Donn Davis Stepping Down As Chairman Of PFL

Donn Davis announced he is stepping down as the Chairman of the Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Davis made the announcement on Wednesday.

From Davis:

DONN DAVIS ANNOUNCEMENT

FROM THE MOMENT I FOUNDED PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE 8 YEARS AGO, IT HAS BEEN MY LIFE.

MY VISION WAS TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE AND PREMIUM MMA COMPANY AS THE VALUABLE ALTERNATIVE

FOR THOSE THAT WANT IT OR NEED IT.

WE STARTED WITH NOTHING – EXCEPT UNIVERSAL SKEPTICISM. AGAINST ALL ODDS WE SUCCEEDED.

NOW PFL IS THE CLEAR #2 MMA COMPANY WORLDWIDE AND THE ONLY OTHER PREMIUM PRODUCT. O FIGHTERS TO 80 OF THE TOP 300 WORLD-RANKED FIGHTERS UNDER EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT. 0 LIVE EVENTS TO 24 PER YEAR ON 4 CONTINENTS. O DISTRIBUTION TO 190 COUNTRIES WITH 20 MAJOR MEDIA PARTNERS. O VIEWERS TO 2 MILLION AVERAGE LINEAR AND STREAMING GLOBAL VIEWERS PER EVENT. O SOCIAL FOLLOWERS TO 30 MILLION ACTIVE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.

TODAY I’M STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF PFL.

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT EACH EMPLOYEE, VALUE HIGHLY EVERY INVESTOR, RESPECT GREATLY OUR FIGHTERS, AND APPRECIATE SINCERELY ALL OUR FANS WHO SUPPORTED THIS COMPANY – I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING I’VE GOT.

PFL GLOBAL FOOTPRINT, VALUABLE ASSETS, AND MARKET POSITION HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN ACHIEVED IN MMA OUTSIDE OF UFC.

I’M CONFIDENT THIS FOUNDATION SHOULD LEAD TO GREAT FUTURE SUCCESS. PFL CHANGED THE GREAT SPORT OF MMA FOR THE BETTER – MEANINGFUL INNOVATIONS, UNIQUE GLOBAL EXPANSION,
FIGHTER EMPOWERMENT – AND THE COMPANY IS JUST GETTING STARTED.

I’VE LOVED FIGHTING TO BUILD PFL. WHAT DO YOU FIGHT FOR?

I’ve loved fighting to build @PFLMMA

What Do You Fight For? #PFLMMA pic.twitter.com/hdGl6m5jRH

— Donn Davis (@DonnDavisPFL) January 21, 2026

Davis founded PFL in 2017. The promotion was launched in 2018. It is the first major MMA organization in which individual athletes compete in a regular season, post-season and championship.