MMA has become more mainstream due to the UFC‘s partnership with ESPN and its potential move to Netflix. However, with the existence of rival companies such as the PFL, ONE, RIZIN, and now the GFL, we are likely to see new sets of world titles. However, regional titles are something that we haven’t seen done, at least not often, in the MMA sphere.
The PFL is currently trying to get off the ground globally and has now had a few successful tournaments, with champions in its PFL Europe tournaments and its recent PFL MENA tournaments, which all crowned European and MENA or Middle Eastern-north Africa regional champions in four weight divisions.