Two stacked fight cards are moments away for MMASucka staff picks.
PFL 2 2024 will occur today, April 12th from The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is the second of the Professional Fighter League’s Regular Season as fighters contest for points at a shot in the Playoffs. The year-end event will see two final fighters from six weight classes battle for a one million dollar cash prize in addition to the promotional Championship. See PFL MMA’s website here about the scoring system and more.
Tonight’s card featuring lightweight and light heavyweights will begin with prelims at 6:30pm ET (3:30pm PT) on ESPN+. The main card will take place on both ESPN+ and ESPN 2 at 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT).
Results from all of PFL 2 2024 will be available here at MMASucka. Stay tuned tomorrow for our staff picks and results from the monumental UFC 300 event also in Las Vegas.
Light Heavyweights – 205 Pounds
In the night’s featured main event, Impa Kasanganay and Alex Polizzi will meet across three possible five-minute rounds. 2023 Tournament Champion Kasanganay makes a quick return after losing a narrow split decision for the PFL vs. Bellator Championship to Johnny Eblen. His opponent, former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion Polizzi, makes his promotional debut following the merger as he targets snapping a two-fight skid and his first win since March of 2022.
Australia’s Rob Wilkinson will make his return to the PFL cage in the co-main slot opposite England’s Tom Breese, who steps in for late notice for Phil Davis. After missing most of 2023 competition due to a suspension from a failed drug test, 2022 Champion Wilkinson aims for a return to form as he looks for an 18th professional win in his 21st fight. Opposite sees grappling specialist Breese who rides a three-bout submission streak including his PFL Europe qualifier win in December.
Five-time PFL Playoff contender and 2022 Welterweight victor Sadibou Sy makes the move to 205 pounds for the first time in his career as he squares off with former two-divisional LFA Champion and 2023 runner-up Josh Silveira.
Following a lengthy recovery from knee surgery, the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Heavyweight winner and 2021 Tournament Champion Antonio Carlos Junior returns for the first time since mid-2022 against former EFC Title holder and four-time Bellator competitor Simon Biyong.
The final 205-pound matchup will fall between former ACA/ACB Champion Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov and the eight-fight victory stretch of PFL Europe standout Jakob Nedoh.
Lightweights – 155 Pounds
Two battles in the lightweight division will take place on the ESPN 2 main card. Firstly, 2023 finalist and three-season contender Clay Collard hopes to snap a two-fight losing streak against former Bellator Lightweight Champion and seasoned veteran Patricky Pitbull. Additionally, former Cage Warriors Featherweight Title holder Mads Burnell gets his shot in the PFL pool riding a two-fight win streak since the top of 2023. He will battle the recently-crowned Cage Titans FC Champion of Quebec’s Michael Dufort.
THE PEOPLE’S MAIN EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT: Collard vs Pitbull!
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— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2024
Tiger Muay Thais’ Bruno Miranda was met with his fourth professional defeat in the 2023 Lightweight Tournament Semifinals to ultimate victor Olivier Aubin-Mercier. His 21st fight will come against debutant and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Brent Primus who is ready to contest for his second consecutive victory after a May of 2023 decision over Mansour Barnaoui.
Another former EFC Champion of Sambo expert Gadzhi Rabadanov targets his seventh win in a row for his PFL debut versus 27-year-old striking specialist Simon Biyong.
15-fight Bellator veteran Adam Piccolotti and undefeated Elvin Espinoza will meet in the final Regular Season pairing.
Staff Picks
MMASucka staff picks are composed of four of the world’s leading mixed martial arts organizations: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL) with Bellator MMA, ONE Championship (ONE FC), and Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS).
- UFC picks will include main card fights ranging from four to six matchups per event.
- PFL and Bellator MMA see picks from main cards for pay-per-views and from tournament fights in the Regular Season, Playoffs, and Finals.
- ONE FC and DWCS picks will feature all MMA fights from the event with a minimum of three matchups.
The individual who picks the most victorious fighters by the end of 2024 will have a choice between receiving a custom-made championship belt from ProAmBelts or a detailed chain from Championship Chains. Staff picks in 2023 were won by Ben Jamieson with a record of 300-148.
Check out our PFL 2 2024: Regular Season picks below.
RECORDS AFTER UFC VEGAS 90:
1. Nate Freeman: 70-37
2. Wesley Riddle: 65-42
3. Frazer Krohn: 63-44
4. Michael DeSantis: 62-37
5. Jeremy Brand: 61-46
6. Andrew Benjamin: 44-46
7. Lukas DeWitt: 32-29
8. Julio Monteros Jr.: 28-11
9. Michael Kachan: 11-7
10. Casey Cooper: 4-5
*Note – not all staff pick for every event*
Adam Piccolotti (14-5), -115
vs.
