Published on April 24th, 2021 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

Professional Fighters League Kicks Off Highly Anticipated 2021 Season

The Professional Fighters League, the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world kicked off their highly-anticipated 2021 season, Friday, at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The night featured ten exciting bouts, which featured a handful of massive upsets, including Clay Collard edging out former UFC champion Anthony Pettis by Unanimous Decision in the main event. In the co-main event, Marcin Held handed two-time PFL Lightweight Champion Natan Schulte his first loss in the promotion, while highly-touted prospect Bubba Jenkins announced his arrival in the PFL featherweight division by defeating two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer.

Additionally, Brendan Loughnane provided the season’s first highlight reel worthy-stoppage by knocking out Sheymon Moraes in the first round.

About Professional Fighters League
Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the first and only to present MMA in the sports-season format where individual fighters compete in Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship. PFL is the innovation leader with the PFL SmartCage delivering viewers on-screen fight analytics and real-time prop bets. PFL Roster is second to none with 25% of its fighters ranked in the top 25 in their weight-class. All PFL 2021 Season events are live in primetime on ESPN2/ESPN+ in the U.S. (typically on Thursdays), as well as on leading broadcast and streaming outlets in 160 countries worldwide. For more info visit www.PFLmma.com and follow PFL on Instagram (@PFLmma), Twitter (@PFLMMA), and Facebook (/PFLmma).

Content courtesy of Professional Fighters League

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Dr. Jerry Doby Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.