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MVP MMA should "have the reins" in PFL merger, per BKB 58 fighter who was part of Bellator merger: "They ran it into the ground"
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MVP MMA merging the PFL into their broader portfolio has many talking including fighters who have previously entered the PFL Smart Cage. The referenced fighter here is Aspen Ladd who is set to make her promotional debut with BKB. After an emphatic BKFC debut, Ladd now steps into the Mighty Trigon to take on former BKB title challenger Bianca Daimoni at BKB 58 in Miami on August 29th.
Ladd competed multiple times for the PFL and also has familiarity with that promotion being involved in mergers as the 31-year-old fought her last MMA fight, as of this writing at least, under the Bellator MMA banner in May 2024 after PFL acquired BMMA. When asked what she thinks of that merger and what it could do in terms of creating a certain ripple effect in the MMA space, Ladd said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“I think as long as MVP takes control of the situation, it's a great thing. So I lived real time the merger with Bellator, right. Cuz I was there at that time. They had a 145 lb weight class, which is where I was fighting in both PFL and Bellator. Bellator was the longest standing one. So there was high level opportunity for women at that weight class in those promotions. So, you would think when PFL joined with another promotion with the weight classes, they just take in all the other fighters, right?â€
“They ran it into the ground. Like, they did not handle that situation well. Their champions are not fighting for months and months and months. They completely killed off that weight class, which was obviously not great. So going into that one, you were excited. Seeing how they handled it, not at all. But since then they have new leadership. Speaking with MVP and knowing how they have treated the fighters primarily the females.â€
“Like they've done more for females in combat sports than anybody since Ronda [Rousey] getting into the UFC. So I am a big fan of how they're handling, not only females in the sport, but their promotion in general. They're more of a ‘let's partner and we'll all be successful' kind of thing. So, I think as long as; But here's the thing.â€
“I've not spoken with and I have no communication with the new owners of PFL. So, I don't know how they're handling things. However, with this merger, I think as long as MVP has the reins there, I think it's a very good thing.â€
With MVP MMA and PFL's merger, “we'll see how it goesâ€, per Aspen Ladd
Giving some grace to the Professional Fighters League in the context of some of the ups and downs she anecdotally faced while contracted to that company, Ladd stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Yeah, definitely. No, so when PFL was great, they were great. So I actually I enjoyed everything about the tournament format and all that stuff. They were fantastic in the beginning. It's just from that merger onward, not so much. But yeah, we'll see how it goes.â€
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM
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Dana White's Contender Series appearance last year.
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Uriel had previously suffered a knockout loss against Josh Hokit
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have abandoned his jiu-jitsu against Hokit. Uriel knew that
Piazzon, being a product of the
Galpao Da Luta gym, would inevitably grapple and hence worked
on his takedown defense and fence work ahead of their DWCS
bout.
“One of the things from last time, it was my sin not to use my
jiu-jitsu,†Uriel said in his post-fight interview. “And with all
due respect to Galpao Da Luta, that’s a great gym. We know they’re
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Nina Drama says Dana White helped get stalker put on no-fly list
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2 hours agoon
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Content creator Nina Marie-Daniele, who covers several TKO events,
recently revealed how White helped her deal with a stalker.
Daniele's phone number was once leaked on the internet, leading to
numerous calls from unknown numbers. However, one stalker got
really persistent and wouldn't stop bothering Daniele until White
intervened.
Dana White got Nina Drama's stalker added to no-fly list
Daniele claims the stalker used to send her videos of cartel
beheadings. She then approached the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO for help. Daniele says she
got a call from counter terrorism within a couple of minutes after
calling White.
Counter terrorism found the stalker's details within a day and put
him on a no-fly list so that he couldn't come to Las Vegas.
“I got a stalker,†Daniele said on her Kick stream. “The stalker
was crazy, he was out of his f*cking mind and he wouldn't stop
harassing me. He was sending me cartel beheadings and all these
kind of stuff. So, I told Dana. And Dana was like, ‘Hold on, babe,
one minute.' And then two seconds later, I had counter terrorism
call me and they showed up at my house. And they took all my
information and by the next morning they found my stalker. And they
put him on a no-fly list so that he could never come to Vegas.â€
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Bella Mir makes weight for DWCS headliner as 5-fight card becomes official
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