SAN ANTONIO – The 2024 PFL Regular Season is set to officially kick off tomorrow from Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas following weigh-ins today in the “Alamo City.”
The Heavyweight and Women’s Flyweight divisions will take center stage as 2022 PFL World Champion Ante Delija (24-5) takes on Bellator’s former interim Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky (12-3) in the evening’s main event. The co-main event will see Denis Goltsov (32-8) colliding with the always-exciting Linton Vassell (24-8).
Marquee matchups in the Women’s Flyweight division will feature reigning Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche (20-7) meeting former Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion Juliana Velasquez (12-2) in a high-stakes trilogy bout. Plus, appearances from first-time Regular Season participants like PFL Europe Champion Dakota Ditcheva (10-0), Taila Santos (19-3), and Kana Watanabe (12-2-1).
The PFL San Antonio main card will air live in the U.S. on ESPN 2 and ESPN+ at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT. The card can be seen live in Europe and Canada on DAZN. The preliminary card will begin at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT and will air on ESPN+, as well as DAZN.
Full weigh-in results are below.
PFL San Antonio Main Card:
Thursday, April 4 – Live on ESPN 2 / ESPN+ / DAZN
Boeing Center, San Antonio, Texas
10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Heavyweight Regular Season Main Event: Ante Delija (244.0 lbs) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (237.4 lbs)
Heavyweight Regular Season Co-Main Event: Denis Goltsov (245.4 lbs) vs. Linton Vassell (240.8 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Liz Carmouche (126.0 lbs) vs. Juliana Velasquez (125.2 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Dakota Ditcheva (125.2 lbs) vs. Lisa Mauldin (125.8 lbs)
PFL San Antonio Early Card:
Live on ESPN+ / DAZN
6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. PT
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Marcelo Golm (264.4 lbs) vs. Daniel James (267.0 lbs)
*James will receive a 1-point penalty applied to his total league points earned in this bout, but will be eligible to earn points based on the outcome of the bout. He also forfeits 20% of his total show purse to his opponent.
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Blagoy Ivanov (257.2 lbs) Sergey Bilostenniy (248.4 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Taila Santos (126.0 lbs) vs. Ilara Joanne (126.0 lbs )
Heavyweight Regular Season Bout: Steve Mowry (257.6 lbs) vs. Oleg Popov (242.2 lbs)
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Kana Watanabe (125.0 lbs) vs. Shanna Young (128.6 lbs) *Young will receive a 1-point penalty applied to her total league points earned in this bout, but will be eligible to earn points based on the outcome of the bout. She also forfeits 20% of her total show purse to her opponent.
Women’s Flyweight Regular Season Bout: Chelsea Hackett (125.4 lbs) vs. Jena Bishop (125.6 lbs)
Featherweight Showcase Bout: Lucas Brennan (145.6 lbs) vs. Dimitre Ivy (146.0 lbs)
Bantamweight Showcase Bout: Bryce Meredith (135.8 lbs) vs. Ty Johnson (135.6 lbs)
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