One-time UFC title challenger Taila Santos can have a brand new opponent for her PFL debut.
The promotion revealed on Tuesday that with Denise Kielholtz out, Santos will now face one other Bellator veteran in Ilara Joanne in her opening common season matchup at PFL San Antonio on April 4.
The occasion will function the heavyweight and girls’s flyweight divisions as fighters look to take a step nearer in direction of a world title and a $1 million grand prize.
Moreover, former World Collection of Combating — the PFL’s prior promotional title — heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov returns to the now revamped firm for his first combat following his eight-fight UFC stint. Ivanov steps in for 2023 finalist Bruno Cappelozza to face Sergei Bilostenniy in a regular-season tilt.
The PFL additionally introduced that the scheduled Kaytlin Neil vs. Veta Arteaga bout will not happen on the cardboard, and that the occasion will now function a bantamweight showcase bout between Ty Johnson and Bryce Meredith.
PFL San Antonio will likely be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Valentin Moldavsky.
