The road to $1 million kicks off later TONIGHT (Thurs., April 4, 2024) as Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set begin its 2024 regular season inside Boeing Center in San Antonio, TX., which will be streaming on ESPN+ and ESPN 2 for US viewers, while in international fans can catch the action via DAZN starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Headlining the fight card will be a Heavyweight fight between PFL’s Ante Delija and Bellator’s former interim Heavyweight champion, Valentin Moldavsky. Delija won the championship in 2022 and is currently on a five-fight win streak, which includes a first-round knockout win over current champion, Renan Ferreira. In the co-main event, Denis Goltsov will represent PFL against Linton Vassell, who will step up for Bellator.
Also on the card, Bellator’s current women’s Flyweight champion, Liz Carmouche, will face off against Juliana Velasquez in a non-title trilogy fight, which will mark the first bout of the season for the weight class.
PFL San Antonio Quick Results:
265 lbs.: Ante Delija vs. Valentin Moldavsky – Moldavsky via first-round TKO — HIGHLIGHTS!
265 lbs.: Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell – Goltsov via third-round TKO
125 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Juliana Velasquez – Carmouche via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Lisa Mauldin – Ditcheva via first-round TKO
265 lbs.: Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James – James via first-round TKO
265 lbs.: Blagoy Ivanov vs. Sergei Bilostenniy – Bilostenniy via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Taila Santos vs. llara Joane – Santos via first-round submission (rear-naked choke) HIGHLIGHTS!
265 lbs.: Steve Mowry vs. Oleg Popov -Popov via second-round TKO
125 lbs.: Kana Watanabe vs. Shanna Young – Watanabe via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Chelsea Hackett vs. Jena Bishop – Bishop via first-round submission (armbar) HIGHLIGHTS!
145 lbs.: Lucas Brennan vs. Dimitre Ivy – Ivy via unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Ty Johnson vs. Bryce Meredith – Meredith via unanimous decision
QUICK 6?? FOR DANIEL JAMES!
James missed weight yesterday so he receives a -1 penalty and 5 points in the Heavyweight standings!#PFLRegularSeason pic.twitter.com/Ue0WuEQmqU
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
WHAT A FIGHT #PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/vzNIBjhWlE— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
THIS IS OVER! Taila Santos gets the Quick 6??FINISH!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/NRbDSeXuMq— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
THE REF STEPS IN! Oleg Popov gets the 5?? point finish!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/nttOAXG0e8— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Kana Watanabe threatens with the choke attempt!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/sZjPDNsTU8— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 4, 2024
QUICK 6??! Bishop goes straight to the top of the Women’s Flyweight Standings!!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/EQqsUM1G5I— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 4, 2024
Bryce Meredith drops Ty Johnson! #PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN+
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/F30U4JtuJA— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 4, 2024
PFL San Antonio Highlights:
265 lbs.: Ante Delija vs. Valentin Moldavsky
QUICK WORK FOR VALENTIN! He goes straight to the top of the Heavyweight standings!#PFLRegularSeason pic.twitter.com/7ZJLkP8upp
— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Final result: Moldavsky def. Delija via first-round TKO
265 lbs.: Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell
Denis Goltsov snaps Vassell’s win streak and earns 4 points in the heavyweight standings!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/AjqIY4qCSn— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Goltsov fights back with a sweep & guillotine attempt!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/u1Ysn2HZI1— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Linton Vassell gets the full mount!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/ELGOjocj6g— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Final result: Goltsov def. Vassell via third-round TKO
125 lbs.: Liz Carmouche vs. Juliana Velasquez
Liz Carmouche ends round 2 with the Submission attempt! Round 3 up now!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/nEngfavJ8S— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Final result: Carmouche def. Velasquez via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Lisa Mauldin
DAKOTA DITCHEVA GETS THE 6 POINT FINISH!!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/TwgYGoiYQT— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
DAKOTA DROPS LISA!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/LHbN0fWc74— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Dakota Ditcheva with a beautiful combo!#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
ESPN2
https://t.co/jPNvomCxHI pic.twitter.com/LVx4OoOfHl— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 5, 2024
Final result: Ditcheva def. Mauldin via first-round TKO
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