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The Global Fight League has officially announced the lineups for its first two cards.
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The promotion, which utilizes a team-based format, will hold cards on May 24 and May 25 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. GFL 1 will be headlined by a trilogy clash between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao, while Tony Ferguson vs. Dillon Danis will top the GFL 2 lineup one day later. As it currently stands, 31 bouts featuring athletes from all six GFL teams — Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai, Sao Paulo and Miami — will be held over the two-day period.
Broadcast details and ticket information for the events are expected to be announced in April.
“We are thrilled to bring this innovative, team-based format, featuring both MMA legends and rising stars, to the Shrine Auditorium in May,” GFL founder Darren Owen said in a release. “The atmosphere of this iconic venue is perfect for our athletes and fans, who will experience an electrifying event that showcases the world-class talent of our teams.”
The GFL will utilize a scoring system for its bouts. Fighters will earn four points for a finish, three for a decision win, two for a draw, one for a decision loss and zero for a defeat via finish. The points will contribute to each team’s total score. The GFL website currently lists seven weight classes for men — heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight — and three weight classes for women — bantamweight, flyweight and strawweight. Each team will have two fighters from each division, giving them 20 overall.
GFL 1 — May 24, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Urijah Faber (LA) vs. Renan Barao (SP)
Anthony Pettis (MIA) vs. Benson Henderson (LON)
Holly Holm (NY) vs. Julia Budd (LON)
Chad Mendes (LA) vs. Maike Linhares (SP)
Derek Brunson (DUB) vs. Omari Akhmedov (DUB)
Sage Northcutt (LA) vs. Lucas Martins (SP)
Marlon Moraes (MIA) vs. Ray Borg (LA)
Aspen Ladd (LA) vs. Alejandra Lara (SP)
Robelis Despaigne (MIA) vs. Todd Duffee (DUB)
Cat Zingano (MIA) vs. Alexa Conners (DUB)
Neiman Gracie (NY) vs. Danny Roberts (LON)
Jessica Penne (LA) vs. Joice Mara da Silva (SP)
Charles Rosa (MIA) vs. Khumoyun Tukhtamurodov (DUB)
Marisa Messer-Belenchia (NY) vs. Kelly Staddon (LON)
Gleison Tibau (MIA) vs. Alex Oliveira (SP)
GFL 2 — May 25, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Tony Ferguson (LA) vs. Dillon Danis (NY)
Ovince St. Preux (NY) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (LON)
Uriah Hall (LA) vs. Douglas Lima (SP)
Paige VanZant (MIA) vs. Randi Field (DUB)
Louis Glismann (LA) vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (DUB)
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (LA) vs. Viviane Pereira (SP)
Alan Belcher (NY) vs. Stuart Austin (LON)
Thiago Santos (MIA) vs. Devin Clark (NY)
Lorenz Larkin (LA) vs. Carlos Petruzzella (SP)
Jimmie Rivera (NY) vs. Cameron Else (LON)
Natalia Kuziutina (MIA) vs. Jessica Aguilar (DUB)
Phil Hawes (NY) vs. Grant Neal (LA)
Kai Kamaka III (NY) vs. Mike Grundy (LON)
Da Woon Jung (LA) vs. Ronny Markes (DUB)
Miao Ding (NY) vs. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (LON)
Team Legend: LA (Los Angeles); NY (New York); SP (Sao Paulo); DUB (Dubai); LON (London); MIA (Miami)
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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