Professional Fighters League’s third regular season event is down
to nine bouts after a heavyweight clash pitting Ali Isaev
against Hatef Moeil
was pulled from the card.
The promotion announced on Monday that neither heavyweight would
compete on Thursday’s card. A reason for the cancellation of the
fight was not given. PFL 3 will mark the promotion’s first card to
air on ESPN thus far in 2021 after the main cards previously were
broadcast on ESPN2. After one early prelim on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m.
ET/2:30 p.m. PT, the card shifts to ESPN/ESPN+ for the next eight
bouts beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. PFL 3 is headlined by the
promotional debut of ex-UFC champ Fabricio
Werdum, who takes on Renan Ferreria at heavyweight.
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– Ali Isaev and Hatef Moeil will not compete at PFL 3 pic.twitter.com/YC3Nx0xn5i— PFL (@PFLMMA)
May 3, 2021
Russia’s Isaev is the PFL 2019 heavyweight champion and is 9-0 thus
far in his professional career. The 37-year-old defeated Jared
Rosholt via fourth-round TKO in the finals to win the
heavyweight title at the end of the last PFL campaign.
A native of Germany, Moeil was set to make his PFL debut riding the
momentum of a six-bout winning streak. The 34-year-old is 10-4 as a
professional, with eight wins by KO/TKO and two via decision.