PFL 1 2024: Delija vs. Moldavsky - Heavyweights & Womens Flyweights is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that will be held on April 4, 2024, at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky vs. Ante Delija
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche vs. Juliana Velasquez
Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva vs. Lisa Mauldin
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Daniel James vs. Marcelo Golm
Heavyweight Blagoy Ivanov vs. Sergei Bilostenniy
Women's Flyweight Taila Santos vs. Ilara Joanne
Heavyweight Steve Mowry vs. Oleg Popov
Women's Flyweight Kana Watanabe vs. Shanna Young
Women's Flyweight Chelsea Hackett vs. Jena Bishop
Featherweight Lucas Brennan vs. Dimitre Ivy
Bantamweight Bryce Meredith vs. Ty Johnson
Background
The PFL Regular Season features a true sports-season format, where elite fighters from around the world compete in a Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship, with each winner of the six weight divisions receiving a $1 million prize.
The first 2024 PFL Regular Season event, live April 4, from Boeing Center in San Antonio, TX will feature some of the world’s best Heavyweights and Women’s Flyweight fighters and is headlined by 2022 PFL World Champion Ante Delija and Bellator’s former Interim Heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky with a co-main event featuring Denis Goltsov facing Linton Vassell.
The inaugural event unfolds in San Antonio, Texas, featuring a main event where former interim Bellator Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky squares off against the 2022 PFL Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija.
A trilogy clash between Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion Liz Carmouche and former champion Juliana Velasquez is expected to take place.
Former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship title challenger Taila Santos is making her PFL debut on the undercard, facing off against Denise Kielholtz.
On March 26, changes to the fight lineup saw Bruno Cappelozza replaced by Blagoy Ivanov against Sergei Bilostenniy, Denise Keilholtz substituted by Ilara Joanne facing Talia Santos, and the Kaytlin Neil versus Sumiko Inaba bout removed from the card.
