On Friday, Nov. 29 the Professional Fighters League will hold the 2024 PFL Finals in Saudi Arabia. They'll be crowing a total of 10 new champions (six under the global banner and four under the MENA banner). On Tuesday, the promotion announced a massive rule change that could provide big implications for the upcomming matches.
The PFL announced that elbows will be allowed in all bouts on the PFL Finals fight card. This is in stark contrast to previous seasons where elbows were banned. This comes after fans called for the elbow ban to be lifted during the finals. Elbows have been banned during the season in hopes of eliminating cuts which could derail a fighters season. Fans pointed out that cuts in the finals wouldn't be season-ending since the season would already be over. It seems PFL has listened to the fans and the new rule change will take effect this week.
PFL allowed the use of elbows earlier this year in their PFL vs. Bellator bout and sometimes allows them in the off-season match-ups, but this is the first time they have been allowed in the official season.
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