Teams representing London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Dubai and Sao Paulo will form the inaugural season, with the teams set up as follows:
LONDON
Manager: Luke Barnatt
Coach: Carl Prince
LOS ANGELES
Manager: Wanderlei Silva
Coach: Rafael Cordeiro
NEW YORK
Manager: TBC
Coach: Ray Longo
MIAMI
Manager: Thiago Alves
Coach: Conan Silveira
DUBAI
Manager: Cain Velasquez
Coach: Javier Mendez
SAO PAULO
Manager: Lyoto Machida
Coach: Andre Pederneiras
Those owner/coach duos will select their respective team’s rosters at the inaugural GFL Draft, which takes place Friday night at 1am GMT, and you can follow the action via the video player above.
A huge collection of fighters has been provisionally signed by the promotion, with those selected set to compete under GFL contracts. Those left unselected will revert to free agency, but may still feature in upcoming GFL events.
