The brand new International Struggle League will maintain its inaugural draft later this month, and dozens of feminine fighters can be on the listing.
The GFL can be a team-based promotion that kicks off in April. Groups can be made up of each feminine and male fighters. Managers from six groups will participate within the draft Jan. 24.
Friday, the GFL introduced an inventory of 60 feminine fighters who’ve been signed to be a part of the draft. Made official was Paige VanZant’s signing, in addition to these of the likes of former Bellator featherweight champion Julia Budd, ex-WSOF champ Jessica Aguilar, Tonya Evinger, Pannie Kianzad, Randi Subject and extra.
The listing contains ladies from 16 totally different nations.
“We’re proud to be the primary skilled sports activities group the place women and men compete on the identical groups and share income streams equally,” GFL founder and commissioner Darren Owen mentioned in a information launch. “The unbelievable drawing energy, athleticism and competitiveness of the world’s greatest feminine fighters can be pivotal to our success. This groundbreaking method represents a brand new period for MMA, the place female and male athletes share equally within the league’s achievements.”
The GFL has touted a 50-50 income break up with fighters, in addition to fighter retirement and insurance coverage funds as a method to “prioritize fighters’ monetary safety {and professional} well-being, providing unprecedented profit-sharing alternatives to empower female and male athletes all through their careers.”
Check out the present GFL roster of girls’s fighters forward of the Jan. 24 draft:
Featherweight
2023 PFL 5: Atlanta on the OTE Area in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 16, 2023. (Cooper Neill / PFL)
• Julia Budd 17-6• Julia Dorny 2-2• Fernanda Guersone 1-0• Mariza Loch 6-1• Evelyn Martins 5-1• Lorrany Santos 6-2
Bantamweight
Pannie Kianzad
• Ferbabda Barbisa 10-5• Talita Bernardo 11-5• Queila Braga 8-2• Juliet Chukwu 7-1• Brittney Cloudy 6-5• Alexa Conners 8-5• Bianaca Daimoni 8-4• Thalita Diniz 5-3• Tonya Evinger 19-8-1• Pannie Kianzad 16-9• Gisele Moreira 13-6• Zurina Turrey 5-1• Luz Vazquez 5-0• Tamires Vidal 7-4
Flyweight
Paige VanZant – MF DAZN X Sequence 15 weigh-ins
• Mara Borella 11-9• Miao Ding 18-8• Kalindra Faria 19-10• Janaisa Morandin 10-5• Karolina Owczarz 5-3• Chiara Penco 9-5• Andressa Rocha 6-3• Antonia Silvaneide 7-4• Paige VanZant 8-5
Strawweight
Randi Subject
• Bi Nguyen 6-9• Brenda Gottig 8-2• Hannah Goldy 7-4• Isabela de Padua 7-5• Isis Verbeek 4-2• Jessica Penne 14-8• Kayla Hracho 6-4• Eva Dourthe 8-6• Livinha Souza 14-4• Maria Luiz de Abreu 5-2• Melissa Amaya 7-0• Natalia Kuziutina 7-1• Pamela Mara 6-4-1• Randi Subject 5-1• Viviane Pereira 16-4• Silvania Monteiro 11-4• Yasmin Castanho 6-2
Atomweight
Jessica Aguilar
• Jessica Aguilar 20-10• Claire Lopez 8-6
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