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87-659: WSOF may refer to World Series of Fighting , a mixed martial arts promotion, based in the United States World Series of Fighting: Canada , a mixed martial arts promotion, based in Canada World Series of Fighting: Central America , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Central America WSOF (FM) , a radio station (89.9 FM) licensed to serve Madisonville, Kentucky, United States Topics referred to by

174-583: A Republican governor and 23 states with a Democratic governor. Four Democrats (including the Mayor of the District of Columbia ), one Independent, and one New Progressive also occupy territorial governorships or mayorships. No independent and other third parties currently hold a state governorship. For each term, governors serve four years in office. The exceptions are Vermont and New Hampshire where tenures are two years long. The longest-serving current governor

261-438: A blanket primary against each other. Regardless of political party, the top two candidates move on to the general election. In Louisiana, the general election occurs between the top two candidates if no candidate obtains more than 50% of the votes cast, and is cancelled if one of the candidates receives more than 50%. In California and Washington, the top two vote getters proceed to the general election regardless of how many votes

348-599: A $ 10 million prize pool. The first season was headlined by a fight between Andre Harrison about Jumabieke Tuerxun and featured bouts in the featherweight and heavyweight divisions. In 2018, the seven regular-season events were held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Chicago Theatre, GWU Smith Center, Nassau Coliseum and Ocean Resort Casino. The playoff events was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,

435-548: A $ 30 million equity round to aid in global expansion efforts and a new Pay-per-view division. Baseball player Alex Rodriguez was involved the raise and, with Daniel Leff, joined PFL's board of directors. That same month, Murray told daily newspaper the New York Post that PFL was coming back to New York City for its 2022 playoffs, with the first playoff held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on August 5, 2022. Later that month, Live Nation Entertainment signed

522-471: A 1996 referendum. In 47 of the 50 states, whenever there is a vacancy of one of the state's U.S. Senate seats, that state's governor has the power to appoint someone to fill the vacancy until a special election is held; the governors of Oregon , Alaska , and Wisconsin do not have this power. A state governor may give an annual State of the State address in order to satisfy a constitutional stipulation that

609-676: A co-leader” according to chairman Donn Davis. Although the purchase amount was not disclosed, Bellator’s value was previously estimated at $ 500 million. As part of the announcement, Davis confirmed that the Bellator brand would continue as a separate “reimagined” league with its athletes able to compete in PFL events. The first crossover card was held in February 2024 in Saudi Arabia, featuring pairings of champions from each promotion in four weight classes and

696-576: A considerable role in legislation. The governor may also have additional roles, such as that of commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard (when not federalized) and of that state's respective defense force (which is not subject to federalization). In many states and territories the governor also has partial or absolute power to commute or pardon a criminal sentence . All U.S. governors serve four-year terms except those in New Hampshire and Vermont , who serve two-year terms. In all states,

783-742: A contract with the Professional Fighters League and is expected to attend the PFL Europe Playoff in September 2023. After leaving the UFC in January 2023, former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou joined the organization in May 2023, who CEO Peter Murray called their "number one signing" at the time. Ngannou’s agreement was characterized as a “strategic partnership” with the PFL, which gives him equity,

870-871: A deal with PFL to broadcast the 2022 playoffs in the UK, as PFL planned to host playoffs in the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff and the Copper Box Arena in London in August 2022, following a first event in New York City. In June 2022, PFL fighter and two-time lightweight champion Kayla Harrison was nominated for an ESPY award . In July 2022, PFL announced plans for a European league, starting in 2023. The regional league will be called PFL Europe. In January 2023,

957-426: A fighter 3 points and up to 3 bonus points for a finish ( knockout or submission), totalling up to 6 points. Draws awards both fighters 1 point. Fighters are awarded 3 Bonus points for a first round finish for a total of 6 points, also known as a "Quick Six", 2 for a second round finish for a total of 5 points, and 1 for a third round finish for a total of 4 points. For example, a fighter who finishes their opponent in

