Derek Brunson shined in his first fight under the PFL banner. In a 186-pound catchweight bout that opened the main card of 2023 PFL Championship at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., Brunson (24-9) dominated Ray Cooper III (25-9-1) behind his wrestling to earn unanimous scores of 30-27, 30-25, and...
Ray Cooper III didn’t do enough to earn a slot in the 2022 PFL playoffs, but he sure went out with a bang in his final regular season appearance. At 2022 PFL 6, which took place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Cooper III (25-8-1) tore through opponent...
" Fresh off his second straight PFL championship, Ray Cooper III’s confidence is sky high. Cooper (24-7-1) captured the welterweight title with a comeback knockout of Magomed Magomedkerimov in the 2021 PFL Championship last month, capping off another $1 million season. The 28-year-old Hawaiian is coming off two of...
" HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – While many may think Ray Cooper III’s bout on Friday night will be the biggest of his career, Cooper III disagrees. The 2019 PFL welterweight champion takes on former Bellator champion and UFC contender Rory MacDonald in the main event of 2021 PFL Playoffs 1...
Check out the best shots from Ray Cooper III’s submission win over Jason Ponet at 2021 PFL 2 in Atlantic City, N.J. (Photos courtesy Ryan Loco–PFL)
It looked like Jason Ponet may have found an early way to keep Ray Cooper III under control in their 2021 PFL 2 co-main event. Then standout wrestler Cooper (21-7-1) got tired of Ponet (20-13-1) trying to knee him in the midsection. He picked him up for a big...
Ray Cooper III has his eyes on multiple matchups for the upcoming PFL season. Cooper (20-7-1 MMA, 7-2-1 PFL) won the 2019 welterweight season, capturing the title and $1 million dollars. Heading into the semifinals, Cooper was matched up with Magomed Magomedkerimov, who beat him in the 2018 finals,...
Ray Cooper III doesn’t want to let “it” happen again. In the 2018 PFL welterweight tournament, Cooper made his presence known on the national scene. A relative unknown, he worked his way through the regular season and into the playoffs. Eventually, Cooper worked his way to the PFL 2018...
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