PFL CEO @PeteMurrayPFL
on how today’s funding will help the Fans, Fighters, and the growth
of MMA pic.twitter.com/SrOYAjzAxy— PFL (@PFLMMA)
May 19, 2022
The
Professional Fighters League on Thursday announced the
completion of a $30 million Series E equity round to fund global
expansion and launch its new “PPV Super Fight Division.”
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The funding was ushered by Waverley Capital, a venture capital firm
guided by Daniel Leff and Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Former Major League
Baseball superstar and current businessman Alex Rodriguez also took
part and will join Leff on the PFL Board of Directors.
A press release sent Thursday morning stated that the PFL has total
funding $200 million from dozens of sports stars, media leaders and
influencers, including Ted Leonsis, Brandon Beck, Mark Lerner,
Debra Cafaro, Ray Lewis and Wiz Khalifa.
“With this new capital, PFL is open for business to sign the
biggest MMA star fighters in the world to our new PPV Super Fight
Division,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray in Thursday’s release. “Just
as we changed the game with our league season format, we will now
disrupt the long-overdue pay-per-view business for the benefit of
fighters by partnering to make them major participants in the
revenue of their own fights.”
“I love the global reach of MMA,” stated Rodriguez. “The PFL
continues to build and innovate for fans, media, and fighters and
there is massive demand in the marketplace.”