Video: PFL vs. Bellator press conference faceoffs

The first PFL vs. Bellator press conference took scheme Wednesday, and afterward the opponents in attendance came nose to nose for the first time.

The first PFL vs. Bellator match because the acquisition takes scheme Feb. 24 at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a foremost card that streams on ESPN+ and DAZN pay-per-peep following prelims on ESPN+ and ESPNews. The total card pits PFL opponents vs. Bellator opponents and is chalk corpulent of current and former champions from each and each promotion.

In the principle match, reigning PFL heavyweight champ Renan Ferreira takes on Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader. The co-foremost match pits PFL light heavyweight champ Impa Kasanganay transferring reduction all the way down to middleweight to face Bellator 185-pound champ Johnny Eblen. A showdown between current featherweight champions, Jesus Pinedo from the PFL and Patrick Freire of Bellator, is additionally on tap.

As effectively as to the fights between current champions, a bunch of matchups between former champs and title challengers are additionally slated.

You would possibly perhaps perchance perhaps recount all of the faceoffs from the first PFL vs. Bellator press conference on the Seminole Tense Rock in Hollywood, Fla., within the video above.

Under is the total PFL vs. Bellator lineup:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-peep, 3 p.m. ET)

• Renan Ferreira vs. Ryan Bader
• Impa Kasanganay vs. Johnny Eblen
• Ray Cooper III vs. Jason Jackson
• Jesus Pinedo vs. Patrick Freire
• Bruno Cappelozza vs. Vadim Nemkov
• Thiago Santos vs. Yoel Romero
• Clay Collard vs. A.J. McKee

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, ESPNews, 12:30 p.m. ET)

• Gabriel Braga vs. Aaron Pico
• Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Chris Morris
• Claressa Shields vs. Kelsey De Santis
• Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Edukondal Rao
• Malik Basahel vs. Vinicius Pereira

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s match hub for PFL vs. Bellator.