Founder of the Professional Fighters League, Donn Davis, will be leaving the promotion with immediate effect after announcing the bombshell in a statement.
Eight years ago, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) was launched by Donn Davis, and the promotion was built around the former World Series of Fighting format.
And after years of attempting to rival and challenge the UFC, this Wednesday afternoon, Davis shockingly announced he is leaving the promotion with immediate effect.
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Donn Davis announces he is leaving the PFL in bombshell statement
Just the matter of years after acquiring and folding Bellator, PFL has continued to run their league format as a way of differing from other combat sports promotions.
However, at the beginning of this year, it was announced that the promotion was doing away with their league format and would be running events as normal.
And ahead of what the promotion is hoping will be a huge year, Davis announced that he will be stepping away in a statement on social media.
“From the moment I founded the Professional Fighters League eight years ago, it has been my life. My vision was to create an innovative and premium MMA company as a valuable…
2026-01-21 16:15:59
