MMAX Investment Partners, Inc.
New York, US · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
New York-based investment vehicle that acquired the assets of World Series of Fighting and restructured them into the Professional Fighters League.
Also known as MMAX Investment Partners
Founders & leadership
Board
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$96M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds · 2017–2021
▶$33.1MraisedMar 2021 · 25 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- W. Russell RamseyExecutive Officer, Director
- Donn DavisExecutive Officer, Director
- Mark LeschlyDirector
- Theodore SegalDirector
- Ara CohenDirector
- James BramsonExecutive Officer
- Nathaniel RedleafDirector
- Fred SchaufeldDirector
- Peter MurrayExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $68.1M
- Amount sold
- $33.1M
- Finders' fees
- $750K
- First sale
- Jan 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$27.9MraisedSep 2018 · 36 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Mark LeschlyDirector
- Bruce BendellDirector
- W. Russell RamseyExecutive Officer, Director
- Donn DavisExecutive Officer, Director
- Carlos SilvaExecutive Officer
- Peter MurrayExecutive Officer, Director
- James BramsonExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $35M
- Amount sold
- $27.9M
- First sale
- May 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$10MraisedOct 2017 · 27 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Carlos SilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Donn DavisDirector
- Mark LeschlyDirector
- W. Russell RamseyExecutive Officer, Director
- Keith RedmondDirector
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $10M
- First sale
- May 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$25MraisedJan 2017 · 31 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Mark LeschlyDirector
- Russ RamseyExecutive Officer, Director
- Donn DavisDirector
- Carlos SilvaExecutive Officer, Director
- Keith RedmondDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- Proceeds to insiders
- $100K
- First sale
- Jan 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2016
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. is an investment entity headquartered at 320 West 37th Street, 14th Floor, New York, New York. It is the vehicle through which a group of investors acquired the assets of the mixed martial arts promotion World Series of Fighting (WSOF) in 2017. Following the acquisition, WSOF was restructured as the Professional Fighters League (PFL), with venture capitalist Donn Davis as founder and an inaugural season staged in 2018.
The investor group associated with the acquisition has been described as McLean, Virginia-based and included financier Russ Ramsey, Mark Leschly, businessman Ted Leonsis, Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner and Glenn Youngkin. Individuals listed as current or past directors and executives of the entity include Bruce Bendell, James Bramson, Ara Cohen, Donn Davis, Mark Leschly, Peter Murray, Russ Ramsey, W. Russell Ramsey, Nathaniel Redleaf, Keith Redmond, Fred Schaufeld, Theodore Segal and Carlos Silva. Several of these figures took operating roles at the resulting league: Carlos Silva, previously WSOF CEO, became PFL president, and former National Football League executive Peter Murray was appointed CEO of the league in January 2018.
The company has raised capital through private placements exempt under Rule 506(b), filing Form D notices with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2017, October 2017, September 2018 and March 2021, reporting equity-only offerings.
Business model
MMAX Investment Partners operates as a private investment holding vehicle, pooling equity capital from investors through private placements and deploying it to acquire and restructure operating assets, as in its purchase of the World Series of Fighting mixed martial arts promotion and its conversion into the Professional Fighters League.
Traction
SEC Form D filings report cumulative amounts sold of $25,000,000 (January 2017), $10,000,000 (October 2017), $27,914,998 (September 2018) and $33,132,053 (March 2021) across four separate equity-only offerings.
Latest developments
The most recent reported private placement was a new equity-only offering disclosed on March 4, 2021, with $33,132,053 sold.
▸Full profile — market position, geography, history
Market position
Through its acquisition and restructuring of the World Series of Fighting, the entity was the founding capital source behind the Professional Fighters League, described as the first major mixed martial arts organization to run a regular season, post-season and championship rather than year-round matchmaking.
Geography
The company lists a New York City address at 320 West 37th Street. The investor group behind the 2017 WSOF acquisition has been described as based in McLean, Virginia.
History
The entity raised equity capital via a private placement first reported to the SEC in January 2017. In 2017 it acquired the assets of the World Series of Fighting, a promotion formed in 2012 that had held more than 35 events in the United States, Canada, Japan, China and the Philippines and featured fighters such as Justin Gaethje, Marlon Moraes and Lance Palmer. The assets were restructured into the Professional Fighters League, which launched in 2018 with a regular season, post-season and championship format and held its first event on June 7, 2018 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Further equity offerings were reported in October 2017, September 2018 and March 2021.
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe restructured promotion held its first event as the Professional Fighters League at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with each of six weight-class champions receiving a $1 million prize.
Former National Football League executive Peter Murray, listed among the entity's directors and executives, was appointed CEO of the league; former WSOF CEO Carlos Silva became PFL president.
MMAX Investment Partners, a group of McLean, Virginia investors including Russ Ramsey, Mark Leschly, Ted Leonsis, Mark Lerner and Glenn Youngkin, acquired the assets of the World Series of Fighting promotion, which was then restructured as the Professional Fighters League with Donn Davis as founder.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 2
primary sources listed
- MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. - fund raising filingformds.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. do?
- New York-based investment vehicle that acquired the assets of World Series of Fighting and restructured them into the Professional Fighters League.
- Who are MMAX Investment Partners, Inc.'s investors?
- MMAX Investment Partners, Inc.'s investors include Rho Ventures.
- How much funding has MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. raised?
- MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. has disclosed $96M raised across 4 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. headquartered?
- MMAX Investment Partners, Inc. is headquartered in New York, US.