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Main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 1

Women's Flyweight and Heavyweight divisions.[1][2][3]

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to San Antonio and first since

PFL 7 (2023) in August 2023.[1]

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interim

Bellator Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky and 2022 PFL heavyweight winner Ante Delija.[1]

A trilogy clash between

Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion Liz Carmouche and former champion Juliana Velasquez took place at this event.[1]

Former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship title challenger Taila Santos was expected to face former Bellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight Champion Denise Kielholtz in a women's flyweight bout.[1] However, a week before the event it was announced that Kielholtz had pulled out and replaced by Ilara Joanne.[4]

On March 26, changes to the fight lineup saw

WSOF Heavyweight Champion Blagoy Ivanov against Sergei Bilostenniy, and a PFL women's flyweight alternate bout between Kaytlin Neil and Sumiko Inaba removed from the card.[4]

Originally, Daniel James was expected to face Tyrell Fortune in a rematch at the event.[5] However, on the fight week it was announced that Fortune withdrew from the event and was replaced by Marcelo Golm.[6] At weigh-ins, Daniel James came in at 267 lbs, 1 pound over the limit for heavyweight, while Shanna Young weighed in at 128.6 lbs, 2.6 pounds over the flyweight limit. They were fined a percentage of their purses and given a point deduction in the standings.[7]

Results

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky def. Ante Delija TKO (knees and punches) 1 2:17
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Linton Vassell TKO (punches) 3 3:11
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Juliana Velasquez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva def. Lisa Mauldin TKO (knee to the body and punches) 1 3:54
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Daniel James def. Marcelo Golm TKO (punches) 1 4:59 [a]
Heavyweight Sergei Bilostenniy def. Blagoy Ivanov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Taila Santos def. Ilara Joanne Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:57
Heavyweight Oleg Popov def. Steve Mowry TKO (punches) 2 3:47
Women's Flyweight Kana Watanabe def. Shanna Young Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Women's Flyweight Jena Bishop def. Chelsea Hackett Submission (armbar) 1 4:15
Featherweight Dimitre Ivy def. Lucas Brennan Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Bryce Meredith def. Ty Johnson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ James missed weight (267 lb).
  2. ^ Young missed weight (128.6 lb).

[8]

Standings after event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.[9]

Heavyweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[10]
Russia Valentin Moldavsky 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Russia Oleg Popov 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
United States Daniel James 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Russia Denis Goltsov 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Russia Sergei Bilostenniy 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
England Linton Vassell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Steve Mowry 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Marcelo Golm 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Croatia Ante Delija 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Women's flyweight

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[11]
England Dakota Ditcheva 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Brazil Taila Santos 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Jena Bishop 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
United States Liz Carmouche 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Japan Kana Watanabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Brazil Juliana Velasquez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Australia Chelsea Hackett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Ilara Joanne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Lisa Mauldin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
United States Shanna Young 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1

See also

  • List of PFL events
  • List of current PFL fighters

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cruz, Guilherme (2024-03-11). "PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ "PFL announces first three 2024 regular season lineups with influx of Bellator fighters, new women's division". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Announces Full Cards for First Three Regular Season Events". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ a b "Cappelozza removed from PFL card on April 4". ESPN.com. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  5. ^ Timothy Wheaton (March 12, 2024). "PFL Announces First Three Events for the 2024 Regular Season". combatpress.com.
  6. ^ Tristen Critchfield (April 1, 2024). "Marcelo Golm Replaces Tyrell Fortune, Meets Daniel James at PFL 1". Sherdog.
  7. ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL 1 Weigh-in Results: Ante Delija, Valentin Moldavsky Official for Main Event". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  8. ^ "PFL 1". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  11. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
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