First PFL PPV Super Fight to Feature PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions
3 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card
12 p.m. ET: Early Card (ESPN+ & ESPNEWS)
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ESPN’s 2024 PFL coverage kicks off this weekend with the debut of the first-ever, signature PFL PPV Super Fight event – PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions – from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. ET, on ESPN+ PPV. The Early Card will be available on ESPN+ and ESPNEWS starting at 12 p.m.
Main Event:
- Heavyweights collide when PFL’s Renan Ferreira (12-3), fresh off his second round TKO victory during the 2023 PFL Championship meets the first athlete in Bellator history to become champion in two weight divisions simultaneously, Ryan Bader (31-7).
Additional PPV Card Highlights:
- Newly crowned PFL Light Heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay (15-3) returns to 185-pounds for the first time since joining PFL when he challenges undefeated Johnny Eblen (14-0).
- At featherweight, top PFL featherweight contender Gabriel Braga (12-1) takes on one of Bellator’s most successful fighters of all time, Patricio Pitbull (35-7), the current Bellator Featherweight Champion and former Lightweight Champion.
- At catchweight, two-time PFL Welterweight Champion Ray Cooper III goes up against Bellator welterweight titlist Jason Jackson (17-4), who recently put an end to the longest winning streak in MMA (27) vs. Yaroslav Amosov.
- Former heavyweight champ Bruno Cappelozza (15-6) welcomes former Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (17-2) to the 265-pound limit.
- A pair of heavy-handed former No. 1 contenders square off at 205-pounds when Thiago Santos (22-11) goes up against former Olympian Yoel Romero (15-7).
- The always exciting Clay Collard (24- 11) challenges former Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee (21-1) in a special lightweight showdown of striking specialists.
: Updated #PFLvsBellator Fight Card
The full PFL vs. Bellator: Champions weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 3 p.m. ET)
Renan Ferreira (263.2) vs. Ryan Bader (231.1)
Impa Kasanganay (185.8) vs. Johnny Eblen (185.5)
Ray Cooper III (182.4) vs. Jason Jackson (182.1) – 182-pound contract weight
Bruno Cappelozza (236.2) vs. Vadim Nemkov (238.1)
Thiago Santos (205.2) vs. Yoel Romero (205)
Clay Collard (155.5) vs. A.J. McKee (154.8)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 12:30 p.m. ET)
Henry Corrales (155.7) vs. Aaron Pico (155.7)
Biaggio Ali Walsh (155.4) vs. Emmanuel Palacio (152.6)
Claressa Shields (164.4) vs. Kelsey De Santis (164.6)
Abdullah Al-Qahtani (146) vs. Edukondala Rao (145.7)
•Gabriel Braga unable to compete. Patricio Pitbull versus Gabriel Braga is now off
•Vinicius Pereira missed weight (129.2
Basahel vs. Pereira will now be contested at 129 lbs (amateur bout)
PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions Average Betting Odds:
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