News Post PFL Bellator Releases

[TorontoTO]

Confirmed (26)

• Said Sowma
• Sabah Homasi
• Josh Hill
• Karina Rodríguez
• Alejandra Lara
• Justin Montalvo - Booked in Ring of Combat
• Sidney Outlaw
• Darrion Caldwell - LFA
• Kenny Mokhonoana
• Bryce Logan - Booked in Cage Warriors
• Maciej Różański - Booked in CAVE MMA
• Piotr Niedzielski - Booked in CAVE MMA
• Kamil Oniszczuk - Booked in CAVE MMA
• Jora Ayvazyan - Booked in ACA
• Érik Pérez - Booked in Karate Kombat
• Austin Vanderford
• Shamil Nikaev
• Timothy Johnson - XFC
• Karl Albrektsson
• Dante Schiro
• Jesse Roberts
• Chris Gonzalez
• Bobby Seronio III
• Sharaf Davlatmurodov - Signed with LFA
• Pieter Buist - Signed with Levels Fight League
• Weber Almeida - Signed with Karate Kombat
• Emmanuel Sanchez - XFC
• Lance Gibson Jr.
• Vladimir Tokov
• Nikita Mikhailov

Maybe (Removed from Bellator Website)

• Dayana Silva
• Sara McMann
• Lorrany Santos
• Paula Cristina
• Randi Field
• Diana Avsaragova
• Lucie Bertaud
• DeAnna Bennett
• Veta Arteaga
• Jerrell Hodge
• Richard Palencia
• Marcos Breno
• Jaylon Bates
• Jornel Lugo
• Jefferson Pontes
• Isao Kobayashi
• Dmytrii Hrytsenko
• Aalon Cruz
• Kenneth Cross
• Jairo Pacheco
• Spike Carlyle
• Davy Gallon
• Bobby King
• Mike Hamel
• Killys Mota
• Bobby Nash
• Michael Lombardo
• Ethan Hughes
• Roman Faraldo
• Oliver Enkamp
• Nicolò Solli
• Joey Davis
• Youcef Ouabbas
• Kyle Stewart
• Anthony Adams
• Charlie Ward
• Romero Cotton
• Julius Anglickas
• Ali Isaev

Rumor is that it's 100 fighters cut

 

[careto]

Finally, someone got rid of Outlaw and Hill zzzzz. Homasi is a fun fighter , he should have stayed, IMO.

Tokov left, too, btw.

 

[Momentosis]

So much for Donn Davis bringing everyone over.

EDIT: Also seems they're getting rid of PFL's WFW division so imagine lots of cuts there too. Maybe Pacheco?

 

[Blunderbuss]

100 fighters?? Jesus Christ!

 

[TorontoTO]

Finally, someone got rid of Outlaw and Hill zzzzz. Homasi is a fun fighter , he should have stayed, IMO.

Tokov left, too, btw.

Tokov is still with bellator and has a bout left. he was just allowed to take the one off in ACA since they don't have anything booked for him in the near future.

 

[TorontoTO]

So much for Donn Davis bringing everyone over.

EDIT: Also seems they're getting rid of PFL's WFW division so imagine lots of cuts there too. Maybe Pacheco?

Half of the PFL season is gonna be Bellator guys, so I imagine a lot of boring and mediocre long time PFL guys are gone

 

[TorontoTO]

100 fighters?? Jesus Christ!

Yup, that would be half the roster

 

[Kryptt]

Rumor is that it's 100 fighters cut

The fallout I feared. Hope they bounce back quickly and find reasonable slots to fill with decent contracts. Likely not for that many but one can hope.

 

[Terry_Dak_Tull]

So much for Donn Davis bringing everyone over.

You know what makes that comment even worse? He literally gave the exact number of fighters on Bellator's roster, when he made that comment. So he can't play dumb even if he wanted to.

 

[MMALOPEZ]

There is a big need of a solid #3 now on the sport …. PFL has the deep pockets is the #2 now …. But with over 100 new free agents … a 3 is highly needed … imo

 

[TorontoTO]

There is a big need of a solid #3 now on the sport …. PFL has the deep pockets is the #2 now …. But with over 100 new free agents … a 3 is highly needed … imo

I imagine Oktagon, ACA, KSW, and maybe Rizin pick up a bunch

 

[TRVITMVNZ]

I imagine Oktagon, ACA, KSW, and maybe Rizin pick up a bunch

I have a gut feeling Coker will join RIZIN

 

[David Street]

So much for Donn Davis bringing everyone over.

EDIT: Also seems they're getting rid of PFL's WFW division so imagine lots of cuts there too. Maybe Pacheco?

Hope that means Cyborg too, still may get that Cyborg vs Kayla if Dana can ever forgive Cyborg lol...

MSN

PFL scraps women's featherweight division, replaces it with women's flyweight​

and what of Claressa Shields

 

[TorontoTO]

I have a gut feeling Coker will join RIZIN

We was teasing something in the future. Wouldn’t be surprising with his connections

 

[TRVITMVNZ]

Hope that means Cyborg too, still may get that Cyborg vs Kayla if Dana can ever forgive Cyborg lol...

MSN

PFL scraps women's featherweight division, replaces it with women's flyweight​

and what of Claressa Shields

Probably moves them to the Bellator side

 

[Ares Black]

This might make the regionals or feeder leagues way more interesting. That's 100 decent to great fighters to sign, OK maybe 70 decent and a handful of great. Good names for up-and-comers and regional promoters to have on their card.

 

[TITS]

Lame, very lame.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I have a gut feeling Coker will join RIZIN

He and Sak are two of the best eyes for talent in the game, and Coker is a good recruiter. Coker could get them some inroads into the West, and could facilitate the signings of some fighters leaving those Western orgs. These guys in the West will realize eventually that they'll get fights in Japan. No "one fight and then sit for almost two years," like ONE, or being pwnt in PFL tourney. RIZIN will fight you five times a year, if you stay healthy and kick the shit out of people, or go down trying. I think Coker having a role where he isn't the guy running the show, and only focusing on finding talent, and, possibly, brokering some kind of TV deal in the West, would benefit both Coker and RIZIN.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Outlaw is a good fighter but he's just not what you want if you're trying to build a promotion. You're not going to supplant the UFC so you should be aiming to be #2 and attract UFC fans who might be interested in watching more MMA. If that type of fan thinks "I'll tune into Bellator/PFL and see what it's all about" and the first thing they see is a Sidney Outlaw fight then they likely won't tune in again.

 

[StonedLemur]

Rumor is that it's 100 fighters cut

Well, at least the UFC can pick up Lara