PFL 5: Delija vs. Greene is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will take place on June 16, 2023, at the Overtime Elite Arena in, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. This will mark the fifth regular-season event of the tournament and include fights in the Heavyweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Heavyweight Ante Delija vs. Maurice Greene Women's Featherweight Larissa Pacheco vs. Amber Leibrock Lightweight Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Travell Miller Women's Featherweight Aspen Ladd vs. Karolina Sobek Heavyweight Renan Ferreira vs. Matheus Scheffel
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov vs. Yorgan De Castro Women's Featherweight Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Evelyn Martins Heavyweight Danilo Marques vs. Marcelo Nunes Women's Featherweight Julia Budd vs. Martina Jindrová Women's Featherweight Olena Kolesnyk vs. Yoko Higashi Heavyweight Patrick Brady vs. Jordan Heiderman Heavyweight Isaiah Pinson vs. Denzel Freeman
Background
This event will be headlined by returning 2022 Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija facing UFC veteran Maurice Greene and 2022 Women's Lightweight Champion Larissa Pacheco facing off against Bellator veteran Amber Leibrock in a featherweight bout.
Bruno Cappelozza and Rizvan Kuniev were scheduled to appear on this card. However, both fighters were suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after failing drug tests. They were removed from the season and replaced by Patrick Brady and Jordan Heiderman.
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