Overview
- New CEO John Martin introduced a “one champion, one division” model that retires the patchwork of season winners, Bellator carryover belts and Super Fight labels.
- The PFL heavyweight world title is vacant, and Vadim Nemkov vs. Renan Ferreira in Lyon will determine the champion on Dec. 13.
- Cris Cyborg faces Sara Collins for the rebranded women’s featherweight championship in her return to MMA.
- The LDLC Arena event will also stage the 2025 PFL Europe lightweight and bantamweight finals.
- Martin said he will consult Francis Ngannou on his next steps, clarifying that Ngannou’s 2024 Super Fights belt is a separate, special-event designation outside the new title lineage.