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1044-455: A governor has strong budget controls, appointment authority, and veto powers are examples of institutional powers. In colonial North America, governors were chosen in a variety of ways, depending on how the colony was organized. In the crown colonies of Great Britain, France, and Spain, the governor was chosen by the ruling monarch of the colonizing power, or his designees; in British colonies,

1131-399: A governor must report annually (or in older constitutions described as being "from time to time") on the state or condition of the state. Governors of states may also perform ceremonial roles, such as greeting dignitaries, conferring state decorations, issuing symbolic proclamations or attending the state fair . The governor may also have an official residence (see Governor's Mansion ). In

1218-451: A higher salary than the $ 174,000 paid to members of Congress. In many states, the governor is not the highest-paid state employee; most often, that distinction is held by the head football or men's basketball coach at a major state university. All states except Louisiana hold gubernatorial elections on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. The earliest possible date for

1305-824: A leadership role on the promotion’s advisory board, and allows him to pursue outside boxing fights. As part of the agreement Ngannou was also named chairman of PFL Africa. Ngannou will compete in the PFL’s Super Fight division, and is anticipated to face Renan Ferreira in his first bout. The inaugural season had 72 fighters in six weight-classes, competing in seven regular season events on Thursday nights in June, July and August. The top eight in each weight-class faced off in bracket-style, single elimination playoff fights on Saturday nights in October. The PFL 2018 season concluded on December 31, 2018, with six championship bouts back-to-back with

1392-461: A list of names submitted by a nominations committee. All with the exception of four states and one territory ( Maine , New Hampshire , Oregon , Puerto Rico , and Wyoming ) have a lieutenant governor . The lieutenant governor succeeds to the gubernatorial office (the powers and duties but not the office, in Massachusetts and West Virginia ), if vacated by impeachment, death, or resignation of

1479-483: A multi-year partnership for its new PFL Challenger Series with streaming television provider fuboTV on its Fubo Sports Network. Set to debut in February 2022, the new event will see fighters competing for a chance to earn a PFL contract and will incorporate a celebrity judging panel, a fan vote, sports betting and gamification. On January 29, 2018, the League announced it had reached a multi-platform distribution deal for

1566-465: A ranking of the power of the governorship in all 50 states, University of North Carolina political scientist Thad Beyle makes the distinction between "personal powers" of governors, which are factors that vary from person to person, season to season – and the "institutional powers" that are set in place by law. Examples of measurable personal factors are how large a governor's margin of victory was on election day, and standing in public opinion polls. Whether

1653-403: A reduction in their salary instead of refusing it entirely. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took a 5 percent reduction in his salary in 2015, and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear reduced his salary by 10 percent during the same year. Only nine states (Massachusetts, California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia) currently offer their governors

1740-417: A six-time Muay Thai world champion . In January 2018, former National Football League executive Peter Murray was appointed CEO of the league. That year, in its inaugural season as the PFL, the promotion introduced a league model , the first MMA promotion to do so. Following a partnership with blockchain reward app Socios.com in October 2020, PFL launched a fan non-fungible token (NFT) and became

1827-695: A three-year contract with the Professional Fighters League to compete in the Women's Lightweight division and former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis who joined the Professional Fighters League ahead of the 2021 regular season. PFL's 2021 roster included 60 fighters competing across six weight classes. The late additions to the season were the welterweights Gleison Tibau , Alexey Kunchenko and Jason Ponet, featherweights Chris Wade and Anthony Dizy, women's lightweights Kaitlin Young and Taylor Guardado and light heavyweight Nick Roehrick. In December 2021, PFL announced

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1914-400: A variety of tools, among them executive orders , executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads, many of whom they are empowered to appoint. A majority of governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well, in most cases from

2001-562: Is Jay Inslee of Washington , who was re-elected to his third term in 2020. The longest-serving governor of all time was Terry Branstad of Iowa , who was elected to his sixth (non-consecutive) term in 2014 . Governor Branstad resigned on May 24, 2017, to become the United States Ambassador to China. He held the title of Governor of Iowa for 22 years. On December 14, 2015, he became the longest-serving governor in US history, breaking

