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Professional Fighters League

Brand · Spectator Sports

3.9

Company overview

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global mixed martial arts organization and one of the world’s leading combat sports properties. PFL produces live, premium MMA events broadcast and streamed to fans in more than 170 countries through an extensive network of international media partners. The organization features a roster of professional fighters representing the highest levels of international mixed martial arts competition.Headquartered in the United States, PFL holds events across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with continued global expansion underway. PFL is backed by leading institutional investors and professional sports team owners, reflecting the accelerating growth of MMA as a mainstream global sport.
Founded in 2017
New York, New York, USA
168 employees (77 in marketing)
www.pflmma.com
37% recommend to a friend
36% positive business outlook

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People

Founders

John Martin, Jr.
John Martin, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
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Andrew Mikhail
Andrew Mikhail
Managing Director, PFL Pacific
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James Frewin
James Frewin
Managing Director - International
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Marketing leadership

Khalid Al Mulla
Khalid Al Mulla
Head of Marketing, PFL MENA
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Chris Kaiser
Chris Kaiser
Head of Production and Content Operations
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Mike Chioditti
Mike Chioditti
SVP, Digital & New Business
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Daniel kijo
Daniel kijo
Director of Marketing & Operations – PFL Africa (Professional Fighters League)
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Erik Naranjo
Erik Naranjo
Senior Director, Global Athlete Marketing
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Darren Russell
Darren Russell
International Director of Marketing, Digital and Content
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Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount -2.4% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$303M

Last raise

Series Unknown, 1 years ago

Funding history

Dec 2024

Venture Round Professional Fighters League

Jul 2024

Venture Round Professional Fighters League

Aug 2023

Private Equity Round Professional Fighters League · $100M

May 2022

Series E Professional Fighters League · $30M

Feb 2021

Series D Professional Fighters League · $65M

Jan 2020

Series C Professional Fighters League · $50M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
268.9K
Month over month-18.2%
Quarter over quarter-47.2%
Top sourceSearch (54.1%)
Ad budget per month$42.4
Average search rank42.3
Traffic source mix
Search
54.1%
Direct
34.4%
Referral
7.5%
Social
3.1%
Paid referral
0.7%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

16.4K

12-mo growth

+24%

Monthly growth

+0.7%

News

Links

www.pflmma.comLinkedInCrunchbaseX (Twitter)
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