Get results and discuss Week 1 of the 2022 Professional Fighters League regular season right here on Bloody Elbow, starting at 6 PM ET.
A new season of the Professional Fighters League is back!
The premiere of the 2022 regular season begins tonight (Apr. 20) in Arlington, TX and features two fan favorites in the main event. After a long career in the UFC, Jeremy Stephens makes his PFL debut against fellow ex-UFC fighter and 2021 PFL lightweight semifinalist Clay Collard.
The co-main sees reigning PFL lightweight champion Raush Manfio against former UFC fighter Don Madge.
If you’re unfamiliar with the PFL points system for the regular season: everyone competes twice, with three five-minute rounds (but no elbows), and the points system works as follows:
Win – 3 pts
First round stoppage – 3 bonus pts
Second round stoppage – 2 bonus pts
Third round stoppage – 1 bonus pt
Draw – 1 pt for each fighter
Loss – 0 points
Week 1 is all about the lightweights and light heavyweights, and Bloody Elbow is the place to be to discuss the event. The prelims begin at 6 PM ET on ESPN+ and followed by the main card at 9 PM ET on ESPN and ESPN+. International viewers can find their outlet here.
The fight card is as follows:
Main card (9 PM ET, ESPN and ESPN+)
Clay Collard vs. Jeremy Stephens – Lightweight
Raush Manfio vs. Don Madge – Lightweight
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Delan Monte – Light heavyweight
Natan Schulte vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier – Lightweight
Preliminary card (6 PM ET, ESPN+)
Emiliano Sordi vs. Cory Hendricks – Light heavyweight
Alexander Martinez vs. Stevie Ray – Lightweight
Marthin Hamlet vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis – Light heavyweight
Omari Akhmedov vs. Viktor Pesta – Light heavyweight
Rob Wilkinson vs. Bruce Souto – Light heavyweight
Clinton Williams vs. Simon Powell – Light heavyweight