2088-590: Is based on the status and name value of individuals who compete in it. The PFL's matches are held inside a 10-sided mixed martial arts cage known as the SmartCage, and adhere to the unified rules of mixed martial arts , with the exception that the PFL prohibits all elbow strikes . The PFL's inaugural event took place on June 7, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York. At

2175-613: Is black, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , who is of Hispanic descent; Chris Sununu of New Hampshire , who is of Lebanese, Palestinian, Latin American, Irish and British descent; and Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma , who is a member of the Cherokee Nation . Sununu and Stitt are Republicans , while Grisham and Moore are Democrats . Among the five U.S. territories, one Hispanic ( Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico ), one Black ( Albert Bryan of

2262-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages World Series of Fighting The PFL currently puts on fights across six weight-divisions: featherweight , women's lightweight, lightweight , welterweight , light heavyweight and heavyweight . In addition to this, there is also a ‘Super Fight’ division, which isn't defined by weight, but instead

2349-1070: Is the only state with an older minimum age requirement, age 31 years old or older. Some states require the governor to be a qualified elector/voter, implying a minimum age of 18. Vermont requires candidates to be residents of the state for at least four years as of Election Day, which would preclude small children from running, but has no other implicit or explicit age limit. As of January 2023, there are 38 male state governors. The 12 female governors are: Kay Ivey of Alabama , Katie Hobbs of Arizona , Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas , Kim Reynolds of Iowa , Laura Kelly of Kansas , Janet Mills of Maine , Maura Healey of Massachusetts , Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan , Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Kathy Hochul of New York , Tina Kotek of Oregon , and Kristi Noem of South Dakota . Of those, Ivey, Huckabee Sanders, Noem, and Reynolds are Republicans , while Hobbs, Kelly, Mills, Healey, Whitmer, Grisham, Hochul, and Kotek are Democrats . Four territorial governors are male; one territorial governor and

2436-653: The Board of Trade was often the primary decision maker. Colonies based on a corporate charter, such as the Connecticut Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony , elected their own governors based on rules spelled out in the charter or other colonial legislation. In proprietary colonies , such as the Province of Carolina before it became a crown colony (and was divided into North and South ), governors were chosen by

2523-552: The LGBTQ community: Jared Polis (Colorado), who is gay, and Tina Kotek (Oregon) and Maura Healey (Massachusetts) who are lesbians. Ethnic minorities as defined by the United States Census currently constitute 38.9% of the total population of the U.S. as of 2018. There are currently 46 state governors who are non-Hispanic whites of European American background. There are 4 minority governors: Wes Moore of Maryland , who

2610-671: The Lords Proprietor who controlled the colony. In the early years of the American Revolutionary War , eleven of the Thirteen Colonies evicted (with varying levels of violence) royal and proprietary governors. The other two colonies ( Connecticut and Rhode Island ) had corporate charters; Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull was governor before and during the war period, while in Rhode Island, Governor Joseph Wanton

2697-1405: The Reconstruction era . Thirteen of the current state governors were born outside the state they are serving: Mike Dunleavy of Alaska (born in Pennsylvania), Ned Lamont of Connecticut (born in Washington, D.C.), Josh Green of Hawaii (born in New York), J. B. Pritzker of Illinois (born in California), Laura Kelly of Kansas (born in New York), Maura Healey of Massachusetts (born in Maryland), Tim Walz of Minnesota (born in Nebraska), Greg Gianforte of Montana (born in California), Joe Lombardo of Nevada (born in Japan), Phil Murphy of New Jersey (born in Massachusetts), Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma (born in Florida), Tina Kotek of Oregon (born in Pennsylvania), Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania (born in Missouri), and Mark Gordon of Wyoming (born in New York). One governor, Joe Lombardo of Nevada,

