{"id":246570,"date":"2025-10-28T22:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246570\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:37:08","slug":"larissa-pacheco-speaks-out-after-shocking-pfl-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/246570\/","title":{"rendered":"Larissa Pacheco speaks out after shocking PFL release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Former Professional Fighters League (PFL) champion Larissa Pacheco is disappointed with her now-former employer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI was training, I was already in camp,\u201d Pacheco said in an Instagram video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/pfl\/452276\/larissa-pacheco-breaks-silence-on-pfl-release-im-not-the-one-in-the-wrong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">translated by MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cI had to end the camp because they canceled the fight that was booked. Anyway, I have the contract, and I have many things you\u2019ll soon know. You\u2019ll know my next step soon, but for now, I\u2019m working and doing my part. I know it\u2019s in God\u2019s hands, and soon we\u2019ll have something booked, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThere is a lot of news out there,\u201d Pacheco continued. \u201cSome things I can say, others I can\u2019t yet. But I saw one thing I can share, which is about my PFL release. I\u2019m not the one in the wrong. I\u2019ve done my part and delivered fights. They released me for reasons that I\u2019ll talk about soon \u2014 and it\u2019s not my fault. I\u2019ve done my part, and you have to know that. I\u2019m free \u2014 for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Pacheco (23-5) was a powerhouse staple for PFL, going 12-3 inside the promotion and losing only to Harrison and Cris Cyborg \u2014 the latter in her most recent fight (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/10\/19\/24274545\/pfl-cris-cyborg-wins-fifth-world-title-tough-brawl-riyadh-larissa-pacheco-pfl-battle-of-giants-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While she dropped two bouts to Harrison, the Brazilian got the last laugh in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2022\/11\/26\/23478064\/midnight-mania-highlights-larissa-pacheco-upset-kayla-harrison-espn-pfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defeating her in their trilogy<\/a> to claim the PFL Women\u2019s Lightweight championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Pacheco went on to win back-to-back PFL tournaments at Lightweight and Featherweight and boasts an 83 percent finish rate, with 11 knockouts and eight submissions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At just 31 years old, a return to UFC could be on the table if she can drop back down to Bantamweight \u2014 or perhaps a big-money move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/4\/28\/24143417\/conor-mcgregor-announces-he-is-part-owner-of-bkfc-baby-we-did-it\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)<\/a>. Either way, her next step will be one to watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For all the latest PFL news and notes click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/professional-fighters-league-pfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Professional Fighters League (PFL) champion Larissa Pacheco is disappointed with her now-former employer. \u201cI was training, I&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,8810,82,702],"class_list":["post-246570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-professional-fighters-league-pfl","tag-sports","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}