The first major MMA event is a few hours away to begin in Saudi Arabia as The Professional Fighters League and Bellator MMA square off at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PFL acquired Bellator in November, and in the first-ever PFL vs Bellator, the best from each promotion will battle for supremacy, with the heavyweight and middleweight champions from the respective organizations facing off.
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The highly anticipated showdown was supposed to feature four title fights between PFL-Bellator champions: Ryan Bader vs. Renan Ferreira in the main event, Impa Kasanganay vs. Johnny Eblen, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. Jesus Pinedo and Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Jason Jackson.
Unfortunately, the card has taken some hits with fighters falling out, with two battles of current champions remaining now. Bellator champion Jackson has ended up with a replacement after his original opponent pulled out.
Another Bellator champion, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, was scheduled to meet 2023 PFL finalist Gabriel Braga on short notice, but Braga withdrew from the bout.
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PFL vs Bellator Fight Details
Date: Saturday, February 24
Prelims Start Time: Noon ET / 9:00 am PT / 5:00 pm UK / 4:00 am AEDT
Main card start time: 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm UK / 7:00 am AEDT
Main event cage walks (approx): 6:15 pm ET / 3:15 pm PT / 11:15 pm UK / 10:15 pm AEDT
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Note that these timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
Where is PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions being held?
The much-anticipated fight will take place today at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
How to Watch PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions?
If you want to watch Ferreira vs Bader live, your best option is to either sign up for ESPN+ or FitePass.com
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How to Watch PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions in ESPN+ PPV and DAZN PPV are two main streaming options to watch the highly anticipated fighting event from any part of the world.
DAZN:
Fans living in the following regions can watch the event through DAZN PPV:
Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, DACH (Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States)
Fans living in all other territories can watch the event as part of their regular DAZN subscription.
DAZN PPV Prices:
Below are the PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions prices in the following countries
- Austria: 14.99 EUR
- Belgium: 14.99 EUR
- Canada: 49.99 CAD
- Czech Republic: 229 CZK
- Denmark: 69 DKK
- Estonia: 9.99 EUR
- Finland: 9.99 EUR
- France: 9.99 EUR
- Germany: 14.99 EUR
- Gibraltar: 19.99 GBP
- Ireland: 19.99 EUR
- Israel: 39.99 ILS
- Italy: 14.99 EUR
- Lichtenstein: 14.99 CHF
- Luxembourg: 14.99 EUR
- Monaco: 9.99 USD
- Netherlands: 9.99 EUR
- Norway: 105 NOK
- Portugal: 14.99 EUR
- Qatar: 39.99 QAR
- San Marino 14.99 EUR
- Saudi Arabia: 39.99 SAR
- Spain: 14.99 EUR
- Sweden: 105 SEK
- Switzerland: 14.99 CHF
- Taiwan: 315 TWD
- United Arab Emirates: 39.99 AED
- United Kingdom: 19.99 GBP
- United States: 49.99 USD
ESPN+ PPV
Where to watch the Ferreira vs Bader fight In the United States?
Fans in the States can watch prelims on ESPNews / ESPN+ and the main card through ESPN+ PPV for a $49.99 subscription.
Prices of ESPN’s regular subscription charges Re $10.99 / month or $109.99 / year.
PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions In the United Kingdom
In the UK, ESPN will cost £19.99, on top of a DAZN subscription.
PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions Preview:
Renan Ferreira Bio and Record
- Nationality: Brazil
- Age: 34
- Weight: 263.2 lbs (119.4 kgs)
- Height: 6’8″ (203cm)
- Reach: 85.0″ (216cm)
- Record: 12-3-0 (10 KOs)
In the main event, PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira and Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader take on each other for heavyweight bragging rights and a world title.
Ferreira turned pro in 2013. “Problema” joined the PFL in 2021. He is officially 6-1, but it includes three no-contests in the promotion. Two of those losses were overturned when his opponents tested positive for banned substances. The other came when it was missed that Ferreira had tapped to country fellow Fabricio Werdum’s arm triangle choke before stopping him with punches.
Ryan Bader Bio and Record
- Nationality: United States
- Age: 40
- Weight: 231.1 lbs (104.8 kgs)
- Height: 6’2″ (188cm)
- Reach: 74.0″ (188cm)
- Record: 31-7-0
Ryan Bader is a three-time Pac-10 wrestling champion who turned pro in 2007. Competing in The Ultimate Fighter in 2008, Ryan won the heavyweight tournament. After going 15-5 in the UFC, Bader joined Bellator.
Competing in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix in 2016, he beat Phil Davis for the Bellator Light Heavyweight title. Bader lost the light heavyweight belt to Vadim Nemkov but successfully defended the heavyweight title three times. His last fight was a TKO win over the legend Fedor Fedor Emelianenko in February 2023.
Also On the Card:
The undercard also features champions, light heavyweight champions Impa Kasanganay (PFL) and Johnny Elben (Bellator) take on each other, Bellator welterweight titleholder Jason Jacks (17-4) takes on ex-PFL champion Rat Cooper III (25-9-1) and ex-Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (17-2) moves up to a heavyweight division and goes face to face against 2021 PFL belt-holder Bruno Cappelozza (16-6).
Also on the card, former UFC fighter Thiago Santos (PFL) takes on Yoel Romero (Bellator), boxer Clay Collard faces former Bellator champion AJ McKee, Vadim Nemkov (Bellator) relinquishes his light heavyweight title to move to the heavyweight division, knockout artist Aaron Pico (Bellator) returns to action on the prelim card.
Plus, Biaggio Ali Walsh, Muhammad Ali’s grandson, makes his pro debut. Meanwhile, multi-time undisputed champion Claressa Shields returns to the SmartCage.
PFL Champions and Bellator Champions fight card
Main Card:
- PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira vs. Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader
- PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay vs. Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen
- Ray Cooper III vs. Bellator welterweight champion Jason Jackson (182 pounds)
- Bruno Cappelozza (PFL) vs. Vadim Nemkov (Bellator) – Heavyweight
- Thiago Santos (PFL) vs. Yoel Romero (Bellator) – Light heavyweight
- Clay Collard (PFL) vs. AJ McKee (Bellator) – Lightweight
Prelims:
- Gabriel Braga (PFL) vs. Aaron Pico (Bellator) – Featherweight
- Biaggio Ali Walsh (PFL) vs. Chris Morris – Lightweight
- Claressa Shields (PFL) vs. Kelsey DeSantis – Women’s lightweight
- Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Edukondal Rao – Featherweight
- Malik Basahel vs. Vinicius Pereira – Flyweight amateur fight
