All six reigning PFL champions will aim to repeat next season.
The promotion announced this week that Kayla Harrison, Lance Palmer, Natan Schulte, Ray Cooper III, Emiliano Sordi and Ali Isaev will return to be part of the 2020 season as they look to earn another $1 million.
Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Harrison, who remains undefeated in MMA at 7-0, claimed the PFL lightweight title last season with a unanimous decision win over Larissa Pacheco in the finals. Back-to-back champs, featherweight Palmer (22-3) and lightweight Schulte (20-3-1) are yet to lose in PFL.
Light heavyweight champ Sordi (22-8) became the first Argentinian fighter to win a championship in MMA, finishing every fight last season. Welterweight champ Cooper (20-7-1) found redemption in 2019 after falling short in the 2018 finals by finishing UFC veteran David Michaud in the finals last December.
Former Olympic freestyle wrestler Isaev (9-0) claimed the heavyweight title with a fourth-round finish over ex-UFC fighter Jared Rosholt. The unbeaten Russian’s run also included a last-second stoppage win over Denis Goltsov.
