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PFL Founder Donn Davis Reveals Previously Banned Elbows Will Now be Legal

Davis took to X to announce that elbows will be legal in all fights in 2025. This is a huge change considering since the organization began in 2018, elbows have been banned in all regular-season and playoff matches. Elbows were allowed in non-season and non-playoff matches, but now they will be legal in the entirety of the sport.

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Donn Davis announces that elbows now legal in all PFL bouts

PFL chairman and founder Donn Davis announced Monday that elbows will be legal in all fights, a major change for the promotion heading into 2025. Since its inception in 2018, the PFL had banned elbows for the regular season and playoffs. Elbows were typically allowed in non-season and non-playoff fights only.

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PFL makes elbow strikes legal in all fights

With elbows increasing the chance of a cut to a fighter, the technique was banned. But after permitting elbows in the 2024 PFL finals last November, chairman Donn Davis announced the strike was now a permanent fixture of the PFL.

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PFL Shakes Up MMA Landscape: Elbows Allowed in All Fights for 2025 Season

In a groundbreaking announcement, Professional Fighters League (PFL) President Donn Davis has revealed a major rule change ...

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Italian Reporter Zullino: PFL Fighters Will No Longer Earn $1 Million for Season Wins

Italian MMA reporter Al Zullino announced that under new contracts with the PFL, regular-season winners will no longer ...

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‘The final nail’… Fans react as PFL reportedly reduces $1m tournament prize for 2025

Following reports regarding the PFL reducing their $1m tournament prize, the majority of fans have reacted pessimistically with the minority backing the change.

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Ex-Bellator champion Vadim Nemkov to face Tim Johnson at PFL's Road to Dubai on Jan. 25

Vadim Nemkov will still compete after all later this month at PFL's Road to Duabi Champions Series event. Nemkov, who was ...

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PFL could be in for their biggest year yet if they make the right moves

PFL founder Donn Davis took to social media yesterday and announced a major change to their rules for the upcoming ...

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MMA schedule 2025: Dates, division, location for upcoming fights

The Sporting News will provide a complete list of fights that will be taking place in 2025, featuring some of the top ...

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)

Check out the UFC, PFL and Bellator fights that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

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‘Significant Improvement’… PFL announce massive rule change and MMA fans are loving it

PFL boss Donn Davis has announced that a major rule change is arriving to the promotion in 2025, and MMA fans are loving it.

PFL News: Paul Hughes Fires Back at Khabib Nurmagomedov's Comments on Irish MMA

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent comments about Irish MMA unsurprisingly drew the attention of Paul Hughes. A former UFC lightweight champion, Nurmagomedov extended his professional record to 29-0 when he ...

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Dakota Ditcheva On What Separates PFL From UFC: ‘They’re Very Clever With It…’

PFL Women's Flyweight Champion Dakota Ditcheva sees an area in which her current promotion surpasses the mixed martial arts leader.

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Donn Davis claims PFL offered Aaron Pico ‘title fight and major new contract’ amid free agency claims

PFL’s Donn Davis reacts to claims regarding Aaron Pico’s free agent status given by his manager Ali Abdelaziz.

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