News January 15-17, Elite Video, New Amsterdam Session Woman, MMA Fighter Of The Year
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January 15, 2023,
ELITE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WRESTLING GEM
Time periods come and go.
In terms of great fully competitive female submission wrestling at events, DWW provided the best events known to our industry. We loved TPC’s events, the United States Women’s Wrestling Conventions of the early 2000’s and later, the exceptional Femwrestle events in Germany.
Fortunately, in this time period, we have Wrestling Monica, the Submission Room and, in our opinion, the place where the most elite International fights take place and that is Antscha’s Productions in Hungary.
If you love competitive elite female submission wrestling, you have to purchase.
From the newer girls like Mary vs Lilly, to the intermediate, like Julie vs Kim, to the very good Fem Competitors, like Zsuzsa vs Viper, to the historical, like Viktoria vs Kira and finally to the elite, like this incredible match where the Hungarian star Dolly takes on a Russian dominating force in Marina Red Star.
DOLLY VS MARINA RED STAR
This was an incredible match and if you purchase, you’ll witness painful screams, brutal holds mixed with sexy competition.
This is the epitome of an elite match at an event.
NEW COMPETITIVE WRESTLER – SESSION WOMAN – AMATA
The Submission Room provided an incredible event wrestling video, introducing Amata vs Kassidy. We already posted about this great match.
Amata is someone to watch.
She is serious enough to invest in an attractive website, as she is a gorgeous Session Woman as well. https://nadineamata.com/
While she has a playful and dominant side, she combines incredible strength with a smooth wrestling style, you will feel overwhelmed and confused about how she physically overpowered you.
She sessions out of Amsterdam.
The world travelers at Lonely Planet share, “You can’t walk a kilometre without bumping into a masterpiece in the city. The Van Gogh Museum hangs the world’s largest collection by tortured native son Vincent. Amsterdam’s canal-woven core is laced by atmospheric narrow lanes. You never know what you’ll find: a tiny hidden garden; a boutique selling witty, stylised Dutch-designed homewares and fashion.”
The restaurants are incredible as well.
Should be fun.
AEW – LADY PRO NEWS
As reported by thescrap.co, “The AEW women’s division has improved a lot these last 6 months, the women’s matches on AEW programming have pretty good quarters TV-wise, as well as great reaction by the live crowds. Mercedes Moné (FKA Sasha Banks) finally left WWE and has joined NJPW’s recently recreated women’s division. AEW is entering their last year on their TV deal with Warner Brothers Discovery, and we can say that AEW has made an important impression with them since day.”
Good to know.
FEMALE MMA
For those of you who follow the professional Female MMA game, there was a retirement announcement.
According to cagesidepress.com, “The Ultimate Fighter 28 alum and UFC featherweight Leah Letson has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts. Letson, 30, most recently competed in November of 2021, coming up short against former title challenger Felicia Spencer at UFC Vegas 42.”
Ms. Letson was 5-2 as a pro but expressed the issues regarding eating and making weight was a factor in her decision. Sounds similar to Aspen Ladd moving over to the PFL.
A fighter who hopes to keep fighting for some time is Zhang Weili.
A number of media publications have named her Fighter Of The Year.
Zhang Weili is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current and two-time UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion.
She is the first ever Chinese champion in UFC history.
As of November 15, 2022, she is #3 in UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Now for some important PFL news.
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL PFL EUROPE SEASON SCHEDULE
News provided by
Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Jan 12, 2023, 10:24 ET
Europe’s Top Fighters To Compete In PFL’s True Sports Season Format With A Regular Season, Playoff And Championship
2023 PFL Europe Events To Be Held In Newcastle, Berlin, Paris and Dublin Distributed On DAZN In Europe And Select International Markets
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced the cities, venues and dates for the inaugural PFL Europe season in 2023 to be shown live on DAZN, the ultimate sports entertainment destination and global home of combat sports.
“PFL Europe’s inaugural season schedule is set, and MMA fans in 2023 will experience Europe’s best MMA fighters competing in the PFL’s true sport format live on DAZN,” said Professional Fighters League CEO Peter Murray. “PFL Europe Regular Season events will be staged in Newcastle, UK in March, and Berlin, Germany in July. Semifinalists will then compete in a single elimination Playoff event in Paris, France, in September with the winners advancing to the PFL Europe Championship in Dublin, Ireland in December.”
