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⚖️ #PFLDC Official Weigh Ins

PFL Welterweight World Title is official!Thad Jean: 169.2 lbsErnesto Rodriguez: 169.8 lbs#PFLDC | Saturday, July 25th | 📺Prelims 8PM EST on the ESPN App | Main Card 10PM EST on ESPN pic.twitter.com/XBkybqUk8L

— PFL (@PFLMMA) July 24, 2026 The Professional Fighters League welterweight championship will be on the line this Saturday after the PFL DC weigh-ins made it official today.

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Headlining the eight-fight mixed martial arts event is the title fight between welterweight king Thad Jean and late-notice challenger Ernesto Rodriguez. Both men made weight for the fight, which came together after would-be challenger Shamil Musaev bowed out due to weight-cutting issues. All other fighters on the card also successfully made weight.

The undefeated Jean has a perfect 11-0 record as a pro. Just 28, "Silverback" already has seven wins inside the promotion. The American most recently beat Logan Storl…

As it turns out, one victory in MMA outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship can be enough to earn a call to come back.

Management team First Round Management announced on Friday that their client, Robelis Despaigne (6-2), has been re-signed to the UFC. The soon-to-be 38-year-old ex-kickboxer has no return date announced, nor an opponent selected for his first appearance back.

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Despaigne ran the table in Karate Combat in one year The Cuban appeared once in MMA following his UFC release, punching out Junior dos Santos in May at the inaugural MVP MMA event. This gave the 6-foot-7 striker his sixth first-round knockout across his six victories. On the way, Despaigne joined the striking-only Karate Combat league at the end of 2024 and punched out Dominik Jedrzejczyk in four seconds. Subsequent foes Marcos Brigagao and Roggers Souza could only survive a combined 20 seconds in the pit against him.

On the heels of those three speedy knockouts totaling …

A pivotal women's flyweight matchup has been removed from the next Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.

Erin Blanchfield's bout against Jasmine Jasudavicius has been scrapped from the Aug. 15 card at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury on Blanchfield’s end, per MMA Junkie’s Nolan King. The promotion is reportedly looking to rebook the contest for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, instead.

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Erin Blanchfield injury forces UFC 330 card change as UFC targets Edmonton rebooking The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield has been forced out of a fight during her UFC tenure. She is on a two-fight win streak, beating Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez in her most recent Octagon appearances.

Meanwhile, Jasudavicius was looking to build on a unanimous decision win over Karine Silva in April. With her clash with Blanchfield now being targeted for the next UFC event in Canada, she’ll h…