The International Battle League has formally introduced their first two occasions, which will probably be a two-night slate in Los Angeles in Could.
GFL introduced the occasions and lineups through a press launch on Monday for his or her inaugural occasions on Could 24 and 25 at Shrine Auditorium. In line with the announcement, all six groups — Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai, São Paulo, and Miami — “will probably be competing throughout 31 bouts, over two days, spanning ten totally different weight lessons with probably the most distinctive and numerous struggle playing cards in MMA historical past.”
The Could 24 card will characteristic bouts reminiscent of MMA trilogy fights between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao, and Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson.
Highlighting the Could 25 card is a matchup between former UFC interim light-weight champ Tony Ferguson going through Dillon Danis, together with the blended martial arts return of ex-UFC fighter Paige VanZant.
As of now, the GFL has not introduced the place followers will be capable to watch the occasions, though the discharge states an announcement is anticipated someday in April.
Try the up to date lineups under.
GFL 1, Could 24, 4:30 p.m. ET
Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao – bantamweight
Chad Mendes vs. Maike Linhares – featherweight
Anthony Pettis vs. Benson Henerson – light-weight –
Holly Holm vs. Julia Budd – ladies’s bantamweight –
Marlon Moraes vs. Ray Borg – bantamweight
Alexa Conners vs. Cat Zingano – ladies’s bantamweight
GFL 2, Could 25, 4:30 p.m. ET
Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis – welterweight
Uriah Hall vs. Douglas Lima – middleweight
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Viviane Pereira – strawweight
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Ovince Saint Preux – mild heavyweight
Alan Belcher vs. Stuart Austin – heavyweight
Paige VanZant vs. Randi Field – strawweight
Louis Glismann vs. Abu Nurmagomedov – light-weight