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— Global Fight League (@mmagfl)
March 31, 2025
The
Global Fight League has officially announced the lineups for
its first two cards.
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The promotion, which utilizes a team-based format, will hold cards
on May 24 and May 25 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
GFL 1 will be headlined by a trilogy clash between Urijah Faber
and Renan Barao,
while Tony
Ferguson vs. Dillon
Danis will top the
GFL 2 lineup one day later. As it currently stands, 31 bouts
featuring athletes from all six GFL teams — Los Angeles, New York,
London, Dubai, Sao Paulo and Miami — will be held over the two-day
period.
Broadcast details and ticket information for the events are
expected to be announced in April.
“We are thrilled to bring this innovative, team-based format,
featuring both MMA legends and rising stars, to the Shrine
Auditorium in May,” GFL founder Darren Owen said in a release.
“The atmosphere of this iconic venue is perfect for our athletes
and fans, who will experience an electrifying event that showcases
the world-class talent of our teams.”
The GFL will utilize a scoring system for its bouts. Fighters will
earn four points for a finish, three for a decision win, two for a
draw, one for a decision loss and zero for a defeat via finish. The
points will contribute to each team’s total score. The GFL website
currently lists seven weight classes for men — heavyweight, light
heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight
and bantamweight — and three weight classes for women —
bantamweight, flyweight and strawweight. Each team will have two
fighters from each division, giving them 20 overall.
GFL 1 — May 24, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Urijah
Faber (LA) vs. Renan Barao
(SP)
Anthony
Pettis (MIA) vs. Benson
Henderson (LON)
Holly
Holm (NY) vs. Julia Budd
(LON)
Chad
Mendes (LA) vs. Maike Linhares (SP)
Derek
Brunson (DUB) vs. Omari
Akhmedov (DUB)
Sage
Northcutt (LA) vs. Lucas
Martins (SP)
Marlon
Moraes (MIA) vs. Ray Borg
(LA)
Aspen
Ladd (LA) vs. Alejandra
Lara (SP)
Robelis
Despaigne (MIA) vs. Todd Duffee
(DUB)
Cat
Zingano (MIA) vs. Alexa
Conners (DUB)
Neiman
Gracie (NY) vs. Danny
Roberts (LON)
Jessica
Penne (LA) vs. Joice
Mara da Silva (SP)
Charles
Rosa (MIA) vs. Khumoyun
Tukhtamurodov (DUB)
Marisa
Messer-Belenchia (NY) vs. Kelly
Staddon (LON)
Gleison
Tibau (MIA) vs. Alex
Oliveira (SP)
GFL 2 — May 25, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Tony
Ferguson (LA) vs. Dillon
Danis (NY)
Ovince St.
Preux (NY) vs. Alexander
Gustafsson (LON)
Uriah
Hall (LA) vs. Douglas
Lima (SP)
Paige
VanZant (MIA) vs. Randi Field
(DUB)
Louis
Glismann (LA) vs. Abubakar
Nurmagomedov (DUB)
Ilima-Lei
Macfarlane (LA) vs. Viviane
Pereira (SP)
Alan
Belcher (NY) vs. Stuart
Austin (LON)
Thiago
Santos (MIA) vs. Devin Clark
(NY)
Lorenz
Larkin (LA) vs. Carlos
Petruzzella (SP)
Jimmie
Rivera (NY) vs. Cameron
Else (LON)
Natalia
Kuziutina (MIA) vs. Jessica
Aguilar (DUB)
Phil
Hawes (NY) vs. Grant Neal
(LA)
Kai
Kamaka III (NY) vs. Mike Grundy
(LON)
Da
Woon Jung (LA) vs. Ronny
Markes (DUB)
Miao
Ding (NY) vs. Josefine
Lindgren Knutsson (LON)
Team Legend: LA (Los Angeles); NY (New York); SP (Sao
Paulo); DUB (Dubai); LON (London); MIA (Miami)