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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) officially announced a series of dates, locations and weight classes for the first half of the 2024 PFL Regular Season which will be available live in the U.S. across ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes and worldwide via DAZN in Canada and Europe and premium broadcast, streaming and distribution partners in other parts of the globe. Regarded as one of the toughest tests in MMA, the 2024 PFL Regular Season just got tougher with the addition of BELLATOR stars creating the deepest talent roster in PFL history. The PFL Global Season spans six weight classes vying for a chance at a spot in the PFL Playoffs, World Championship glory and a $1M pay day.
“The toughest test in MMA, The PFL Regular Season, just got tougher with the addition of stars from Bellator. The PFL is excited to kick off the 2024 Regular Season in front of our great fans in San Antonio, Las Vegas and Chicago. This promises to be the biggest Regular Season in history, with the PFL heading to ten top markets around the country and distribution to 160 countries around the world," said PFL CEO Peter Murray.
April 4, 2024, Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas
The 2024 Regular Season begins on Thursday, April 4, when PFL returns to Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas with Heavyweights and the newly minted Women’s Flyweight division featuring global sensation 2023 PFL Europe Champion Dakota Ditcheva. Additionally, Croatia’s Ante Delija, former BELLATOR Interim Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky and BELLATOR Women’s Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche will be in Season action.
April 12, 2024, The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada
The first half of the 2024 PFL Regular Season continues on Friday, April 12 from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and features the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions. 2023 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay returns to the PFL SmartCage along with PFL Europe Light Heavyweight Champion Jakub Nedoh and former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion Phil Davis. The Lightweight division will welcome back the always exciting Clay Collard and former BELLATOR Lightweight World Champion Patricky Pitbull.
April 19, 2024, Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois
The final event of the first half of the 2024 PFL Regular Season takes place April 19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago with Welterweight and Featherweight action. Undefeated Welterweight Magomed Umalatov returns while former BELLATOR Welterweight World Champion Andrey Koreshkov makes his PFL Regular Season debut. At featherweight, the pride of Peru, 2023 PFL Champion Jesus Pinedo and undefeated Timur Khizriev head into Regular Season action.
The PFL Regular Season features a true sports-season format where elite fighters from around the world compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship with each winner of the six weight divisions receiving a $1M purse. The remaining roster, dates and locations for the entire ten-event 2024 PFL Regular Season will be announced in the coming weeks.
PFL is the only organization in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a regular season, playoffs, and championship each year. The combined roster of PFL and BELLATOR boasts 30% of its fighters independently world-ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight-class. PFL has an expansive global vision for the sport and is building the “Champions League of MMA” with PFL Europe, PFL MENA, and more international leagues in development. PFL leads in technology and innovation with its proprietary PFL SmartCage, powering fight analytics, real-time betting, AI scoring, and a next-generation viewing experience. PFL is available on ESPN/ESPN+ in the U.S. and is broadcast and streamed in 150 countries worldwide with 20 premium media distribution partners.