Elvin Espinoza (9-0), -105
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
– PRELIMS –
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Espinoza via Roun3 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Espinoza via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis: Piccolotti via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Espinoza via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Espinoza via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Espinoza via Split Decision
Staff picking Piccolotti: 1
Staff picking Espinoza: 5
Gadzhi Rabadanov (20-4-2), -225
vs.
Solomon Renfro (11-4), +185
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
– PRELIMS –
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Rabadanov via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Rabadanov via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis: Rabadanov via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Renfro via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Rabadanov via Round 1 TKO
Nate Freeman: Rabadanov via Round 2 TKO
Staff picking Rabadanov: 5
Staff picking Renfro: 1
Bruno Miranda (16-4), +100
vs.
Brent Primus (12-3, 1 NC), -120
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
– PRELIMS –
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Primus via Round 2 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Primus via Split Decision
Michael DeSantis: Primus via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Miranda via Split Decision
Frazer Krohn: Primus via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Primus via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Miranda: 1
Staff picking Primus: 5
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (21-7-1), +105
vs.
Jakob Nedoh (8-1), -125
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN CARD –
– 205 LBS. ~ 93.0 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Nedoh via Round 2 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Nedoh via Round 1 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Nedoh via Round 1 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Nedoh via Round 2 TKO
Frazer Krohn: Nedoh via Round 2 TKO
Nate Freeman: Nedoh via Round 3 TKO
Staff picking Yagshimuradov: 0
Staff picking Nedoh: 5
Antonio Carlos Junior (15-5, 2 NC), -325
vs.
Simon Biyong (9-3), +260
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN CARD –
– 205 LBS. ~ 93.0 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Carlos Junior via Round 2 SUB
Wesley Riddle: Carlos Junior via Round 1 SUB
Michael DeSantis: Carlos Junior via Round 1 SUB
Andrew Benjamin: Carlos Junior via Round 1 SUB
Frazer Krohn: Carlos Junior via Round 3 SUB
Nate Freeman: Carlos Junior via Round 1 SUB
Staff picking Carlos Junior: 6
Staff picking Biyong: 0
Sadibou Sy (16-7-2, 1 NC), -125
vs.
Josh Silveira (12-2), +105
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN CARD –
– 205 LBS. ~ 93.0 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Silveira via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Sy via Split Decision
Michael DeSantis: Sy via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Sy via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Sy via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Sy via Split Decision
Staff picking Sy: 5
Staff picking Silveira: 1
Mads Burnell (18-5), -210
vs.
Michael Dufort (12-4), +180
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN CARD –
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Frazer Krohn: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Burnell via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Burnell: 6
Staff picking Dufort: 0
Clay Collard (24-12, 1 NC), -205
vs.
Patricky Pitbull (25-12), +170
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN CARD –
– 155 LBS. ~ 70.3 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Collard via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Pitbull via Unanimous Decision
Michael DeSantis Collard via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Benjamin: Collard via Round 1 TKO
Frazer Krohn: Pitbull via Round 3 TKO
Nate Freeman: Pitbull via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Collard: 3
Staff picking Pitbull: 3
Rob Wilkinson (17-2, 1 NC), -165
vs.
Tom Breese (18-4), +135
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
– CO-MAIN EVENT –
– 205 LBS. ~ 93.0 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Wilkinson via Unanimous Decision
Wesley Riddle: Wilkinson via Round 2 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Wilkinson via Round 2 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Breese via Round 1 SUB
Frazer Krohn: Breese via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Wilkinson via Round 3 TKO
Staff picking Wilkinson: 4
Staff picking Breese: 2
Impa Kasanganay (15-4), -290
vs.
Alex Polizzi (10-3), +235
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
– MAIN EVENT –
– 205 LBS. ~ 93.0 KG. –
Jeremy Brand: Kasanganay via Round 3 TKO
Wesley Riddle: Kasanganay via Round 2 TKO
Michael DeSantis: Kasanganay via Round 2 TKO
Andrew Benjamin: Kasanganay via Round 1 TKO
Frazer Krohn: Kasanganay via Unanimous Decision
Nate Freeman: Kasanganay via Unanimous Decision
Staff picking Kasanganay: 6
Staff picking Polizzi: 0
Impa Kasanganay vs. Alex Polizzi
Kasanganay: 204.8
Polizzi: 204MAIN EVENT OFFICIAL!
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— PFL (@PFLMMA) April 12, 2024
PFL 2 2024 FEATURED IMAGE:
Rob Wilkinson (left) and Tom Breese (right) ahead of their PFL 2 2024 Regular Season fight taking place Friday, April 12th from The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada (photo credits to Cooper Neill, PFL MMA).
