A predictable mess: The GFL finds itself on life support before ever having an event

Urijah Faber had been scheduled for a trilogy fight with former UFC champ and old rival Renan Bar\u0101o (not pictures) at the GFL launch, but that bout is now in jeopardy. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Since everything feels like gambling these days, it’s been a fun exercise in the early going of 2025 to ponder the odds that the GFL will ever hold an event.

Back in January, you might have been able to get even money on the hypothetical line that it would put on at least one. As a team-oriented concept, the upstart promotion even held a GFL draft later that month, with Team Dubai using the coveted first pick to scoop up 43-year-old Tyron Woodley.

But by April, just a month…