“His excellency does it again” – Saudi Arabia hosting PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions fight card in February leaves fans excited

PFL announces their much anticipated match up between their champions and the Bellator champions in Saudi Arabia

“His excellency does it again” – Saudi Arabia hosting PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions fight card in February leaves fans excited

PFL announced the bouts between their champions and the Bellator champions in Saudi Arabia (via MMA Fighting/Yahoo Sports/WKYC)

In a groundbreaking move, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will launch its 2024 schedule with a historic pay-per-view event on February 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will take place inside the spectacular Kingdom Arena. It kicks off the PFL’s PPV Super Fight series and promises an explosive night of fights between the 2023 PFL champions and their Bellator MMA equivalents.

Ariel Helwani recently confirmed this. The main event will feature a heavyweight fight between PFL champion Renan Ferreira and Bellator’s Ryan Bader. Impa Kasanganay, the PFL light heavyweight champion from last year, will also fight unbeaten Bellator champion Johnny Eblen at middleweight. The welterweight division offers a high-stakes fight between PFL champion Magomed Magomedkerimov and Bellator’s Jason Jackson, while the featherweight division has a thrilling contest between PFL’s Jesus Pinedo and Bellator mainstay Patricio Pitbull. This is what Helwani posted:

The PFL x Bellator super-card is set for Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, @Turki_alalshikh exclusively tells me.
Ariel Helwani via X
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Beyond the title matches, the fight schedule includes interesting bouts such as former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza taking on Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov and PFL’s Thiago Santos meeting Bellator’s Yoel Romero at light heavyweight. Notably, the event will feature Biaggio Ali Walsh, the grandson of the famous Muhammad Ali, making his professional MMA debut.

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Fight fans worldwide can expect a night of high-stakes, cross-promotional battles that will showcase the best of both organizations on a global scale. This will add another chapter to the ever-changing story of mixed martial arts.

Fight fans react to the stacked Bellator vs. PFl card in Saudi Arabia

The MMA community was excited when the PFL announced their historic Champions vs. Bellator Champions event. This remarkable partnership between two big companies elicited immediate and strong reactions from fans worldwide, with social media platforms serving as a virtual battleground for discussions, predictions, and displays of pure delight.

Fight fans react to PFL vs. Bellator champions
Fight fans react to PFL vs. Bellator champions (via Professsional Fighters League)

Fight fans reacted to this news with a variety of emotions. Some fight fans believed that this would finally unify PFl and Bellator. Others were just grateful for the stacked card with big names on it. Some other fight fans saw this as a competition, implying that the better organization’s fighters would win. Here are some reactions from fight fans:

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Fight fans around the world are in anticipation of this mega-crossover event. This event will probably unify the championships between the two organizations. The PFL will gradually absorb Bellator into itself in the process.

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