All six groups have been revealed for the International Battle League’s inaugural season.
On Friday, the promotion held its first-ever stay draft hosted by former UFC play-by-play man Mike Goldberg and a number of others. The No. 1 choose of the night noticed Workforce Dubai choose former UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley who has not competed in a blended martial arts bout in practically 4 years.
Workforce Los Angeles chosen former UFC and ONE Championship standout ‘Tremendous’ Sage Northcutt as its first choose, adopted by Workforce London who took ex-Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi. Former UFC heavyweight titleholders Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum have been chosen by Workforce Miami and Workforce Sao Paulo respectively whereas Workforce New York closed the opening spherical by deciding on ‘Motown Phenom’ Kevin Lee.
Chris Weidman, who simply introduced his retirement from the game earlier this month forward of UFC 311, was picked as Workforce New York’s second choice.
Paige VanZant, Holly Holm, and Cat Zingano among the many girl featured in International Battle league draft
Aspen Ladd was the primary feminine fighter chosen, taken by Workforce Los Angeles within the second spherical of the draft. She was adopted by Josefine Knutsson and Holly Holm who have been taken because the fifteenth and 18th general picks. UFC fighter turned BKFC brawler Paige VanZant and Cat Zingano have been each chosen by Workforce Miami within the later rounds.
Additionally chosen have been a slew of prospects, together with atomweight standout Kayla Hracho who went a mixed 5-2 throughout her runs beneath the Combate International and iKON Preventing Federation banners.
Former flyweight champion and the winningest girl in Bellator MMA historical past, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was additionally taken within the GFL draft. She was chosen by Workforce Los Angeles, becoming a member of Cynthia Calvillo, Jessica Penne, and Cory McKenna.
‘El Cucuy’ picked up by staff la
Hours after being declared for the GFL draft, former interim UFC light-weight champion Tony Ferguson was chosen by Workforce Los Angeles. El Cucuy‘ closed out his 13-year-long run with the Final Preventing Championship following a record-breaking eighth straight loss contained in the Octagon towards Michael Chiesa at a Battle Evening occasion in August. Ferguson has not received a struggle since a June 2019 TKO stoppage towards Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone.
Take a look at the rosters for all six world struggle league groups under:
Workforce Dubai
- Anastasia Nikolakakos (atomweight)
- Jessica Aguilar (atomweight)
- Faine Mesquita (strawweight)
- Randi Subject (strawweight)
- Alexa Conners (bantamweight)
- Arlene Blencowe (bantamweight)
- Farbod Iran Nezhad (bantamweight)
- Timur Valiev (bantamweight)
- Adilet Nurmatov (featherweight)
- Khumoyun Tukhtamurodov (featherweight)
- Damir Ismagulov (light-weight)
- Tofiq Musayev (light-weight)
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov (welterweight)
- Tyron Woodley (welterweight)
- Derek Brunson (middleweight)
- Luke Rockhold (middleweight)
- Omari Akhmedov (gentle heavyweight)
- Ronny Markes (gentle heavyweight)
- Ali Isaev (heavyweight)
- Todd Duffee (heavyweight)
Workforce Los Angeles
- Cory McKenna (atomweight)
- Jessica Penne (atomweight)
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (strawweight)
- Cynthia Calvillo (strawweight)
- Aspen Ladd (bantamweight)
- Leslie Smith (bantamweight)
- Ray Borg (bantamweight)
- Urijah Faber (bantamweight)
- Chad Mendes (featherweight)
- Tyler Diamond (featherweight)
- Sage Northcutt (light-weight)
- Tony Ferguson (light-weight)
- Lorenz Larkin (welterweight)
- Louis Glismann (welterweight)
- Grant Neal (middleweight)
- Uriah Corridor (middleweight)
- Da Woon Jung (gentle heavyweight)
- Rashad Evans (gentle heavyweight)
- Frank Mir (heavyweight)
- Andrei Arlovski (heavyweight)
Workforce London
- Chiara Penco (atomweight)
- Kelly Staddon (atomweight)
- Josefine Knutsson (strawweight)
- Karolina Owczarz (strawweight)
- Julia Budd (bantamweight)
- Pannie Kianzad (bantamweight)
- Cameron Else (bantamweight)
- Josh Hill (bantamweight)
- Brett Johns (featherweight)
- Mike Grundy (featherweight)
- Benson Henderson (light-weight)
- Tim Wilde (light-weight)
- Danny Roberts (welterweight)
- Norman Parke (welterweight)
- Gegard Mousasi (middleweight)
- Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (middleweight)
- Alexander Gustafsson (gentle heavyweight)
- Ilir Latifi (gentle heavyweight)
- Stuart Austin (heavyweight)
- Tanner Boser (heavyweight)
Workforce Miami
- Kayla Hracho (atomweight)
- Natasha Kuziutina (atomweight)
- Hannah Goldy (strawweight)
- Paige VanZant (strawweight)
- Cat Zingano (bantamweight)
- Mariya Agapova (bantamweight)
- Eric Shelton (bantamweight)
- Marlon Moraes (bantamweight)
- Andre Harrison (featherweight)
- Charles Rosa (featherweight)
- Anthony Pettis (light-weight)
- Jeremy Stephens (light-weight)
- Dilano Taylor (welterweight)
- Gleison Tibau (welterweight)
- Hector Lombard (middleweight)
- Yoel Romero (middleweight)
- Philipe Lins (gentle heavyweight)
- Thiago Santos (gentle heavyweight)
- Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
- Junior Dos Santos (heavyweight)
Workforce Sao Paulo
- Joice Mara (atomweight)
- Pamela Mara (atomweight)
- Camila Reynoso (strawweight)
- Viviane Araujo (strawweight)
- Alejandra Lara (bantamweight)
- Paula Bittencourt (bantamweight)
- Raphael Assuncao (bantamweight)
- Renan Barao (bantamweight)
- Julio Arce (featherweight)
- Maike Linhares (featherweight)
- Patricky Freire (light-weight)
- Lucas Martins (light-weight)
- Alex Oliveira (welterweight)
- Carlos Petruzzella (welterweight)
- Alan Patrick (middleweight)
- Douglas Lima (middleweight)
- Antonio Carlos Junior (gentle heavyweight)
- Mauricio Rua (gentle heavyweight)
- Bruno Cappelozza (heavyweight)
- Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)
Workforce New York
- Bi Nguyen (atomweight)
- Marisa Messer-Belenchia (atomweight)
- Melissa Amaya (strawweight)
- Miao Ding (strawweight)
- Holly Holm (bantamweight)
- Liana Jojua (bantamweight)
- Jimmie Rivera (bantamweight)
- Zviad Lazishvili (bantamweight)
- Lance Palmer (featherweight)
- Kai Kamaka III (featherweight)
- Sidney Outlaw (light-weight)
- Kevin Lee (light-weight)
- Neiman Gracie (welterweight)
- Dillon Danis (welterweight)
- Phillip Hawes (middleweight)
- Chris Weidman (middleweight)
- Devin Clark (gentle heavyweight)
- Ovince Saint Preux (gentle heavyweight)
- Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight)
- Aleksei Oleinik (heavyweight)
You’ll be able to watch the total GFL inaugural draft under:
