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The Global Fight League (GFL) is an American mixed martial arts league founded by venture capitalist Darren Owen in 2024 and will be launched in April 2025. [1] The league will have a draft that will kickstart the promotion on January 24, 2025 and its first season is set to launch in April 2025 where teams will be city-based.
Wanderlei César da Silva (/ ˈ v æ n d ər l eɪ / VAN-dər-lay, Brazilian Portuguese: [vɐ̃deʁˈlej ˈsɛzɐʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], Japanese: [bandaɾeː ɕi.ɯba]; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The Global Fight League (GFL), originally announced as the World Fight League (WFL), is scheduled to launch in April 2025. GFL was founded by Darren Owen, who will serve as the league's acting commissioner, and Arun Parimi, who will serve as the league's chief operating officer, with the backing of Scott Parker, who will serve as the chief marketing officer, and Jeffrey Pollack, who will be ...
Silva's next fight was a catchweight contest against Rich Franklin at UFC 99, in Cologne, Germany on June 13, 2009. Silva lost by unanimous decision in a competitive fight. [69] While Silva had an impending fight with Franklin, he was still asked about his future with Jackson.
During the event's broadcast, former PRIDE Middleweight Champion and 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion (also a former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger) Wanderlei Silva was announced as the next "pioneer wing" UFC Hall of Fame inductee during June's International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas. [35]
2003 Fight of the Year vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira on November 9 [159] 2005 Fight of the Year vs. Fedor Emelianenko on August 28 [159] 2006 Knockout of the Year vs. Wanderlei Silva on September 10 [159] 2006 Heavyweight Fighter of the Year [159] Black Belt Magazine. 2003 Full-Contact Fighter of the Year [160] Fight Matrix
A light heavyweight bout between the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva was originally scheduled for UFC 173. However, the fight was moved twice - first being on May 31, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Finale, [5] and now was expected to be contested on this card. [6]
The other co-main event was a rubber match between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson and former PRIDE Middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva. [7] Silva had won their previous two matches in the PRIDE organization in Japan. Antoni Hardonk was originally scheduled to face Mark Burch, who was injured and replaced by Mike Wessel. [8]