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This week, the PFL announced its 2025 World Tournament schedule, Isreal Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum got into the Hall of Fame, and a note on consistency.
2025 PFL World Tournament
The PFL announced the dates for the first part of the 2025 world tournament earlier this week along with the roster of featherweight and welterweight competitors.
All the events will begin this April at a backlot in Orlando’s Universal Studios in Florida. Here are the dates of the events with where to watch if you can’t make it:
April 3, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 - Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 pm ET
April 11, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 - Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 11:30 pm ET
April 18, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 - Main Card airs live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 7 pm ET
May 1, 2025, Universal Studios Florida, Stage 19 - Main Card airs live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 pm ET
Roster details are here:
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170 lbs):
Jason Jackson (18-5) - Jamaica
Magomed Umalatov (17-1) - Russia
Andrey Koreshkov (28-5) - Russia
Logan Storley (16-3) - U.S.A.
Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-2, 1 NC) - Russia
Florim Zendeli (10-1) - Albania
Giannis Bachar (9-2) - Greece
Masayuki Kikuiri… x.com/i/web/status/1…— Carbazel MMA 🥋 (@Carbazel)
4:38 PM • Feb 12, 2025
UFC Hall of Fame Inductees
At UFC 312 the promotion announced that Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum and their fight from UFC 236 will be inducted into the 2025 UFC Hall of Fame’s “Fight Wing.”
Adesanya was in attendance at UFC 312 and gave his reaction to the news that took him by surprise. If you listen to Coast-2-Coast Combat Hour, I’ve always cited this fight as the blueprint to beating Adesanya and he said it was the toughest fight of his career.
That’s saying a lot from the man who has won (and mostly lost) to Alex Pereira.
Consistency Counts for Something
This week on the Coast-2-Coast Combat Hour, BKFC, Bellator, and Tyson/Paul commentator Sean Wheelock returned to the podcast to talk about the success of BKFC and how important it is to be consistent.
BONUS: Old Dogs and New Tricks
In keeping with the theme of consistency, two fighters that many would call “over the hill” are competing at the Ignite Fight MECCA 24 event this weekend. One of them is the nephew of Hulk Hogan, read my piece on the match-up and sign up to watch over at Spectation Sports. Use CODE: CARBAZEL for 20% off your subscription.
Whether you're a die-hard fan or just looking for some exciting entertainment, these fights are sure to deliver.
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