PFL Challenger Series kicks off at 205 ⚖
February 18th
9 PM ET
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January 19, 2022
The Professional Fighters League Challenger Series will debut on
Feb. 18 with a group of light heavyweights vying to be part of the
promotion’s season format.
Following a somewhat similar process to what Dana White’s Contender
Series does for the UFC, the PFL Challenger Series will either hand
fighters a PFL contract or “set them on a development path with the
league in hopes of joining a future season.”
The lineup of 205-pound competitors, announced Wednesday in a
release, is as follows: Legacy Fighting Alliance two-division champ
Joshua
Silveira, German kickboxer Alexander
Poppeck, Sudan’s Mohamed
Juma, Bellator veteran Taylor
Johnson, undefeated British prospect Simeon
Powell, Brazilian veteran Bruce Souto
and Joao Paulo Fagundes.
Eight fighters will be selected over an eight-week span to join the
PFL or receive a developmental deal. According to a release, there
were more than 500 applicants for the PFL Challenger Series.
“The Challenger Series is a first-of-its-kind MMA competition where
fighters from all backgrounds and experiences get a shot to prove
themselves in front of a panel of combat sports legends and global
icons,” said PFL president of fighter operations Ray Sefo. “I’m
excited to get to Orlando to evaluate these talented athletes who
will put it all on the line to live out their dreams of becoming a
world champion.”
The PFL Challenger Series airs on Fubo Sports Network, a live,
free-to-consumer network which is fuboTV’s linear TV network
dedicated to featuring sports stories on and off the field. The
debut event will air at 9 p.m. ET.