{"id":33681,"date":"2022-10-11T01:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T01:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigsportnews.com\/2022\/10\/11\/2019-pfl-champ-emiliano-sordi-unsure-if-hell-continue-with-promotion\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T02:20:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T02:20:27","slug":"2019-pfl-champ-emiliano-sordi-unsure-if-hell-continue-with-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigsportnews.com\/2019-pfl-champ-emiliano-sordi-unsure-if-hell-continue-with-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 PFL champ Emiliano Sordi unsure if he\u2019ll continue with promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Emiliano Sordi<\/a> is not sure if he\u2019ll stay with the PFL for lengthy.<\/p>\n

The 2019 PFL mild heavyweight champion is at present in contract negotiations with the promotion and may\u2019t assure PFL will proceed to be the house of his combating profession. However what is for certain is that Sordi (23-11-1) is prepared for no matter comes subsequent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re negotiating to see what\u2019s going to occur,\u201d Sordi told MMA Junkie in Spanish<\/a>. \u201cI believe PFL has new plans for subsequent yr, they usually probably would possibly do two seasons, extra occasions in Europe. The reality is that I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to occur with me and PFL \u2013 if I\u2019m going to proceed with them or not. However I\u2019m at peace with all of that. I\u2019m coaching at an excellent gymnasium, and I\u2019m prepared for what\u2019s to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

After successful the PFL mild heavyweight title and $1 million prize in 2019, Sordi has been unable to recreate one other championship run.<\/p>\n

Within the PFL\u2019s return 2021 season from the pandemic closure, Sordi misplaced by determination to eventual winner Antonio Carlos Junior within the semifinals. And in 2022, Sordi suffered consecutive defeats, which eradicated him from the postseason. The Argentine has been coping with a knee damage in 2022, and a part of him regrets not pulling out to make a wholesome return.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m coming off three straight losses such as you stated, and I had a knee damage that hindered me lots, however that\u2019s my fault,\u201d Sordi stated. \u201cI ought to\u2019ve stated that I couldn\u2019t struggle just like the ex-heavyweight champion did, as he pulled out from the struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was silly of me to not do this, and I may\u2019ve pulled out. However oh effectively, the guts of a fighter typically doesn\u2019t can help you say no. However no matter, the fault is mine. I don\u2019t blame anybody else. It\u2019s 100% my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sordi is coaching arduous at Kill Cliff FC and is staying prepared, as he\u2019s decided to struggle another time this yr. The 31-year-old is itching to get again within the cage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis yr, I\u2019m combating at the very least another time, for certain,\u201d Sordi stated. \u201cI don\u2019t know the place or in opposition to whom. I had a struggle lined up, however the whole occasion acquired cancelled, so we\u2019re searching for one thing, so I may struggle in November or December.\u201d<\/p>\n