PFL Top Talent Exodus occurring in PFL

[DougieJones]

Caldwell was released during the Coker era. Doesn't really count.

lol

 

[MMAddict21]

Wondered what happened to Magomedkerimov, appears like he quietly retired.
Probably one of the most underated MMA career of all time, going 16-1 in rather deep PFL welterweight division, only losing when a guy he had already beaten made a huge comeback in a fight he was confortably winning.
But nobody will remember him because nobody watched the PFL and he looks generic for lack of a better term.

There was an article towards the beginning of the year where he said he wanted to be released from the PFL to join the UFC but yeah it’s been radio silence since then.

 

[Trabaho]

PFL still exists ? What could go wrong, president just hoped for a UFC Replica for money. Duopoly. Doesn't watch MMA. Sounds like a heart felt project.

 

[careto]

At this point, we know there was no such thing as "top talent" in Bellator/PFL, so it doesnt matter who else ends up leaving. Incredible that only MVP and Kayla were the only fighters worth a damn in both promotions combined.

 

[DamnSevern]

At this point, we know there was no such thing as "top talent" in Bellator/PFL, so it doesnt matter who else ends up leaving. Incredible that only MVP and Kayla were the only fighters worth a damn in both promotions combined.

na Shamil Musaev is a top 3 ww in the world.

 

[MMAddict21]

Looks like PFL decided not to keep one of their top Mexican prospects around.

 

[DamnSevern]

yeah they are letting a lot of good prospects go but also signing a bunch of new ones. look at the pfl belgium card

 

[careto]

na Shamil Musaev is a top 3 ww in the world.

Until he goes to the UFC and Geoff Neal or Joaquin Buckley beat the shit out of him.

 

[DamnSevern]

Until he goes to the UFC and Geoff Neal or Joaquin Buckley beat the shit out of him.

LOL. Buckley whose big wins are over a 37 yr old Colby and a 41 year old wonderboy. If Buckley or Neal were in pfl and about to come over you would be saying the same shit about them. hoping these types of retarded opinions are just based on pfl=inferior argument and that you haven't actually seem him hight. he would not only beat both of them he would beat Usman also. He's not too old like pitbull/chandler or not well rounded like mix. Calling him overrated you might as well call fighters from Dagestan overrated as well.

 

[TorontoTO]

I'm sorry but saying Buckley beats Shamil Musaev is crazy talk, dude lost to no knees Usman, was on the way to losing to Wonderboy before the finish

 

[careto]

I'm sorry but saying Buckley beats Shamil Musaev is crazy talk, dude lost to no knees Usman, was on the way to losing to Wonderboy before the finish

At this point, nothing would surprise me. We believed the same about several Bellator "elite" fighters and they have all gotten fraud checked.

Buckley, Neal, or any UFC top 10 has definitely fought the best in the world (win or lose) so we know exactly where their level is. Every other fighter outside the UFC is a question mark.

 

[DamnSevern]

At this point, nothing would surprise me. We believed the same about several Bellator "elite" fighters and they have all gotten fraud checked.

Buckley, Neal, or any UFC top 10 has definitely fought the best in the world (win or lose) so we know exactly where their level is. Every other fighter outside the UFC is a question mark.

just because you don't know how to properly evaluate fighters, doesn't mean every fighter outside of the ufc sucks.

"a 37 yr old pitbull didn't beat yair" therefor every bellator fighter sucks

 

[careto]

just because you don't know how to properly evaluate fighters, doesn't mean every fighter outside of the ufc sucks.

"a 37 yr old pitbull didn't beat yair" therefor every bellator fighter sucks

And you just so happen to be the ultimate authority on evaluating fighters.

 

[Thesnake101]

just because you don't know how to properly evaluate fighters, doesn't mean every fighter outside of the ufc sucks.

"a 37 yr old pitbull didn't beat yair" therefor every bellator fighter sucks

Tbh he's probably referring to Patchy getting his ass handed to him by Bautista worse than a washed up Aldo or a short-notice Blackshear.

Obviously every fighter is an individual so you really can't just paint them with the same brush just because they're from the same org, but that shit was rough.

 

[DamnSevern]

ultimate? no def not, pretty good at evaluating Russian talent though...also just generally not retarded enough to paint everyone with the same brush because of where they previously fought.

if pico somehow manages to beat evloev you're going to have to reevaluate your entire world view.

gg I can't believe im having the "ufc vs" argument in the year 2025, SHOOT ME.

 

[TorontoTO]

At this point, nothing would surprise me. We believed the same about several Bellator "elite" fighters and they have all gotten fraud checked.

Buckley, Neal, or any UFC top 10 has definitely fought the best in the world (win or lose) so we know exactly where their level is. Every other fighter outside the UFC is a question mark.

Like who? Pitbull is old and no one here serious thought he would still be top 5 in the ufc material. Patchy is the only “fraud check” and Bautista is no scrub

 

[careto]

ultimate? no def not, pretty good at evaluating Russian talent though...also just generally not retarded enough to paint everyone with the same brush because of where they previously fought.

if pico somehow manages to beat evloev you're going to have to reevaluate your entire world view.

gg I can't believe im having the "ufc vs" argument in the year 2025, SHOOT ME.

In the year of our lord 2025, we still have MMA hipsters who think they know better than anyone else because they watch non-UFC orgs. Bottom line is, Musaev has no credible wins to make him top 10, let alone top 3 in the world.

 

[careto]

Like who? Pitbull is old and no one here serious thought he would still be top 5 in the ufc material. Patchy is the only “fraud check” and Bautista is no scrub

Chandler, Patricio, Mix, Tofiq, all the recent Bellator "elites" got fraud checked. Only MVP and Kayla have had a good run in the UFC. Everyone else embarrassed themselves.

 

[DamnSevern]

Chandler, Patricio, Mix, Tofiq, all the recent Bellator "elites" got fraud checked. Only MVP and Kayla have had a good run in the UFC. Everyone else embarrassed themselves.

chandler 35, patricio 37 tofiq 35 lol cmon man. just stupid in general to call someone like tofiq fraud checked when no one really thought he was a top fighter, and he was fighting someone most people thought he would lose to. weird how you didn't mention de reinier de ridder or jiri who are both contenders. you've been here since 2006 jfc

 

[careto]

chandler 35, patricio 37 tofiq 35 lol cmon man. just stupid in general to call someone like tofiq fraud checked when no one really thought he was a top fighter, and he was fighting someone most people thought he would lose to. weird how you didn't mention de reinier de ridder or jiri who are both contenders. you've been here since 2006 jfc

Love the logic, RdR and Jiri were successful, therefore, everyone else must also be on the same level. This must also mean that Musaev beat a couple of unranked fighters, so therefore, he is surely top 3. Lets ignore the vast majority of fighters who have recently proven they were not the level everyone thought they were.

We can come up with an excuse for every single "top guy" who was embarrassed. But, for example, Tofiq was a RIZIN LW and GP champion. He was also a Bellator top fighter. Last week he got embarrassed in his hometown by some random unranked fighter.