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2784-568: The U.S. Virgin Islands ), and three Pacific Islander Americans ( Lou Leon Guerrero of Guam , Lemanu Peleti Mauga of American Samoa , and Arnold Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands ) currently serve as governor. African-American Muriel Bowser is the current Mayor of the District of Columbia , an office equivalent to a governor. In 1990, Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first African-American governor of any state since

2871-527: The United States , a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories , functioning as head of state and head of government therein. While like all officials in the United States, checks and balances are placed on the office of the governor, significant powers may include ceremonial head of state (representing

2958-504: The federal government of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution , such as regulating intrastate commerce, holding elections , creating local governments , and ratifying constitutional amendments . Each state has its own constitution , grounded in republican principles , and government, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Also, due to

3045-718: The 2021 debut airing of the PFL Challenger Series, the celebrity guest panel included NFL stars Ray Lewis and Todd Gurley and entertainers Jeremy Piven and Wiz Khalifa . The inaugural PFL Challenger Series streamed on FuboTV and Fubo Sports Network from February 2022 to April 2022. Starting in 2023 PFL Europe will feature the top emerging European MMA fighters, and will be broadcast during prime local hours with all events staged in Europe. The first event took place on March 25, 2023 in Newcastle , England . Following

3132-1188: The Bellator Champions Series for the United States. The 8 events will stream live on Max , which began with Bellator Champions Series Belfast on March 22. PFL's 2018 broadcast team for live events and pre- and post-event shows included Randy Couture , Bas Rutten , Yves Edwards , Caroline Pearce and Todd Harris . Harris provided play-by-play while Couture provided color commentary. Rutten and Pearce conducted pre- and post-fight interviews and Edwards offered video breakdowns and fight analysis. The 2019 broadcast team for live events and pre- and post-event shows included 2018 PFL light heavyweight champion Sean O'Connell , Randy Couture, Caroline Pearce and former UFC lightweight Yves Edwards, with former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia as in-cage announcer. The 2021 broadcast team included Randy Couture, Kenny Florian , Sean O'Connell , Lillian Garcia and Chael Sonnen . The 2022 broadcast team included Randy Couture , Kenny Florian , Sean O'Connell and Lilian Garcia . Governor (United States) ( Alabama to Missouri , Montana to Wyoming ) In

3219-566: The Long Beach Arena, and the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena. The championship event was held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The PFL 2019 regular season consisted of six weight classes and six events spanning from May to August. Playoffs consisted of three events and the season culminates with the Championship Event on New Year's Eve 2019. The PFL 2020 season

3306-430: The PFL announced a new division, known as Super Fight, with events on pay-per-view , co-founded by major influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul . Paul's title is Head of Fighter Advocacy. Super Fight participants will earn at least 50 percent of the pay-per-view revenue, significantly higher than the 20 percent earned by fighters in the UFC. After ten PFL athletes – including former champions – failed their drug tests during

3393-423: The PFL bans all elbow strikes. Some have speculated that the prohibition is meant to avoid serious injuries that could delay future matches in the season. Notably, contenders for the championship are chosen using a proprietary outcome-based elimination system . Unlike most promotions, PFL fighters compete for points across a season. Each regular season fighters compete in two, three-rounds bouts. Each win awards

3480-561: The PFL is broadcast by Fast Sports HD in Pakistan In February 2024, PFL announced its agreement with TV Nova to become the exclusive broadcast partner for Czech Republic and Slovakia for 2024-2025, followed by an agreement with Sub-Saharan African organization SuperSport in March 2024 to broadcast all PFL programming in the region. In March 2024, PFL announced its agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery for exclusive rights to carry

3567-579: The PFL's events are broadcast by ESPN in the United States and TSN in Canada. PFL events and playoff matches air on ESPN+ and ESPN2 , with the Championship Event on New Year's Eve airing exclusively on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes . The PFL international distribution is handled by combat sports rights distributor Fighting Spirit. PFL airs on Claro Sports in Hispanic America, Combate in Brazil, MMA TV in

