PFL announces first three 2024 regular season lineups with influx of Bellator fighters, new women's division
The 2024 PFL season will have a Bellator flair, as expected.
On Monday, the promotion announced its entire lineup of 2024 regular season competitors, as well as the entire first set of regular season matchups, which will take place over the span of three events with two divisions featured at each event.
Of the 60 participants, 34 of them are Bellator imports, who join 22 returning PFL athletes and four free-agent signings.
The season kicks off April 4 at Boeing Center in San Antonio with the lone division new to PFL in 2024, women’s flyweight. It will also feature heavyweights. 2022 PFL heavyweight champion Ante Delija and current Bellator women’s flyweight champion Liz Carmouche are among those featured. Carmouche will face former Bellator champion Juliana Velasquez in a trilogy fight for her first regular-season matchup.
PFL returns eight days later April 12 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas with light heavyweights and lightweights. Notable names include former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis and 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion Rob Wilkinson, who square off in the main event. 2023 PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay is also on the card.
The final divisions debuting in 2024 are welterweights and featherweights. Former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov, 2022 PFL featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane, and former Bellator interim welterweight champion Logan Storley are among those slated to compete April 19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Check out the full set of fight cards below: