10 UFC And MMA Greats You May Not Realize Will Soon Be Fighting For New GFL Promotion In 2025

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The Global Fight League (GFL) is hoping to provide an alternative to the UFC. The promotion with a team-based format will kick things off in 2025 with an upcoming draft from their pool of fighters. Officials for the GFL have put together quite the roster so far. And it is loaded with some big names many long-time MMA fight fans will be familiar with.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at 10 UFC and MMA greats fans may not realize are competing for the newly formed GFL in 2025.

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Fabricio Werdum

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Alexander Gustafsson

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Luke Rockhold

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Benson Henderson

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Tyron Woodley

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Anthony Pettis

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Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua

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Douglas Lima

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Yoel Romero

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