Five Finger Death Punch ‘s Zoltan Bathory has expanded his jiu-jitsu league, the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF), with a larger broadcast footprint and the addition of a third team, the Philadelphia Phenoms, with the hopes of turning the martial art into a major league sport.

Bathory and his PGF co-owners Brandon McCaghren, Heather Grace Gracie, and Keelan Lawyer announced the news via a press release on Thursday (August 28th). The Phenoms become the third team in the PGF (alongside the New Hope Kings and the Alabama Twisters) following a seven-figure franchise sale to entrepreneur and jiu-jitsu competitor/community advocate Lauren Barone, who makes history as the PGF’s first female team owner.

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