The PFL is packing some heat in this new year.
PFL vs. Bellator
Following their purchase of competitor Bellator MMA in November, the Professional Fighter’s League is setting up a cross-promotional event for Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The top promotion will pit their champions against Bellator’s on a super-card of sorts.
Multiple fights have been confirmed for the PFL vs. Bellator event so far, with nine being reported by Ariel Helwani on Tuesday. Four of these will feature PFL Champions taking on Bellator Champions for cross-promotional bragging rights:
PFL Heavyweight Champion Renan Ferreira vs. Bellator Heavyweight Champ Ryan Bader
PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay vs. PFL Middleweight Champion Johnny Eblen (middleweight bout)
PFL Featherweight Champion Jesus Pinedo vs. Bellator Featherweight Champion Patricio Pitbull
PFL Welterweight Champion Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Bellator Welterweight Champion Jason Jackson
That might be all for the champ vs. champ fights, but you’ve seen nothing yet.
Former UFC title challengers collide when Yoel Romero meets Thiago Santos in a light heavyweight bout. Speaking of 205, Bellator Champion Vadim Nemkov will move up a weight class to takes on 2021 PFL Champ Bruno Cappelozza.
Crossing over from the ring, boxing champion Claressa Shields is set to make her MMA return. Shields (1-1) will fight Kelsey DeSantis (1-2 in her first PFL fight since 2021.
Check Out The Rest Of The Card Below:
Bruno Cappelozza vs. Vadim Nemkov (heavyweight bout)
Thiago Santos vs Yoel Romero (light heavyweight bout)
Clay collard vs AJ McKee (lightweight bout)
Gabriel Braga vs Aaron Pico (featherweight bout)
Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Chris Morris (lightweight bout)
Claressa Shields vs. Kelsey DeSantis (women’s lightweight bout)
Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Edukondal Rao (featherweight bout)
Malik Basahel vs. Vinicius Pereira (amateur flyweight bout)
