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MMA Junkie Staff

2024 PFL 1 lineup gets makeover after two withdrawals, one fight scrapped, one fight added

The 2024 PFL 1 lineup looks quite different today than it did yesterday.

On Tuesday, the promotion announced that Bruno Cappeloza and Denise Kielholtz have withdrawn from their regular season matchups. Reasons for their removals were not given.

2024 PFL 1 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place April 4 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

In place of Cappeloza, former WSOF champion and UFC veteran Blagoy Ivanov will step in to meet Sergey Bilostenniy in the heavyweight division. Bellator veteran llara Joanne is replacing Kielholtz and will fight former UFC title challenger Taila Santos in a women’s flyweight bout.

In addition to the two withdrawals, PFL also announced that Kaytlin Neal vs. Vega Arteaga is off the card, while a new matchup of Ty Johnson vs. Bryce Meredith has been added.

With the changes, here is the 2024 PFL 1 lineup:

MAIN CARD (ESPN 2, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Ante Delija vs. Valentin Moldavsky
  • Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell
  • Liz Carmouche vs. Juliana Velasquez
  • Tyrell Fortune vs. Daniel James

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Dakota Ditcheva vs. Lisa Mauldin
  • Blagoy Ivanov vs. Sergey Bilostennyi
  • Taila Santos vs. Ilara Joanne
  • Steve Mowry vs. Oleg Popov
  • Kana Watanabe vs. Shanna Young
  • Chelsea Hackett vs. Jena Bishop
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Dimitre Ivy
  • Tyson Johnson vs. Bryce Meredith
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