Even with its 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Professional Fighters League is still looking to improve its
roster.
The promotion on Tuesday announced eight new signings, including
15-time UFC veteran Cezar
Ferreira (middleweight). The other additions include: “The
Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” 3 cast member Joilton
Lutterbach (lightweight), UFC and WSOF veteran Sheymon
Moraes (featherweight), ex-KOK champ Hatef Moeil
(heavyweight), one-time UFC competitor Sung Bin Jo
(featherweight), LFA veteran and Team Nogueira product Renan
Ferreira (heavyweight), ex-Cage Warriors title challenger
Marthin
Hamlet (light heavyweight) and three-promotion regional champ
Brandon
Sayles (heavyweight).
Cezar “Mutante” is the most notable of the signings, with a 9-6 UFC
mark that included victories over the likes of Nate
Marquardt, Jack
Hermansson, Anthony
Smith and Thiago
Santos during his promotional tenure.
“We are extremely excited to welcome a diverse group of world-class
talent to the Professional Fighters League as part of the 2021
roster,” PFL president Ray Sefo said in a release. “The addition of
elite competitors from countries such as Brazil, Norway,
South Korea and Germany is representative of
PFL’s global reach. We look forward to seeing what these fighters
can do on the biggest stage, as they look to advance through a
Regular Season, Playoffs and Championship and earn a title and
million-dollar prize.”
The PFL 2021 campaign is expected to begin in April 2021 and
features fighters from six weight classes competing for a $1
million prize through a regular season and playoff format. Events
will be broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.
The new signings are part of PFL’s commitment to
change its roster by 50 percent from the 2019 season. Earlier
this year, PFL signed Mohammed
Usman, Jordan
Young, Johnny Case
and “Olivier Aubin- Mercier and Bubba
Jenkins.
“PFL is a global brand with distribution to over 160 countries, and
top talent from around the world are recognizing the unique
opportunity PFL provides in terms of competing on the biggest
stage, against the best competition, for an equal shot at a title
and life- changing money,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. “We are
committed to consistently elevating our roster and we’re excited
about the depth of talent that will be on display in 2021. Through
PFL Studios and our wide network of distribution partners, we look
forward to telling their stories and documenting each individual’s
journey to the top of the sport.”