Global Fight League's list of male fighter signings is long and distinguished

The upstart Global Fight League recently announced a slew of female signings. And just like the women, the men signed to the new promotion is a who's-who of former standouts.

The new GFL will hold its inaugural draft later this month, and hundreds of fighters will be on the list.The GFL will be a team-based promotion that kicks off in April. Teams will be made up of both female and male fighters. Managers from six teams will take part in the draft Jan. 24.

The GFL has touted a 50-50 revenue split with fighters, as well as fighter retirement and insurance funds as a way to "prioritize fighters' financial security and professional well-being, offering unprecedented profit-sharing opportunities to empower male and female athletes throughout their careers."

Take a look at the current GFL roster of men's fighters ahead of the Jan. 24 draft:

Heavyweight

• Andrei Arlovski, 34–24

• Stuart Austin, 18–8

• Alan Belcher, 19–9

• Tanner Boser, 21–10–1

• Robelis Despaigne, 5–2

• Junior dos Santos, 23–10

• Greg Hardy, 7–5

• Guto Inocente, 11–6

• Philipe Lins, 18–5

• Aleksandr Maslov, 11–1

• Frank Mir, 19–13

• Aleksei Oleinik, 61–18–1

• Roggers Souza, 15–8

• Oli Thompson, 23–17

• Fabricio Werdum, 24–10–1

Light Heavyweight

• Rafael Carvalho, 17–8–1

• Alexander Gustafsson, 18–8

• Da Woon Jung, 15–6–1

• Ilir Latifi, 16–9

• Ovince Saint Preux, 27–18

• Thiago Santos, 22–13–1

• Cleiton Silva, 16–4

• Emiliano Sordi, 25–13–1

Middleweight

• Kyle Daukaus, 15–4

• Chauncey Foxworth, 17–10

• Glaico Franca, 23–8

• Phil Hawes, 12–6

• Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz, 11–2

• Hector Lombard, 34–11–1

• Gegard Mousasi, 49–9–2

• Markus Perez, 14–7

• Jared Revel, 13–4

• Luke Rockhold, 16–6

• Wanderlei Silva, 35–14–1

• Jozef Wittner, 16–4

Welterweight

• Benson Henderson, 30–12

• Michael Irizarry, 13–6

• Ruan Machado, 7–2

• Jordan Mein, 32–14

• Dominick Meriweather, 7–1

• Danny Mitchell, 20–9–1

• Abubakar Nurmagomedov, 17–4–1

• Adilet Nurmatov, 13–2

• Rousimar Palhares, 19–13

• Julio Spadaccini, 8–3

• Francisco Trinaldo, 29–9

• Austin Tweedy, 11–4

• Tyron Woodley, 25–14

• João Zeferino, 26–11

Lightweight

• Amirkhon Alikhuzhaev, 11–4

• Raimundo Batista, 17–3

• Stephen Beaumont, 11–3

• Will Brooks, 26–5–1

• Yan Cabral, 15–3

• Ayton De Paepe, 12–4

• Christos Giagos, 20–12

• Kevin Lee, 20–8

• William Lima, 14–5

• John Makdessi, 18–9

• Lucas Martins, 22–7

• Aaron McKenzie, 11–2–1

• Killys Mota, 15–4

• Ayinda Nah, 5–0

• Alex Oliveira, 25–16–1

• Sidney Outlaw, 19–6

• Oscar Ownsworth, 8–3–1

• Anthony Pettis, 25–14

• Jefferson Pontes, 6–1

• Charles Rosa, 19–8

• Gabriel Souza, 9–1

• Jeremy Stephens, 29–21

• Mohamed Tarek, 8–4

• Feruz Usmonov, 4–1

Featherweight

• Marcel Adur, 19–7–1

• Mohammad Qwai Abzakh, 4–0–2

• Deberson Batista, 12–4–2

• Claudeci Brito, 11–5

• Patrizio de Souza, 8–2

• Marcelo Dias, 14–6

• Andre Harrison, 22–3

• Alexsandro Lopes, 10–4–2

• Marlon Moraes, 23–13–1

• Renan Oliveira, 11–2

• Lance Palmer, 24–7

Bantamweight

• Marcus Paulo Amaral, 16–4

• Omar Arteaga, 11–1

• Renan Barão, 36–10

• Pedro Carvalho, 13–10

• Romania Denis, 10–1

• Cameron Else, 11–6

• Marciano Ferreira, 12–2

• Bubba Jenkins, 22–9

• Jimmie Rivera, 23–5

• Andre Soukhamthath, 14–10

• Diego Teixeira, 7–4

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