Skilled Fighters League (PFL) is gearing as much as usher in a brand new period in combined martial arts (MMA) later this month as its first-ever “champion vs. champion” occasion is about to go down on Feb. 24, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Whereas a few of PFL’s champions will sq. up with Bellator MMA’s present title holders, there are a number of different intriguing non-title fights going down on the stacked card. Amongst them is a Light-weight title between Clay Collard and A.J. McKee, which is the give attention to the occasion’s first poster selling the occasion.
And it has a PRIDE/RIZIN really feel to it.
McKee moved as much as the Light-weight division shortly after shedding his Featherweight title to Patricio Pitbull, and has gone on to win three straight fights in his new weight class. His most up-to-date win got here in opposition to Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301.
As for Collard, he got here up brief in his bid to win the 2023 season final November, shedding to Olivier Aubin-Mercier at PFL 10. The loss snapped his three-fight win streak, but when he can bounce about with an enormous assertion victory in opposition to “Mercenary” it would give him some much-needed momentum transferring ahead.
Headlining the occasion might be a Heavyweight title battle between PFL champion, Renan Ferreira, and Bellator’s 265-pound kingpin, Ryan Bader. Within the co-main occasion, PFL Mild Heavyweight champions drops all the way down to Middleweight to face off in opposition to Johnny Eblen, whereas Featherweight champion’s Patricio Pitbull and Jesus Pinedo will collide within the third title battle.
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