The Professional Fighters League heads back to Sioux Falls on May 2 with hometown star Logan Storley meeting Florim Zendeli in the welterweight main event.
![Alche Gupiteo delivers in his standout debut for Criss Cross. [Spikers Turf photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ST-2026-Criss-Cross-vs.-VNS-Alche-Gupiteo-6546-400x200.jpg)
Rookie Alche Gupiteo impressed in his debut as Criss Cross rolled past VNS Always Bright Laticrete to start its Spikers’ Turf title defense.
![JM Ronquillo delivers a key attack in the Protectors’ season-opening victory. [Spikers Turf photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ST-2026-Alpha-vs.-Cabstars-JM-Ronquillo-6168-400x200.jpg)
Alpha Insurance imposed its system after a tight first set, sweeping newcomer AEP-Cabstars to kick off its 2026 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference run.
![Manny Pacquiao hands over his fight trunks to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Philippine Sports Museum. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC00352-400x200.jpg)
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao formally handed over select memorabilia to the Philippine Sports Museum, cementing his legacy and inspiring future Filipino athletes.
![Cignal celebrates after tightening the PVL Final Four race. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PVL-AFC-26-PLDT-vs.-Cignal-4450-400x200.jpg)
Cignal returned to winning form with a straight-sets win over PLDT, shaking up the race for Final Four spots in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.
![Ivy Lacsina powers an attack during Akari’s four-set win over Nxled. [PVL Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PVL-AFC-26-Akari-vs.-Nxled-Ivy-Lacsina-3835-400x200.jpg)
Akari finally broke through in the PVL All-Filipino Conference, defeating Nxled in four sets behind a balanced offensive surge.
Genadi Jorjoliani shocked the heavyweight division after knocking out unbeaten Danylo Voievodki in the first round at BRAVE CF 104 in Belgrade.
![Ronald Oranza celebrates after winning the Men Elite criterium in Tagaytay City. [photo credit: PhilCycling]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Roland-Oranza_PhilCycling-Photo-400x200.jpg)
Ronald Oranza, Jude Gabriel Francisco and Mary Joyce Monton stamped their class in the criterium races that opened the PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2026 in Tagaytay City.
![The offseason shook the league. Now the real test begins. Watch how the new-look contenders battle for control in what could be the most unpredictable Spikers’ Turf season in years. [photo credit: Spikers Turf]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ST-2026-Presscon-8242-400x200.jpg)
The 2026 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference begins Wednesday with a reshaped field and multiple contenders eyeing the crown.
Paul “Big News” Hughes returns to Belfast to face New Zealand’s Jay Jay Wilson in a high-stakes PFL lightweight clash this April.