Shay Segev, DAZN Group CEO, said “DAZN’s partnership with the PFL is as exciting as it is innovative. It delivers yet more great content on our platform as we continue to develop our reputation as the global home of combat sports and the ultimate destination for sports fans. Working with rights holders, like the PFL, we can help them grow and develop their sports by reaching new and global fan-bases as well as developing a rich, immersive and digital experience the new generation of sports entertainment demands. The PFL understands this, and we look forward to bringing what promise to be an enthralliing series to millions of our subscribers and engaging with many more.”
The PFL’S first international regional league, PFL Europe, will showcase the continent’s top emerging talent throughout 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England, on March 25, Verti Music Hall in Berlin, Germany, on July 8, Zenith Paris, France, on September 30, and 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on December 8.
With an event taking place every quarter throughout 2023, the groundbreaking new concept will feature 32 of Europe’s top ranked fighters competing across four weight classes. “Win and advance; lose and go home” after four events, four Champions will be crowned all taking home $100,000 and a chance to earn a spot in PFL $1 million global season.
PFL Europe 2023 schedule
- Saturday, March 25 – Newcastle, UK – Vertu Motors Arena (Regular Season)
- Saturday, July 8 – Berlin, Germany – Verti Music Hall (Regular Season)
- Saturday, September 30 – Paris, France – Zenith Paris La Villette (Playoffs)
- Friday, December 8 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena (Final)
All four events will air during local prime hours live on DAZN, a founding partner of PFL Europe.
PFL is the #1 fastest growing company in MMA and the #2 MMA company on worldwide basis. PFL is the only in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in sports-season “win and advance” meritocracy like all other major sports. The PFL fighter roster is global and world-class, with fighters from over 20 countries and 25% independently ranked in the top 25. PFL leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage powering real-time betting and next-gen viewing experience. PFL is aired primetime live in the U.S. on ESPN and ESPN+ and in 140 countries via 25 leading broadcast and streaming partners.
About Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the fastest growing and most innovative sports league. PFL is the #2 MMA company worldwide on all key metrics and the only with the sports-season format where individual fighters compete in Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship. The Company has four global live fight franchises: PFL League Season, PFL Challenger Series, PFL PPV Super Fights, and PFL Europe.
PFL airs live in the U.S on ESPN and ESPN+ and is broadcast and streamed to 140 countries with 25 international leading media partners, including DAZN, DirectTV, Viaplay, Sky Sports, and MBC. PFL has dozens of major brand sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, GEICO, Bose, US Marine Corps, and Celsius Energy Drink.
PFL is backed by blue-chip investors including Ares, Luxor Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, Knighthead, Legends, and numerous NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS team owners.
MMA is the growth sport of this decade, with over 600 million fans worldwide, the youngest audience demo of any sport, and true global revenue streams.
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About DAZN Group:
DAZN is a leading digital sports platform in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Japan, Canada, US and the UK. Its wide range of exclusive content includes top-flight football from the world’s most popular competitions – Bundesliga, English Premier League, JLeague, LaLiga, Serie A, and the UEFA Champions League, in addition to the biggest sports from around the world – Formula 1, NFL, NBA, MotoGP and the UFC. DAZN is a global home for boxing and combat sports through its partnerships with Matchroom Boxing the Professional Fighters League, and a global home for Women’s Football with UEFA Women’s Champions League and Finetwork Liga F. DAZN is adding more and more sport to its platform to create a destination for sports fans.
DAZN is reimagining the way people enjoy sport. With a single, frictionless platform, sports fans can watch, bet, play, share, socialise, and buy tickets, NFTs and merchandise. Live and on-demand sports content, anywhere, in any language, on any device – only on DAZN.
DAZN is available on most connected devices including smart TVs, set-top boxes, streaming sticks, smartphones, tablets, PCs and game consoles. DAZN can be accessed on Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic Smart TVs and on Games Consoles including Playstation and Xbox. Subscribers also have access to DAZN on their Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Google Chromecast and Apple TV and find the app on their iPhone, iPad, android and mobile.
DAZN is a global, privately-owned company with employees in over 25 countries. For more information on DAZN, our products, people, and performance, visit www.dazngroup.com.
SOURCE Professional Fighters League (PFL)
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