LAS VEGAS – The 2023 PFL season kicks off Saturday and the promotion held its first ceremonial faceoffs Friday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels.
2023 PFL 1 features the first of two regular season fights for its featherweight and light heavyweight fighters with a main card on ESPN/ESPN+ after prelims on ESPN+.
In the main event, 2022 PFL featherweight champion [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (26-4) returns against former UFC bantamweight title challenger [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] (23-11-1).
Also on the card, 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion [autotag]Robert Wilkinson[/autotag] (17-2) takes on former UFC light heavyweight title challenger [autotag]Thiago Santos[/autotag] (22-11).
Check out the ceremonial faceoffs above and the full fight card below.
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Brendan Loughnane vs. Marlon Moraes
- Rob Wilkinson vs. Thiago Santos
- Will Fleury vs. Krzysztof Jotko
- Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Ryoji Kudo
- Bubba Jenkins vs. Chris Wade
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Mohammad Fakhreddine vs. Marthin Hamlet
- Sam Kei vs. Josh Silveira
- Alejandro Flores vs. Daniel Torres
- Sung Bin Jo vs. Jesus Pinedo
- Ty Flores vs. Delan Monte
- Cory Hendricks vs. Impa Kasanganay