“The Ultimate Fighter 23” winner Andrew
Sanchez is a new addition to the
PFL 5 card in Salt Lake City on June 21.
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Sanchez will replace Laurynas Urbonavicious and face Karl
Albrektsson in a light heavyweight bout at the event. The PFL
recently announced the change. The organization also confirmed two
other bouts for the card: Anthony
Romero vs. Sergio Cassio at lightweight and Brayan Zurcher vs.
Julian
Ruiz at featherweight.
PFL 5 takes place at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City and
features the second batch of regular season bouts at light
heavyweight and lightweight. The card is headlined by a 155-pound
clash pitting Clay
Collard against Mads
Burnell.
Sanchez made his promotional debut in June 2023, when he took a
split-decision triumph against Taylor
Johnson. “El Dirte” went 5-5 during a UFC stint from 2016 to
2021, earning notable victories over the likes of Khalil
Rountree, Trevor
Smith and Marc-Andre
Barriault.
Sweden’s Albrektsson will be making his PFL debut. The 30-year-old
has competed for organizations such as Bellator
MMA and
Rizin Fighting Federation while compiling a 14-5 career
mark.
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Fight Card•New Matchup: Anthony Romero vs. Sergio Cassio
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•New Matchup: Brahyan Zurcher vs Julian Ruiz
•Ibragim Chuzhigaev is out
•New Matchup: Andrew Sanchez vs. Karl Albretsson
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May 21, 2024