With the UFC headed to Paramount for seven years, new PFL CEO John Martin sees a healthy landscape of potential bidders who still crave MMA. Martin took over the reins of the promotion's CEO role in ...

PFL’s new CEO John Martin may not be a name familiar to many MMA fans, but he has been keen on the sport since day one. A fan of UFC from their very first event decades ago, Martin went on to earn two ...

The Venn diagram of top executives and amateur mixed martial artists doesn’t feature much crossover, but Professional Fighters League can count its CEO in that middle overlapping area. “I wasn’t that ...

The PFL made a big announcement this morning as they ushered in a new leader of the organization. In a press release this morning, the promotion announced that former Turner executive John Martin has ...

As the PFL enters Friday's loaded "Road to Dubai Champions Series" card, which features a must-see rematch between unbeaten lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Irish upstart Paul Hughes, ...

Dr. John Martin, D. Phil. (Oxon), a man of boundless intellect, deep integrity, and even greater heart, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2025, in Beavercreek, Ohio, at the age of 94. Born in Kent, ...

PFL’s new boss John Martin is already laying down the law, and he plans to make 2026 the company’s biggest year yet. Atop the list of priorities for this year is the matter of a media rights deal in ...