According to BJJEE.com, Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory and his partners, Brandon McCraghen, Heather Gracie, and Keelan Lawyer of the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF), have officially signed with the UFC. The deal will cover their BJJ competition league, which is set to broadcast through UFC Fight Pass.
Bathory told BJJEE.com the following:
“It’s a true underdog story for the PGF. They held and broadcasted the previous seasons from a small church in Alabama… Shoe string budgets. Athletes would travel there and sleep on the mats they were competing on by day. Now we moved it all to Vegas and offer the biggest grand prize in BJJ.”
He also added the following via social media:
“Pairing up with UFC Fight Pass is gonna give us an opportunity to turn our vision into a reality, and we couldn’t possibly ask for a better partner to help us accomplish that mission. And what better place to do it than in the combat capital of the world, Las Vegas! Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far. This is just the beginning of something really special.”
The PGF will launch its new season on April 21 in Las Vegas, NV. The competition, which features a $100,000 grand prize, will find Roger Gracie, Andre Galvao, Eddie Bravo, and Jeff Glover serving as team captains.
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