PFL 2: Pacheco vs. Budd mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on April 7, 2023, at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
This marked the second regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.
Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Women's Featherweight Larissa Pacheco vs. Julia Budd
Heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza vs. Matheus Scheffel
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov vs. Yorgan De Castro
Heavyweight Renan Ferreira vs. Rizvan Kuniev
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Featherweight Olena Kolesnyk vs. Aspen Ladd
Lightweight Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Isaiah Figueroa
Women's Feathweight Martina Jindrová vs. Amber Leibrock
Heavyweight Marcelo Nunes vs. Maurice Greene
Heavyweight Patrick Brady vs. Michał Andryszak
Women's Featherweight Amanda Leve vs. Karolina Sobek
Women's Featherweight Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Yoko Higashi
Background
Ante Delija (23-5) was to headline the event in a bout against Yorgan De Castro (9-3) in a heavyweight match-up. However, Delija pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Denis Goltsov.
In the new women's featherweight division, Larissa Pacheco (19-4) who caused an upset in the 2022 finals by defeating two-time women's lightweight champion Kayla Harrison, will take on former Bellator MMA champion Julia Budd (16-5).
Further action will see the return of 2021 PFL Heavyweight World Champion, Bruno Cappelozza, set to take on 2022 PFL Heavyweight Runner-Up Matheus Scheffel.
Renan Ferreira and Rizvan Kuniev will round out the main card, with Kuniev set to make his PFL Regular Season debut against the hard-hitting Ferreira.
“The Professional Fighters League will continue the 2023 Regular Season at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday, April 7 featuring our Heavyweight and Women’s Featherweight divisions,” said PFL President of Fighter Operations, Ray Sefo. “I look forward to an action-packed card, with fighters seeking to make a push towards the PFL World Championship.”
