Rob Wilkinson wants to prove he’s among the best in the world, and he feels he can do just that in his next outing.
The 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion returns to the cage April 1 in the co-main event of 2023 PFL 1 in Las Vegas. Wilkinson (17-2 MMA) welcomes former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos to the PFL. The Australian sees this as a great opportunity to prove his worth in the MMA landscape.
“He’s been fighting the top guys in the UFC forever now,” Wilkinson told MMA Junkie Radio. “His last fight was against the now current UFC champion, Jamahal Hil. So I think that going out there and making a statement and making it look easy in a sense, having a better performance than all these guys in the UFC had against him, I think that really goes to show that there are a lot of fighters, not only in the UFC. We’re seeing this time and time again – UFC fighters leaving to PFL thinking they can have good fights and make a quick million dollars, and that’s not been the case at all. I’m looking forward to Thiago.”
