Challenger Series: Week 2 Welterweights
February 25th
PM ET
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January 21, 2022
The second edition of Professional Fighters League’s Challenger
Series on Feb. 25 will bring welterweights to the table in search
of a contract. Via a press release sent out on Friday, the organization has
announced its
second Challenger Series event that will take place on Feb. 25
at the Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. In a similar vein to
Dana White’s Contender Series, the league plans
on either issuing a PFL contract at the end of show or signing a
victor to a developmental deal that will ultimately lead to another
Challenger Series appearance or a PFL roster spot.
The first event on Feb. 18 was
announced on Wednesday, in which it will bring in eight
fighters to compete in four bouts in the light heavyweight
division. This format will stay the same all season, where four
fights will take place on each card. This second week of bouts will
be populated by welterweights, and each week should bring a new
weight category of athletes. The competitors have been determined,
but the matchups are not yet set.
The crop of welterweight prospects that will be brought into this
event include: Brave Combat Federation champ Jarrah
Al-Silawi, Ohio State wrestler Mark
Martin, grappling standout “Hulk” Lucas
Barbosa, Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder Carlos
Leal Miranda, Titan Fighting Championships vet Dilano
Taylor, well-traveled Florida native Michael
Lilly, Ring of Combat upstart Troy Green
and longtime Island Fights competitor Socrates
Pierre.
PFL President of Fighter Operations Ray Sefo
expressed his excitement about this slate of fighters, stating,
“Welterweight is always one of the most exciting divisions in the
league. I cannot wait to see what these unbelievably talented and
hungry fighters bring to the SmartCage, whoever wins the contract
out of this deep group will have earned it.”
The entirety of the PFL Challenger Series can be viewed on the Fubo
Sports Network, which is a live and free network under the FuboTV
umbrella. The fight cards will all air at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on
their respective dates.