World Fighting League (WFL) is dead.
Global Fight League (GFL), however, is alive and well and already touting 50 famous fighters for its April 2025 launch, including former UFC champions Tyron Woodley, Anthony Pettis, Fabricio Werdum, and Junior dos Santos, among others.
The website also lists some shameful additions, like UFC washout Greg Hardy and the mummified remains of Wanderlei Silva, who is 48 years old and suffering from CTE. Nothing says “MMA comeback” like baby food and adult diapers.
“We’re funded, we’re 100-percent ready to launch,” GFL executive Darren Owen told Ariel Helwani. “Everything is in line that needed to be in line. We waited as long as we needed to wait to get to this point and now it’s time. Our funding came in last September, so since then it’s been go-time. We put everything into place and here we are.”
GFL touts an “innovative model” that works on points with fighters competing in the regular season, followed by the semifinals and ultimately, the finals. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve already seen a similar format in Professional Fighters League (PFL).
Athletes who compete in GFL are promised a 50/50 revenue share, retirement benefits, insurance coverage, global exposure, and a fighter-centric model. That all sounds great if GFL can turn a profit, a fairly tall order in an industry dominated by UFC.
Here’s a quick summary:
Wanderlei Silva…the fuck?
They are gonna have wand vs vitor i was told
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According to Helwani, the new league was meant to start in Feb. 2023. However, the official launch did not happen, but now Owen has revealed the start date of the Global Fight League.
“We got venues booked, we got fighters signed, and it’s go time,” Owen stated.
Owen then stated that the “funding wasn’t in place” to launch the league back in Feb. 2023. He stated that he brought in a “legitimate team” from all respects of sports to help launch the league fully.
And You didnt spill the beans ? This is sad ^
IFL Revisited ^
Rematch 26 years in the making. Crazy.
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sanity