For an organization that claims to place fighters first, the PFL definitely appears to have pissed off a number of them.
In November 2023, the Skilled Fighters League introduced that it had bought Bellator MMA, folding the promotion’s total roster into its personal in an try to additional compete with the UFC. So far, the PFL has run six occasions with the Bellator title connected, together with a PFL vs. Bellator card in 2024 that pitted high stars from the 2 organizations towards each other.
Sadly, the promotion rubbed a number of fighters the fallacious manner when it canceled occasions in Chicago, Paris, and Japan that had been scheduled to go down between October and December 2024.
Since then, a number of fighters have expressed their frustration with how the PFL is dealing with the merger and its failure to correctly handle its huge roster. Patricio Pitbull, Corey ‘Additional time’ Anderson, and Patchy Combine are just some PFL contracted fighters who’ve slammed the group in current months.
Now you possibly can add former Bellator standout Sabah Homasi to the checklist of fighters talking out.
Although now not with the group, ‘The Punisher’ was greater than keen to share his candid ideas on the promotion now that he’s exited the PFL in favor of a extra fighter-friendly firm — Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship.
“[The past year] wasn’t the best, let’s simply say that,” Homasi informed MMA Preventing. “We ended on an ideal be aware. That’s all that issues. Between PFL buying Bellator, which was tremendous shitty, and simply not preventing for over a yr. That was the worst half. No matter, we’re again on observe.
“It was wonderful [working with BKFC]. They welcomed me with open arms. I talked loads with everyone upon arrival and checking in and on struggle night time, it was the weirdest factor ever, I had no nerves. Earlier than the struggle began I obtained into the ring and I checked out my guys within the nook and I’m like guys, I’m too calm proper now. It’s scary how calm I’m. I used to be simply in my component. Simply snug being the place I’m at. [BKFC president] Dave Feldman’s an ideal man. Met him, chopped it up with him a bit.
“He’s wonderful. I’m wanting ahead to my future with BKFC. It feels good to be part of a company that really takes care of their fighters. Not like f*cking sh*tty ass PFL.”
Homasi made his BKFC debut on the promotion’s December 21 occasion in Hollywood and scored himself a 62-second knockout of Eduardo Peralta.
Homasi calls PFL’s acquisition of Bellator the ‘worst factor to occur in mMA right this moment’
Regardless of PFL co-founder Donn Davis’ promise that “all of them are coming over” with reference to Bellator fighters remaining on the roster following the merger, Homasi says that dozens of fighters had been proven the door nearly instantly.
“I actually known as it,” Homasi mentioned. “I informed everyone. I mentioned it earlier than it occurred. I mentioned this is able to be the worst factor to occur in MMA right this moment. It f*cking occurred. They did an enormous disservice to veteran fighters on their roster. They reduce over 100 individuals. 100 high-level fighters. It’s like the place are these guys going to go struggle?”
Clearly, Homasi isn’t shy about sharing his poor expertise with the promotion and is greater than keen to supply a phrase of recommendation to fighters both below contract with the PFL or these contemplating signing with the promotion.
“As quickly as PFL got here into the image they usually acquired Bellator, these guys are a bunch of f*cking jokes,” Homasi mentioned. “They don’t know find out how to run a f*cking present. I really feel like they got here into MMA they usually wished to grow to be standard and be round a bunch of fighters, who the f*ck is aware of. However these guys f*cking suck. They don’t know find out how to run an MMA group. They placed on reveals and there’s nobody within the godd*mn stands.
“I did an interview after the struggle, I mentioned hear my recommendation to fighters in PFL or anybody contemplating signing with PFL, get it whereas there’s nonetheless water within the effectively as a result of that f*cking effectively goes to run dry. That’s it.”