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3654-712: The United Kingdom, MMA TV in Nordic countries, Match TV and Boets TV in Russia, JSBC in China, beIN Sports in the Middle East and Northern Africa, and ESPN in sub-Saharan Africa. In August 2020, the PFL launched an over the top (OTT) platform via its mobile app. In October 2021, the PFL signed a distribution deal with sports media company Wave.tv. As of 2021, the PFL is broadcast in 160 countries, through media partners like ESPN in

3741-548: The United States, Globo in Brazil, which renewed its rights as the exclusive broadcast partner for the country in a multi-year agreement in March 2024, Bild in Germany, RMC Sports in France, Eurosport in India, and Telesport in Russia. In January 2022, it was announced that PFL and ESPN struck a multi-year contract extension for broadcasting rights in the United States. In October 2022,

3828-540: The United States, Canada, Japan , China and the Philippines , and was best known for featuring fighters such as Justin Gaethje , Marlon Moraes and Lance Palmer . In 2017, MMAX Investment Partners, a group of McLean, Virginia investors, which included financier Russ Ramsey , Mark Leschly, businessman Ted Leonsis, Washington Nationals ' owner Mark Lerner and future Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin , acquired

3915-510: The acting capacity for a short time. Arizona was the first state where a woman followed another woman as governor (they were from different parties). Arizona also has had the most female governors with a total of five, and is the first state to have three women in a row serve as governor. Washington was the first state to have both a female governor and female U.S. Senators serving at the same time ( Christine Gregoire ; Patty Murray ; Maria Cantwell , respectively), from 2005 to 2013. New Hampshire

4002-420: The age of 29. When future President Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in 1978 at age 32, he became the youngest governor since Harold Stassen of Minnesota , elected in 1938 at age 31. In 35 states, the minimum age requirement of the governor is age 30 years old or older, though in some it is age 25 years old or older (7), age 21 years old or older (1), or age 18 years old or older (5). Oklahoma

4089-468: The assets of the WSOF. It was announced that the WSOF would be restructured as the Professional Fighters League (PFL), with owner Davis as founder and with the inaugural season taking place in 2018. After the restructuring, WSOF CEO Carlos Silva and WSOF president and co-founder Ray Sefo joined PFL, with Silva as president of PFL and Sefo as president of fight operations. Sefo was previously an MMA fighter and

4176-408: The chairman of the league that is set to launch in the second quarter of 2025. For each season, the PFL roster begins with 72 fighters in six weight classes : five men's weight classes and one women's weight class. PFL additionally signs fighters to development contracts from the PFL Challenger Series. These fighters occasionally appear as alternates in the league season or as showcase fights opening

4263-404: The company purchasing a minority ownership stake. In April 2022, games publisher Rival Games signed a partnership with PFL, its first with an MMA company. The deal was intended to create a gaming community for PFL and allow fans to host tournaments. In that same month, PFL signed a deal with social platform millions.co for group/party streaming . In May 2022, PFL revealed that they completed

4350-540: The deal, the previously published PPV super fight series events will be hosted in Saudi Arabia . This investment served as Saudi Arabia’s first foray into MMA and will allow the PFL to “encroach into the UFC’s Middle East territory.” On November 20, 2023, it was announced that the PFL had acquired its competitor Bellator MMA from Paramount Global , which aimed to make PFL “a global powerhouse and poised to become

4437-409: The election is therefore November 2 (if that date falls on a Tuesday), and the latest possible date is November 8 (if November 1 falls on a Tuesday). Louisiana holds its gubernatorial primary on the third or fourth Saturday of October and the general election (commonly referred to as the runoff within the state) on the third Saturday of November, but the general election is cancelled if one candidate wins

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4524-542: The end, each champion of the six weight classes won a championship prize of $ 1 million each. The World Series of Fighting (WSOF) was formed in 2012, after signing a broadcast deal with the NBC Sports Network . Soon after WSOF's first event was announced, it would be confirmed that Bas Rutten and Michael Schiavello would serve as commentators. Jazz Securo was the official voice and Ring Announcer of WSOF. The WSOF held over 35 events in multiple countries including

