PFL 1: Pettis vs. Collard is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for April 23, 2021 at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (ESPN 2)
Lightweight Anthony Pettis vs. Clay Collard
Lightweight Natan Schulte vs. Marcin Held
Featherweight Movlid Khaibulaev vs. Lazar Stojadinovic
Featherweight Lance Palmer vs. Bubba Jenkins
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Loik Radzhabov vs. Alexander Martinez
Lightweight Joilton Lutterbach vs. Raush Manfio
Lightweight Akhmet Aliev vs. Mikhail Odintsov
Featherweight Chris Wade vs. Anthony Dizy
Featherweight Sung Bin Jo vs. Tyler Diamond
Featherweight Brendan Loughnane vs. Sheymon Moraes
Background
The event will be headlined by a lightweight clash between the former UFC and WEC Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and the UFC veteran Clay Collard. In the co-main event, the two-time PFL Lightweight tournament winner Natan Schulte is scheduled to fight the former Bellator Lightweight title challenger Marcin Held.
The remaining two fights of the main card are scheduled in the featherweight division: Movlid Khaibulaev will fight the undefeated Jason Soares, and the former two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer will fight the 2011 NCAA Division I champion Bubba Jenkins.
A lightweight bout between Joilton Lutterbach and Olivier Aubin-Mercier was planned for this event, however Olivier pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Former Titan FC lightweight champion Raush Manfio. Olivier is expected to return in June.
Johnny Case was expected to face Loik Radzhabov at this event. However, due to an arrest, Case had to pull out and was replaced by Alexander Martinez.
Jason Soares was removed from the PFL season and his fight against Movlid Khaibulaev after failing medicals.