The Global Fight League announced their inaugural events for May 24 and 25 in Los Angeles, featuring a lineup of 31 bouts across ten weight classes, including notable fights such as Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao and Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis, with broadcast details to be announced in April.
The Global Fight League just dropped a bombshell! They’re kicking off with two electrifying nights in Los Angeles this May.
On Monday, GFL spilled the beans via press release: their debut events are set for May 24 and 25 at the iconic Shrine Auditorium. Expect all six teams—Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai, São Paulo, and Miami—to clash in 31 bouts over two days. Ten weight classes. The most unique and diverse fight cards in MMA history? You bet!
May 24 is heating up with some epic trilogies. Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao and Anthony Pettis vs. Benson Henderson—MMA fans, rejoice!
The excitement doesn’t stop there. May 25 features a showdown between Tony Ferguson and Dillon Danis. Plus, Paige VanZant makes her grand return to MMA.
But wait, where can you catch all this action? The GFL’s keeping us on our toes; an announcement about viewing options is expected in April.
Curious about the lineups? Dive into the details below.
GFL 1, May 24, 4:30 p.m. ET
Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao – bantamweight
Chad Mendes vs. Maike Linhares – featherweight
Anthony Pettis vs. Benson Henderson – lightweight
Holly Holm vs. Julia Budd – women’s bantamweight
Marlon Moraes vs. Ray Borg – bantamweight
Alexa Conners vs. Cat Zingano – women’s bantamweight
GFL 2, May 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 – light heavyweight
Alan Belcher vs. Stuart Austin – heavyweight
Paige VanZant vs. Randi Field – strawweight
Louis Glismann vs. Abu Nurmagomedov – lightweight