One of the most talked about subjects in MMA over the past several weeks has been the upcoming launch of the Global Fight League, or GFL.
The promotion is set to host their initial draft later today (January 24) meaning that they've recently announced the final additions to the talent pool.
GFL's first ever draft will air live via multiple platforms including social media channels and YouTube as fans finally get to find out which athletes will be competing in their team-based format.
The talent pool currently consists of over 400 fighters but only around a quarter of them will make it through the draft in order to officially signed to the promotion.
From there, they will compete for the team that they're selected for which consist of a team manager and a head coach.
For example, London's team is headed up by European MMA veteran Luke Barnatt as the manager whilst Manchester Top Team's Carl Prince will serve as the head coach.
Other teams feature managers such as Cain Velasquez, Thiago Alves, Wanderlei Silva and Lyoto Machida alongside coaches like Rafael Cordeiro, Conan Silveira, Ray Longo and Javier Mendez.
More notable names were recently announced to be joining the draft pool, including several UK fighters and other names that fight fans will be familiar with.
The likes of Brett Johns, Mike Grundy, Saul Rogers, Norman Parke and Emrah Sonmez are all recent additions.
Some of the other major names that fans will recognise from the latest additions include Douglas Lima, Brian Kelleher, Bruno Cappelozza, Chad Mendes, Dillon Danis, Greg Hardy, Kai Kamaka, Matheus Nicolau, Neiman Gracie, Pedro Carvalho, Ray Borg, Raphael Assuncao, Renan Barao, Ricky Bandejas, Timur Valiev and Uriah Hall.
GFL's first event is set to take place in April with a full schedule being announced in the coming weeks which is set to include a stop off in London.
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