Donn Davis believes the PFL just took a giant leap toward taking a piece of the pie the UFC has been feasting on for the last three decades.
After months of speculation, Davis revealed that his promotion, the Professional Fighters League, had acquired Bellator MMA in a blockbuster deal that will see the two organizations merge their rosters.
Appearing on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani shortly after news of the merger broke, Donn Davis dropped some details regarding the future of both organizations. He also addressed the cavalier attitude of UFC CEO Dana White who scoffed at the notion of anyone being legitimately interested in purchasing Bellator.
“Everybody knows Dana well enough that he only dismisses things that worry him or else he just doesn’t comment,” Davis told Helwani. “He didn’t comment on the PFL for four years because he wasn’t worried. He’s commented on the PFL a lot in the last six months. He’s worried. What specifically worried him about Bellator is the metrics we put in the press release. 30 percent of that roster ranked in the Top 25, per Fight Matrix rankings.”
