Sherrod Sports Visas is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Professional Fighters League. We are an independent law practice that helps MMA fighters obtain U.S. work visas to compete in Professional Fighters League events.
FOR PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHTERS · P-1A · O-1A · EB-1A

GET VISA-READY.
FIGHT THE SEASON.

We help professional mixed martial artists obtain U.S. work visas — P-1A as internationally recognized athletes, O-1A for champions — to compete on American cards, including Professional Fighters League events. League-format MMA is built for imported talent: rosters are stocked with fighters from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and beyond, fighting a season of U.S. dates — and a season of dates is exactly what a visa itinerary is made of. Send us your record, and we map the category that fits it before you book a flight.

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A U.S. sports-immigration practice — more than a decade of P-1, O-1 and EB-1A casework for world-class competitors, combat sports above all.

HOW IT WORKS FOR FIGHTERS

1

SUBMIT YOUR RECORD

Name, country, pro record, titles, the season or fight date you're targeting. Two minutes. Your inquiry goes straight to our legal team, and you get a written recap by email.

2

WE MAP YOUR VISA

P-1A, O-1A or EB-1A — based on your record, not guesswork. A league season with scheduled U.S. dates becomes the itinerary; a proper petitioner structure — the league, a promotion, or an agent-petitioner — is set up so the filing stands on solid ground.

3

FIGHT THE SEASON

Petition filed and, when a fight date is tight, premium processing gets USCIS to decide in weeks. Visa in hand — you make the walk, you fight, you get paid. Legally.

THE HONEST READ, BEFORE YOU SPEND A DOLLAR

Season-format MMA is one of the strongest P-1A setups in combat sports: a scheduled run of U.S. dates, standings, rankings and national television make both the "internationally recognized" argument and the itinerary cleaner than one-off bookings. If you've been signed to fight a U.S. season, the visa is not the place to improvise — signings often land close to the calendar, and premium processing plus consular time still takes real weeks. The O-1A is the higher bar — sustained acclaim across multiple evidence categories — and fits champions, tournament winners and ranked veterans, not first-year pros. If your record isn't there yet for either, we tell you that too — that's what the visa check is for.

PICK YOUR PATH

P-1A ATHLETE VISA

$6,000 service fee

For the fighter with a real record coming to compete in a U.S. season.

  • Internationally recognized fighters
  • A season of U.S. dates = the itinerary
  • League, promotion or agent-petitioner structures
  • The realistic first category for most fighters
SEE THE FULL P-1A PROCESS

O-1A EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

$8,000 service fee

For the top of the division — when the record is deep enough to prove it.

  • Champions and tournament winners
  • Fight, coach, corner, appear, do media
  • More flexible than P-1A — and a higher bar
  • Built on titles, rankings, press and expert letters
SEE THE FULL O-1A PROCESS

EB-1A GREEN CARD

$8,000 service fee

The end game: the extraordinary-ability green card.

  • Permanent residence — self-petitioned
  • No promotion or sponsor needed
  • Highest bar, biggest prize
  • Live, fight and build a U.S. future permanently
SEE THE FULL EB-1A PROCESS
Thinking about fighting on a visitor visa? B-1/B-2 rules around competing for a purse are narrow, technical and unforgiving — a denied entry at the airport can cost you the season and poison future filings. If that's your current plan, tell us in the form and we'll give you the straight answer on where the line is.

WHY US

Proof, not promises — our practice in one paragraph.

COMBAT SPORTS ARE THE PRACTICE

More than a decade of P-1A, O-1A and EB-1A petitions for world-class competitors — including champions across MMA, boxing and bare-knuckle fighting — with published casework on our main site.

PETITIONER STRUCTURE, SOLVED

A petition needs a U.S. petitioner. A league or promotion can petition its signings — and for fighters booked across multiple events, our agent-petitioner structure (through Aventus Visa Agents) covers the whole schedule.

HONEST CASE STRATEGY

We grade your record against the actual criteria before you commit. If P-1A fits now and O-1A needs a championship run first, that is exactly what you'll hear — in writing.

START YOUR VISA CHECK

Free to submit. Our team reviews every inquiry personally and responds with next steps — usually within 1–2 business days. You'll get an instant email recap of what you sent.

PREFER TO TALK IT THROUGH?

Book a formal one-on-one strategy consultation — your record, your options, your realistic timeline. $500, credited toward the legal fee if you retain us.

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