4611-634: The first PFL vs. Bellator champion vs champion event in Riyadh , the first major MMA held event in Saudi Arabia, PFL announced the launch of its second international league PFL MENA on February 24, 2024. The promotion’s inaugural event took place May 10 in Riyadh as part of a four-event season with 32 fighters competing in 4 weight classes, with a grand prize of $ 100,000. In July 2024, PFL announced that they had launched their third regional league, PFL Africa. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou acts as

4698-399: The first female MMA bout held in Saudi Arabia. An eight-event Bellator Champions Series was also established, with its inaugural event held on March 22, 2024, and others scheduled in the US, England, and France later in the year. The PFL's matches are held inside a 10-sided mixed-martial arts cage known as the SmartCage and adhere to the unified rules of mixed martial arts , except that

4785-459: The first governor of the state of Michigan when it was admitted to the Union in January 1837, when he was 25. Mason was re-elected in November 1837, then age 26. The second youngest governor ever elected was Henry C. Warmoth of Louisiana , who was elected during reconstruction in 1868 at the age of 26. The third youngest governor was William Sprague IV of Rhode Island , who was elected in 1860 at

4872-495: The first half of season 2023, the organization decided to hire USADA to oversee and test their athletes for banned substances, much akin to what their rival UFC has already implemented. On August 30, 2023, the promotion announced that it had sold a minority stake for an initial investment of $ 100 million to SRJ Sports Investments – a branch of Public Investment Fund . As part of the agreement, SRJ supported creating PFL MENA (Middle East and North Africa) regional league. Following

4959-497: The first sports league to launch such a token. In February 2021, PFL announced a $ 65 million financing round which expanded the total funding to $ 175 million. The funding round was led by Ares Capital , Elysian Park Ventures, and Knighthead Capital. In March 2021, Hall of Fame American football player Ray Lewis joined the PFL athlete advisory board . In April 2021, former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch and rapper Wiz Khalifa both became PFL investors. Lynch joined

5046-419: The fourth ranked and the second ranked faces the third ranked. The winners of these fights then face off other in a 5 round championship fight which carries a $ 1,000,000 prize. Prior to 2021, PFL Playoffs consisted of the 8 highest ranked fighters. In the women's lightweight division, the top four fighters make the playoffs, similar to the 2019 rules. The four fighters who make the playoffs advance directly to

5133-519: The governor gets to choose (prior to the election) who would be their lieutenant governor. With the notable exception of Kansas, each of the states specifies in its constitution its qualifications for Governor. "The governor shall not hold any other office or position of profit under the United States, the State, or its political subdivisions." "May not hold any federal office, any civil or military commission, any office in another state, or any other office in Arkansas." hold any federal office, be

5220-468: The governor is directly elected, and in most cases has considerable practical powers, though this may be moderated by the state legislature and in some cases by other elected executive officials. In the five extant U.S. territories, all governors are now directly elected as well, though in the past many territorial governors were historically appointed by the President of the United States. Governors can veto state bills, and in all but seven states they have

5307-571: The governor of a state has either refused their salary in its entirety or instead only taken $ 1.00 per year. Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley refused his yearly salary of $ 119,950.00 until the state reached full employment. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder took a $ 1.00 yearly salary. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has returned his salary to the state during each year he has held office. During his tenure as Governor of California , Arnold Schwarzenegger also did not accept his salary of $ 170,000 per year. However, several governors instead have decided to take

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5394-442: The inaugural 2018 season with NBC Sports Group and Facebook . Within the United States, NBC Sports Group established a live Thursday night PFL franchise, presenting seven regular-season live events in prime time exclusively on NBCSN beginning June 7, 2018, through the end of August 2018. Events televised by NBCSN also streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. All regular season events had encore telecasts on NBCSN later

5481-403: The league events. For the 2018 season, the PFL roster included 72 fighters in six weight classes. The 2019 roster included 68 fighters in six weight classes, including a new Women's Lightweight division. In November 2020, two-time Olympic gold medalist and #2 pound-for-pound women's boxer Claressa Shields signed a three-year contract with the Professional Fighters League to compete in

