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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced that the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah will host 2024 PFL Global Season action on June 21, 2024 with fights in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions while the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will host and stage fights in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions on June 28, 2024.
The main event of PFL's debut in Salt Lake City will feature 2023 PFL Lightweight finalist Clay Collard facing Mads Burnell. June 21st will be a homecoming for Collard who was born and still trains in Utah. One of the most exciting fighters in MMA is fresh off an impressive victory over former Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull. 2023 PFL Light Heavyweight Champion Impa Kasanganay will take on Jakob Nedoh in the co-main event. Elite fighters from the two divisions will be taking to the PFL SmartCage looking to secure 2024 PFL Playoff berths and continue their journeys to PFL World Championship glory and the $1 million prize. “We are excited for the toughest test in MMA, the PFL Global Season, to debut in Salt Lake City. The PFL’s sports season format lends itself to action for fans in attendance and those watching in 160 countries worldwide. 2024 PFL Playoff berths and the chance to continue their $1M journey hang in the balance for these elite athletes," said PFL CEO Peter Murray. It will also feature respective division points leaders Michael Dufort, Brent Primus, Elvin Espinoza, Rob Wilkinson, Josh Silveira and Dovlet Yaghimuradov returning to Global Season action. Here is the full fight card for PFL Global Season in Salt Lake City:
• Lightweight: Clay Collard vs Mads Burnell
• Light Heavyweight: Impa Kasanganay vs Jakob Nedoh
• Lightweight: Patricky Pitbull vs Bruno Miranda
• Light Heavyweight: Rob Wilkinson vs Josh Silveira
• Light Heavyweight: Dovlet Yagshimuradov vs Simon Biyong
• Light Heavyweight: Antonio Carlos Jr. vs Alex Polizzi
• Lightweight: Brent Primus vs Solomon Renfro
• Light Heavyweight: Sadibou Sy vs Tom Breese
• Lightweight: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs Elvin Espinoza
• Lightweight: Michael Dufort vs Adam Piccolotti
• Lightweight: Anthony Romero vs Sergio Cossio
• Light Heavyweight: Laurynas Urbonavicius vs Karl Albrektsson
• Featherweight: Brayhan Zurcher vs TBA
PFL's debut in the state of South Dakota will feature 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion, the pride of Manchester, Brendan Loughnane facing Justin Gonzales in the main event. Loughnane currently sits atop of the PFL Featherweight standings and will look to secure a trip to the 2024 PFL Playoffs where the chance of another world title and $1M prize awaits. Its co-main event will see South Dakota’s own and Bellator veteran Logan Storley take on Laureano Staropoli. Storley, a Rosyln native who fights out of Webster, SD holding a professional record of 15 wins against only three losses, is looking to enter the PFL Playoffs in his first season with the League. “The toughest test in MMA, the PFL Global Season, is coming to South Dakota for the first time ever. We are delighted to bring the most exciting brand of mixed martial arts, the PFL Global Season, to South Dakota for our final PFL Regular Season event. On June 28, PFL Playoff berths hang in the balance while PFL athletes look to continue their $1M journey," said Murray. Respective division points leaders Brendan Loughnane, Gabriel Braga, Don Madge, Magomed Umalatov, and the returning Murad Ramazanov will also be in Global Season action in South Dakota. Here is the full fight card for the event:
• Featherweight: Brendan Loughnane vs Justin Gonzales
• Welterweight: Logan Storley vs Laureano Staropoli
• Welterweight: Magomed Umalatov vs Brennan Ward
• Featherweight: Gabriel Braga vs Bubba Jenkins
• Welterweight: Murad Ramazanov vs Shamil Musaev
• Featherweight: Timur Khizriev vs Enrique Barzola
• Welterweight: Goiti Yamauchi vs Andrey Koreshkov
• Featherweight: Kai Kamaka vs Pedro Carvalho
• Welterweight: Don Madge vs Neiman Gracie
• Featherweight: Adam Borics vs Brett Johns
• Welterweight Alternate Bout: Zach Juusola vs Luca Poclit
• Featherweight Showcase: Jordan Oliver v Isaiah Hokit
The PFL Global 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 2024 PFL Global Season is available live across ESPN platforms in the U.S. and via DAZN in Canada and Europe as well as additional premium sports platforms worldwide. 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 platforms in the U.S., DAZN in Canada and Europe and broadcast and streamed in 160 countries with 20 premium media distribution partners.
