One-time UFC title challenger Taila Santos may have a brand new opponent for her PFL debut.
The promotion revealed on Tuesday that with Denise Kielholtz out, Santos will now face one other Bellator veteran in Ilara Joanne in her opening common season matchup at PFL San Antonio on April 4.
The occasion will characteristic the heavyweight and girls’s flyweight divisions as fighters look to take a step nearer in the direction of a world title and a $1 million grand prize.
Moreover, former World Sequence of Combating — the PFL’s prior promotional identify — heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov returns to the now revamped firm for his first battle following his eight-fight UFC stint. Ivanov steps in for 2023 finalist Bruno Cappelozza to face Sergei Bilostenniy in a regular-season tilt.
The PFL additionally introduced that the scheduled Kaytlin Neil vs. Veta Arteaga bout will not happen on the cardboard, and that the occasion will now characteristic a bantamweight showcase bout between Ty Johnson and Bryce Meredith.
PFL San Antonio can be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Valentin Moldavsky.
