a bit in his early combat career, winning a European junior championship in the -77 kg category and a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Abu Dhabi. He then captured amateur gold in March 2023 befo...

December 14, 2024

Mickael Groguhe comes from a fighting family, with his brother, Ludovic, a member of Paris United, the 2012 World Series of Boxing champions. Groguhe has won five of his seven pro victories, with all five wins coming via a finish – four by KO/TKO,...

December 14, 2024

The 24-year-old Lewis McGrillen has impressed as a pro thus far, entering tonight with a 10-1 record (4-1 in PFL Europe). A striking specialist and former regional champion, McGrillen scored wins over Salih Kulucan and Amrali Saydoshurov in PFL Eu...

December 14, 2024

Jakub Kaszuba, who trained in Taekwondo, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling as a youth, has been one of the most impressive performers in PFL Europe to date. Kaszuba defeated Radu Maxim, Dylan Tuke and John Mitchell last year to capture the inaugura...

December 14, 2024

As part of the 2024 PFL Europe Championships, in addition to the crowning of four champions, six men were given a special opportunity to earn a PFL contract if they could impress the legendary Cedric Doumbe. As part of “Doumbe Decides,” the six me...

December 14, 2024

After a strong run on the amateur circuit, which included amateur MMA titles, Mathys Duragrin made his professional MMA debut at the start of this year, and he’s gone 3-0 to start. Duragrin has a combined 10-fight win streak, with two of his three...

December 14, 2024

Ezzoubair Bouarsa has taken on a major opportunity, stepping in on three days’ notice to take this fight. Bouarsa, a grappling specialist, is 7-3 in his career so far, with four wins coming via submission. A one-time veteran of Bellator, Bouarsa l...

December 14, 2024

Salvo Giudice will make his professional MMA debut tonight after competing 20 times on the amateur scene since February 2023. Going 11-9, Giudice has shown durability and an ability to grind out his results. Nicknamed “The Karate Kid,” Giudice is...

December 14, 2024

A brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and black belts in kickboxing and Muay Thai, Daniele Miceli has developed into a well-rounded fighter. Miceli is unbeaten in his last five fights, and his last six victories have all come via a finish. The Itali...