Check out our staff members’ picks for the 2021 PFL 4 main card, which features the MMA debut of boxer Claressa Shields.
|
Shields
vs.
Elkin |
Collard
vs.
Lutterbach |
Jenkins
vs.
Moffett |
Diamond
vs.
Loughnane |
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 71-50 (58.7%) |
Shields
(73%) |
Collard
(78%) |
Jenkins
(82%) |
Loughnane
(67%) |
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 72-49 (59.5%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 72-49 (59.5%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Diamond |
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 71-50 (58.7%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 70-51 (57.9%)
 2014 Champion |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 70-51 (57.9%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 70-51 (57.9%)
2017 Champion |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 70-51 (57.9%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 69-52 (57%)
2018 Champion |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 67-54 (55.4%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 67-54 (55.4%)
2020 Champion |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 66-55 (54.5%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 65-56 (53.7%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
Matthew Wells
@@MrMWells
2021: 0-0 (40%) |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
BetMGM
Betting Favorites |
Shields |
Collard |
Jenkins |
Loughnane |
(Editor’s note: Updated after Anthony Pettis was removed from his fight against Alex Martinez on the main card, and Clay Collard vs. Joilton Lutterbach was moved into that position.)
The PFL is back this week featherweights and lightweights on the lineup – and the MMA debut of a boxing superstar.
2021 PFL 4 takes place Thursday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main card airs on ESPN2 following prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, women’s boxing champion and sensation [autotag]Claressa Shields[/autotag] (0-0) makes her highly anticipated MMA debut at lightweight against [autotag]Brittney Elkin[/autotag] (3-6). Shields is the betting favorite at -275 at BetMGM, and she’s one of three unanimous picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.
In the co-feature, with former UFC and WEC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (24-11) out of his fight against Alex Martinez (8-0) due to illness, the lightweight bout between [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (19-8) and [autotag]Joilton Lutterbach[/autotag] (34-9) moved up from the prelims. Collard is a -225 betting favorite and a unanimous pick from our staff members.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] (15-4) is our third unanimous pick in his featherweight regular season fight against [autotag]Bobby Moffett[/autotag] (13-5). Jenkins is a -275 favorite in the fight.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Tyler Diamond[/autotag] (12-1) is the only fighter keeping us from a fully unanimous main card. He’s a +225 underdog against [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (20-3) in their featherweight fight. But it’s still Loughnane with a near-unanimous rout at 12-1 in the picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Shields (73 percent), Collard (78 percent), Jenkins (82 percent) and Loughnane (67 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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