5568-421: The mayor of Washington, D.C. are female. Forty-three women have served or are currently serving as state or territorial governors, including two in an acting capacity. The first female governor was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming (widow of the late Wyoming Governor William B. Ross ) who was elected on November 4, 1924, and sworn in on January 5, 1925, succeeding Frank Lucas . Also elected on November 4, 1924,

5655-407: The ownership group, while Khalifa serves as an advisor. That same month, DraftKings was named the first official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner of the PFL. DraftKings would sponsor the league's pre-fight shows and use their in-fighting technology and capturing real-time data for future prop bets . In August 2021, PFL announced a long-term partnership with Legends Hospitality , with

5742-467: The power of the line-item veto on appropriations bills (a power the President does not have). In some cases legislatures can override a gubernatorial veto by a two-thirds vote, in others by three-fifths. In Alabama , Indiana , Kentucky , and Tennessee , the governor's veto can be overridden by a simple majority vote. In Arkansas , a gubernatorial veto may be overridden by an absolute majority . The governor of North Carolina had no veto power until

5829-438: The previous governor. Lieutenant governors also serve as unofficial acting state governors in case the incumbent governors are unable to fulfill their duties, and they often serve as presiding officers of the upper houses of state legislatures. In such cases, they cannot participate in political debates, and they have no vote whenever these houses are not equally divided. States are semi-sovereign republics sharing sovereignty with

5916-401: The primary outright (see primary section below). The other 48 states hold gubernatorial elections every four years. All states except for California, Louisiana, and Washington hold primaries in which each political party holds a primary election, and the winner of the primary election moves on to compete in a general election. In California, Louisiana, and Washington, all the candidates run in

6003-408: The record held by George Clinton of New York , who served 21 years from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. In the majority of states and territories, term limit laws officially cap a governor's tenure. The oldest current governor is Kay Ivey of Alabama , born on ( 1944-10-15 ) October 15, 1944 (age 80) . The youngest current state governor is Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas who

6090-413: The same night. Outside the U.S., Facebook streamed up to six hours of live coverage for each event. Facebook also opened each event with a live 30-minute pre-fight show and closed each with a live 30-minute post-fight show. In the U.S., fans were able to watch the first three hours of undercard coverage of each event on Facebook prior to NBCSN's presentation of the main bouts. Beginning in February 2019,

6177-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WSOF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WSOF&oldid=775396684 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

6264-414: The second round would get a total of 5 points, while a decision would earn a total of 3. If a fighter is overweight at weigh-ins They will be deducted a point and can not receive any points, even if they win their fight. At the end of each regular season fighters from each division are ranked by point totals and the four highest ranked advance to the playoffs. In the semi-finals , the first ranked faces

6351-478: The semifinals in each division. There are no longer any quarterfinals, nor a situation where a fighter must compete twice in one night. PFL Challenger Series is an American mixed martial arts series. Young and up-and-coming male and female MMA fighters will compete for a slot in the PFL tournament season and a chance at $ 1 million. Each week, the PFL Challenger Series will consist of a celebrity guest panel featuring personalities in film, athletics and sports. In

6438-431: The shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . The governor heads the government's executive branch in each state or territory and, depending on the individual jurisdiction, may have considerable control over government budgeting, the power of appointment of many officials (including many judges), and

6525-463: The state), executive (overseeing the state's government), legislative (proposing, and signing or vetoing laws), judicial (granting state law pardons or commutations), and military (overseeing the militia and organized armed forces of the state). As such, governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch . As state leaders, governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using

6612-565: The stipend was $ 1,000 per month. In September 2020, PFL introduced a new series called "Inside the Season," produced in partnership with the United States Marine Corp , that detailed the journey fighters go on through training, regular season, playoffs and championships. The series is narrated by actor John C. McGinley and airs on ESPNews . Two-time Olympic gold medalist and top pound-for-pound women's boxer Claressa Shields signed

