The 2024 Professional Fighters League season is set to commence on February 24 with a blockbuster fightcard that features PFL champions and Bellator champions in the Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh.
The season-opening clash will be the maiden pay-per-view super fight event hosted by the PFL.
PFL made headlines across Africa in May 2023 after Cameroon fighter Francis Ngannou announced his new deal with the American MMA franchise following the expiry of his contract at UFC.
The former UFC heavyweight champion is working as PFL Africa league chairman
What to know about PFL vs Bellator champions fightcard
Headlining the card will be a battle between Heavyweight titleholders, as PFL Heavyweight Champion, Renan Ferreira meets Bellator Heavyweight Champion, Ryan Bader.
PFL Light Heavyweight Champion, Impa Kasanganay, who will fight at 185-pounds takes on Bellator Middleweight Champion, Johnny Eblen.
Two-time PFL Champion Ray Cooper III faces Bellator Welterweight Champion, Jason Jackson, and in the featherweight action, PFL Champion Jesus Pinedo meets Bellator Champion Patricio Pitbull.
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The card will also feature the first-ever female MMA fight in Riyadh in which two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and women’s boxing champion Claressa Shields takes on Kelsey DeSantis in a Women’s Lightweight bout.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Biaggio Ali Walsh is also set to make his professional MMA debut and other notable fighters on the card are Saudi Arabia’s own Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Thiago Santos, Yoel Romero, Clay Collard, AJ McKee, Aaron Pico, and many more.
What to know about PFL
The Professional Fighters League is the only organization in MMA with a sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs, and championship each year.
The combined roster of PFL and Bellator boasts 30% of its fighters independently world-ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight class, the same percentage as UFC. PFL has an expansive global vision for the sport and is building the “Champions League of MMA” with PFL Europe, PFL MENA, and more international leagues in development.
PFL leads in technology and innovation, with its proprietary PFL SmartCage, powering fight analytics, real-time betting, AI scoring, and a next-generation viewing experience.
PFL is primetime on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S. and is broadcast and streamed in 150 countries with 20 premium media distribution partners.
