The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced Justin Younghans as the organization’s new Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships.  Younghans is a highly experienced veteran in the industry, and joins PFL from Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew where he served as Vice President of Corporate Partnership Sales & Activation since 2022. He has over 16 years of experience in driving partnerships and revenue, and played pivotal roles at both the Washington Commander

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced 24 total events through 2026 with 16 global events across the year which will be available on ESPN in the U.S. In addition, there will be eight regional events evenly split across Africa and MENA.  The first four events in 2026 are: PFL: Road to Dubai: February, UAE PFL Madrid: March, Spain PFL Pittsburgh: March, U.S.  PFL Chicago: April, U.S. PFL will be returning to Dubai for its third event this February 2026, a ci

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