The big mega event between two of the top Mixed Martial Arts organizations will take place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 24. The event is PFL Champs vs. Bellator Champs, the stars of each organization will go head to head in a can’t miss event that will be live streamed on ESPN+ Pay-Per-View and DAZN.
In November 2023, The PFL (Professional Fighters League) announced that it acquired its competitor Bellator MMA and the two would merge. This was a big deal for MMA globally since the two powerhouses will now have a stacked stable of fighters and could match them up giving the fans the best fights available.
The PFL vs. Bellator main event features the heavyweight champions going toe to toe, PFL champ Renan Ferreira takes on Bellator champ Ryan Bader.
Ferreira will have a massive size advantage standing 6 feet 8 inches tall, but Bader who is 6 feet 2 inches tall doesn’t worry he believes his wrestling ability and power will carry him through.
The preliminary fight card features women’s pound for pound boxing champion Claressa Shields in her MMA return and she will take on Kelsey DeSantis in a catchweight bought of 165 pounds. Shields who is undefeated in boxing and holds two Olympic gold medals, lost her last MMA fight via split decision to Abigail Montes but vowed that she would comeback better and she will try to prove that Saturday night.
Also on the card is Biaggio Ali the grandson of the late great boxing icon Muhammad Ali and he will fight Emmanuel Palacio in a lightweight bout.
Aaron Pico will headline the prelims in a rematch versus Henry Corrales the first man to knockout the talented young fighter. Pico is motivated by the chance to avenge his loss to Corrales.
PFL vs Bellator Fight Card
Heavyweight Championship – Renan Ferreira vs. Ryan Bader (PFL vs Bellator Title Fight)
Middleweight – Impa Kasanganay vs. Johnny Eblen
Catchweight (182 lbs) – Ray Cooper III vs. Jason Jackson
Heavyweight – Bruno Cappelozza vs. Vadim Nemkov
Light Heavyweight – Thiago Santos vs. Yoel Romero
Lightweight – Clay Collard vs. AJ McKee
Prelim Fight Card
Featherweight – Aaron Pico vs. Henry Corrales
Lightweight – Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Emmanuel Palacio
Women’s Catchweight (165 lbs) – Claressa Shields vs. Kelsey DeSantis
Featherweight – Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Edukondal Rao
Flyweight – Malik Basahel vs. Vinicius Pereira
Watch the PFL vs. Bellator event on Saturday, February 24, 2024 on ESPN+ PPV, DAZN PPV and YouTube. The preliminary card begins at 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT followed by the main card at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT.
