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Anthony Pettis set to make PFL debut: PFL 1 weigh-in results April 22, 2021   The PFL debut of Anthony “Showtime” Pettis was made official when the MMA icon tipped the scales at 156-pounds. His opponent, hard-hitting striker Clay Collard came in at 154.6-pounds. The lightweights will take their first steps towards the 2021 PFL title and the $1 million championship prize when they enter the PFL SmartCage tomorrow night. Two-time lightweight PFL champion Natan Schulte also came in right at t...

Two-time champion Natan Schulte considered withdrawing from PFL season due to mandatory 17-day quarantine Share this story Ryan Loco, PFL One of the faces of the Professional Fighters League, two-time lightweight champion Natan Schulte almost withdrew from the 2021 season. With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting the world, PFL came up with a safety protocol that included a 17-day quarantine period for fighters before events. Speaking with MMA Fighting prior to his bout with Marcin Held, whic...

MMA Fighting Share this story PFL MMA Fighting has PFL 1 results for the Pettis vs. Collard fight card Friday night at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. In the lightweight main event, former UFC champion Anthony Pettis makes his PFL debut against Clay Collard. Two-time champion Natan Schulte opens his season against Marcin Held in a lightweight co-main event. Another two-time champion, Lance Palmer, will also compete in the PFL opener against Bubba Jenkins.

Preview of the 2021 Professional Fighters League lightweight division.

The Bottom Line: Bursting at the Seams Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. * * * The beginning of 2021 has not exactly been a dormant period when it comes to mixed martial arts. We’ve seen Max Holloway put on his clinic against Calvin Kattar, Dustin Poirier avenge his loss to Conor McGregor in violent fashion and Cory Sandhagen e...

What are you going to do this Memorial Day weekend, besides hopefully enjoy a day off on Monday? The obvious answer is to spend the day honoring the fallen members of our nation’s military, as you should. But before that, you can spend your weekend watching yet another UFC Fight Night card. The UFC was merciful to us on the East Coast of the United States and decided to air UFC Fight Night 109 at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 28. Much of this has to do with the card taking place in Stockholm, Swed...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At UFC Vegas 19 this past Saturday, Derrick Lewis authored potentially the Knockout of the Year, sleeping second-ranked heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes with an uppercut. The KO came just 1:26 into the second round and put Lewis in a position where he might once again be able to challenge for the UFC heavyweight title and the man who defeated Lewis in his first title fight believes things could be different this time. I...

NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups for its season kickoff, PFL 1, taking place on April 23. Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, one of the most exciting fighters of all-time and former UFC lightweight champion will make his PFL debut against two-sport star and knockout specialist Clay Collard in the main event. The two explosive strikers, Pettis, best remember...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The PFL will return for the first time in over a year with a card on April 23 headlined by one of their biggest free agency pick-ups to date. Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis will make his PFL debut on the card against veteran mixed martial artist and professional boxer Clay Collard in the main event. Pettis inked a deal with PFL after his UFC contract expired at the end of 2020 and now he’ll seek to add another champion...

Feb 23, 2021 Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis has his welcoming party nailed down for his promotional debut under the PFL (Professional Fighters League) banner on April 23. Headlining the event, Pettis draws fellow former UFC feature, professional boxer, Clay Collard in his first outing to boot — as the pair open up the 2021 lightweight tournament.  Also featured on the card is former two-time PFL 155-pound titleholder, Natan Schulte who clashes with former UFC, Bellat...