PFL, Aspen Ladd Wants Kayla Harrison, Will It Happen?
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February 6, 2023,
As a female athlete, trained in MMA, which when would you prefer to compete?
At a moment’s notice or during a season where you know when your upcoming fight is and who you will be fighting?
For most, at least according to research, they prefer the latter.
Aspen Ladd sure does, after missing weight requirements in the mighty UFC, who eventually released her. It is tough to make weight when you get a last minute notice that your fight is next month.
Aspen Ladd is sure ready to make whatever it takes to fight PFL super star Kayla Harrison who shockingly lost to Larissa Pacheco, who previously lost to Kayla twice.
The bout was one of six weight division PFL season championship finals fought inside the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden is a theater located in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. It seats between 2,000 and 5,600, and is used for concerts, shows, sports, meetings, and other events. It is located beneath the main Madison Square Garden arena that hosts MSG’s larger events.
Aspen defeated Julia Budd.
Who was previously defeated by Kayla Harrison.
Why not ask to fight Larrisa Pacheco?
In regards to Julia Budd, the former Bellator standout, this was a fight that she and Aspen really needed to win.
Part of the reason that Kayla’s loss was not only a shocker but a wrench in the well-oiled PFL-Harrison partnership was what the two planned to do in the future. According to ESPN, “She and the PFL were already making plans for next year, removing her from regular-season competition in order to book her in “superfights,” presumably with a step up in competition. Pacheco might have spoiled those plans.”
Indeed.
Life happens when you’re busy making other plans.
Kayla was the PFL’s highest paid female star but now, even that could change.
According to mmafighting.com, “It’s not their business model anymore. Why pay Harrison $1 million a fight when they can sign someone off the Contender Series to a $10K and $10K contract? ESPN pays them the same lump sum for events, so that’s just burning $980K instead of keeping that revenue.”
Interesting. Did not know that.
Fascinating actually compared to what the PFL was paying out before.
The article goes on to relate that a Kayla Harrison vs Cris Cyborg super fight is most likely not going to happen.
The ramifications of losing can be devastating not to mention that Harrison was reportedly an 8-1 odds favorite to win the fight. Some bettors lost a lot of money on the other end.
While the dynamic emerging PFL is not yet the size of the mighty UFC, in our opinion, we love their format and their passion. They keep forming new alliances and partnerships.
Now they are forming another one.
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE PARTNERS WITH SPORTSICON TO CREATE THE PFL METAVERSE EXPERIENCE
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Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Nov 10, 2022, 09:00 ET
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Professional Fighters League, the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced a partnership with SportsIcon, the NFT platform for athletes and collectors, to create the PFL MMA Metaverse. The cutting-edge collaboration will be an extension of the world’s No. 2 MMA league into web3 and allow it to engage with fans in new and immersive ways.
SportsIcon, a leading NFT platform dedicated to sports collectibles, will create a sports universe around the PFL and its world-class fighters for the MMA company’s dedicated fanbase, the youngest in sports and web3 natives.
“I am excited to announce the Professional Fighters League is partnering with industry leader SportsIcon to create the PFL’s innovative MMA Metaverse experience for fans around the world,” said PFL CRO Jon Tuck. “The PFL’s new Metaverse platform will drive increased fan engagement as well as provides league sponsors with organic activation opportunities within this new and interactive space.”
“SportsIcon is a leading Web3 innovator dedicated to sport. We have a mission to bring fans closer to the sport they love, be that through NFTs, the Sports Metaverse, or supporting Future Icons. We are delighted to partner with the PFL, an incredibly forward-thinking organisation crafting the future of MMA for fans, fighters and brands.” SportsIcon Co-Founder and COO, Alexi Yovanoff. “We are thrilled to get going and bring the best of Web3 to the PFL family.”
PFL is the first and only MMA league with a true sports-season format where elite fighters from around the world compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs and Championship. The four competitors in each division who earn the most points in the Regular Season advance to the win-or-go-home Playoffs, followed by the biggest night in MMA – the PFL World Championship – with each winner going home with the $1 million prize.
Professional Fighters League is the No. 2 MMA company globally and features an elite talent roster. PFL has live event coverage in 160 countries on leading distribution platforms and delivers a unique, innovative product to MMA fans around the world.
About Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the fastest growing and most innovative sports league. PFL is the #2 MMA company worldwide and the only with the sports-season format where individual fighters compete in Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship.
PFL airs the U.S on ESPN and ESPN+ and broadcast and streamed worldwide to 160 countries, with partners including Channel 4, DirecTV, RMC Sport, Eurosport, Sky Sports, and more. The PFL roster is world-class, with 25% of PFL fighters independently ranked in the top 25 in the world. The PFL proprietary SmartCage data and analytics platform powers real-time betting and provides next-gen viewing experience.
PFL has over two-dozen blue-chip brand sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, IBM, GEICO, DraftKings, Bose, Socios.com, Air Force Reserve, US Marine Corps, and more. PFL is backed by major investors including Ares Capital, Luxor Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, Swan Ventures, Knighthead, Legends, and several NBA, MLB, and NHL team owners.
MMA is the growth sport of this decade, with 600 million fans worldwide, the youngest audience demo of any sport, and true global revenue streams.
PFLmma.com; Instagram (@PFLmma); Twitter (@PFLMMA); Facebook (/PFLmma)
About SportsIcon
SportsIcon is a leading Web3 innovator creating NFTs with the greatest athletes of all time, allowing any athlete and creator in the world to set up a profile and mint NFTs directly onto the Flow Blockchain.
Through Future Icons, fans can invest in the next generation of athletes who could change the world and take a share of their earnings.
The Sports Metaverse is a digital world devoted entirely to sports. For the first time in history the biggest sports stars, brands and clubs are together in one place. Built by SportsIcon and industry veterans from Sony, Doom, Playstation Home and Nvidia, Sports Metaverse allows you to trade NFTs, buy and develop land, interact with iconic sportspeople in 3D and visit stadiums in the metaverse.
SportsIcon is backed by rapper turned investor Nas, Dapper Labs, Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, Youtube Founder Chad Hurley, WndrCo, Elefund, ex NBA star Andrew Bogut and many others.
Twitter: @SportsIcon
Insta: @_sportsicon_
SportsMetaverse.co
SportsIcon.com
SOURCE Professional Fighters League (PFL)
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