The card for
Professional Fighters League’s first event of 2023 is nearly
complete.
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The organization on Thursday announced the full main card — and the
vast majority of the prelims — for PFL 1, which takes place on
April 1 at the Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and features
featherweights and light heavyweights. As previously reported, a
featherweight showdown between Brendan
Loughnane and Marlon
Moraes will serve as the evening’s main event, while a light
heavyweight clash pitting Rob
Wilkinson against Thiago
Santos is set for the co-headliner.
Three other bouts will complete the main draw: Movlid
Khaybulaev vs. Ryoji Kudo
at featherweight; Chris Wade
vs. Bubba
Jenkins at featherweight and Omari
Akhmedov vs. Will Fleury
at light heavyweight. The main card will air on ESPN in
primetime.
Meanwhile, three preliminary matchups were also confirmed: Marthin
Hamlet vs. Mohammad
Fakhreddine at light heavyweight; Joshua
Silveira vs. Sam Kei at
light heavyweight and Alejandro
Flores vs. Daniel
Torres at featherweight. Krzysztof
Jotko and Sung Bin Jo
are also expected to compete on the card against yet to be
announced opponents. A sixth showcase bout — with both fighters TBA
— will complete the prelims, all of which stream on ESPN+.
“The 2023 PFL Regular Season is shaping up for our best season yet,
and I’m excited to watch our featherweight and light heavyweight
divisions compete on April 1,” said PFL president of fighter
operations Ray Sefo. “From
returning PFL World Champions, to league debuts from MMA stars,
fight fans across the world are in for a treat starting with PFL 1
in Las Vegas.” Movlid Khaybulaev vs Ryoji Kudo Chris Wade vs
Bubba Jenkins Omari Akhmedov vs Will Fleury Krzysztof Jotko vs
Unknown Fighter Marthin Hamlet vs Mohammad Fakhreddine Joshua
Silveira vs Sam Kei Alejandro Flores Garcia vs Daniel Torres Sung
Bin Jo vs Unknown Fighter