6699-479: The terms of the deal were not disclosed, chairman Donn Davis confirmed it to be a multi-fight, multi-year agreement. As part of the deal Paul was named head of fighter advocacy, where he will promote PFL fighters and assist in recruitment, and was made a minority equity owner of the PFL brand. While sitting as a guest on the series The MMA Hour, Davis alluded to a 2024 Q4 PFL fight debut for Paul. In May 2023, former Glory welterweight champion Cedric Doumbè signed

6786-401: The top vote getter received in the primary, and California prohibits write-in candidates from competing in the general election. In most states, governors can serve two four-year terms. The type of relationship between the governor and the lieutenant governor greatly varies by state. In some states the governor and lieutenant governor are completely independent of each other, while in others

6873-472: The women's lightweight division. Shields plans to compete in both boxing and MMA. In December 2020, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis joined the Professional Fighters League ahead of the 2021 regular season, departing from the UFC promotion where he fought for nearly a decade. In January 2023, YouTube influencer Jake Paul announced that he had signed a deal with the PFL to compete in their Super Fight division, which he helped launch. Though

6960-555: Was Miriam A. Ferguson of Texas (wife of former Texas Governor James E. Ferguson ), succeeding Pat Morris Neff on January 21, 1925. The first female governor elected without being the wife or widow of a past state governor was Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut , elected in 1974 and sworn in on January 8, 1975. Connecticut , Arizona , and New Mexico are the only three states to have elected female governors from both major parties. New Hampshire has also had female governors from two parties, but Republican Vesta M. Roy served only in

7047-422: Was acting governor of Arkansas for eleven days in January 1975, and David Paterson , who was governor of New York from 2008 until 2010. The current governor of Texas, Greg Abbott , has been paraplegic since an accident in 1984; he has used a wheelchair ever since. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt was paraplegic; he later became the first wheelchair-using president. Governor of Alabama George Wallace

7134-541: Was born on ( 1982-08-13 ) August 13, 1982 (age 42) . Among territorial governors, Albert Bryan of the United States Virgin Islands is the youngest, born on ( 1968-02-21 ) February 21, 1968 (age 56) . The youngest person to ever serve as a governor in the United States was Stevens T. Mason of the Michigan Territory , first elected in 1835 having just turned 24. Mason would later become

7221-522: Was born outside the United States (born in Sapporo, Japan). State constitutions have varying requirements for the length of citizenship and residency of the governor but unlike the President, state governors do not need to be natural-born citizens . There is some ambiguity in some state constitutions if a governor must be a citizen or just a resident. Two legally blind governors have served: Bob C. Riley , who

7308-407: Was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in 1972. He never walked again. The average salary of a state governor in 2009 was $ 124,398. The highest salary currently being accepted is that of New York Governor Kathy Hochul at $ 225,000. The lowest salaries are those of Maine Governor Janet Mills and Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico at $ 70,000 each. There have been several instances where

7395-451: Was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . As a measure to relieve the financial pressure of the athletes, the organization decided to hand out monthly stipends to the contracted fighters. Reactions to the stipend were mixed, with fighter Lance Palmer complaining about the amount of the stipend and with fighter Natan Schulte applauding the monthly stipend. According to multiple fighters,

7482-716: Was removed from office in 1775 for failing to support the rebel war effort. Before achieving statehood, many of the 50 states were territories or parts of territories. Administered by the federal government, they had governors who were appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate rather than elected by the resident population. Election of territorial governors began in Puerto Rico in 1948. The last appointed territorial governor, Hyrum Rex Lee in American Samoa , left office in 1978. As of January 2024, there are 27 states with

7569-524: Was the first and currently only state to have a female governor and entirely female Congressional delegation serving at the same time, from 2013 to 2015. Twelve women have been serving as chief executive of their states since January 10, 2023, when Sarah Huckabee Sanders was inaugurated as the first female governor of Arkansas . This beats the record of eleven set just days earlier following Maura Healey 's inauguration as Governor of Massachusetts on January 5, 2023. There are currently three governors from

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