Jeremy Stephens to make PFL debut against Clay Colllard, Anthony Pettis also booked for April 20 season opener

PFL has introduced that Jeremy Stephens will debut with the promotion on the identical card that sees Anthony Pettis make his return.

The PFL’s season opener is ready to happen on April 20 as a parade of fighters try and seize the $1 million pot of gold on the finish of the rainbow. Along with the latest excellent news that Kayla Harrison has re-signed with the promotion, they’ve additionally confirmed that an entire host of massive names might be competing subsequent month.

Anthony Pettis, who went 0-2 towards Clay Collard and Raush Manfio final season, might be returning to the cage for an additional crack on the light-weight gold. In his opener, he’ll tackle Myles Worth who hasn’t competed since his final Bellator bout over three years in the past.

Jeremy Stephens can even be showing in what is going to function his debut for the Professional Fighters League. He’ll struggle Clay Collard, along with his hope being that he can snap the present six-fight winless streak he’s using.

PFL Common Season Opens April twentieth on ESPN 👊

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— PFL (@PFLMMA) March 22, 2022

PFL Season Opener Card

Light-weight – Raush Manfio vs Don Madge

Light-weight – Anthony Pettis vs Myles Worth

Mild Heavyweight – Antonio Carlos Jr vs Delan Monte

Light-weight – Clay Collard vs Jeremy Stephens

Mild Heavyweight – Emiliano Sordi vs Josh Silveira

Light-weight – Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs TBA

Mild Heavyweight – Marthin Hamlet vs Teodoras Aukstuolis

Mild Heavyweight – Omari Akhmedov vs Viktor Pesta

Mild Heavyweight – Robert Wilkinson vs Bruce Souto

Light-weight – Alexander Martinez vs Stevie Ray

The 155-pound and 205-pound divisions might be featured on PFL 1 with a string of different former UFC faces being set to compete, together with Scotland’s personal Stevie Ray and the always-entertaining Olivier Aubin-Mercier.

Are you excited for the brand new season of PFL? Do you assume Anthony Pettis or Jeremy Stephens might go all the way in which and win the light-weight event? Who’re you most intrigued to see compete this season?

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