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The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has released the full card lineup for PFL 3. The main card features returning 2019 women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison who looks to win her second title for the 2021 season. It also features the debut of Fabricio Werdum.
This card with Harrison’s announcement comes just after International Women’s Day and if ever there were a time to announce a fight card with a driven and empowering woman, Harrison certainly fits the bill. She is one of the few PFL competitors that were able to compete last year outside of the PFL while their operation had to postpone due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PFL announces new signings, including Gleison Tibau, Chris Wade, and Kaitlin Young
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PFL continues to add to their already impressive roster, announcing some surprising names and bolstering their women’s lightweight division. Former UFC fighter Gleison Tibau (35-14) and former M-1 champ Aleksei Kunchenko (20-2), both joining the welterweight division.
The announcement was made via press release and on social media, highlighting their accomplishments and what fans can expect to see from them. Tibau is a known veteran that has faced a who’s who in the UFC but was ultimately released from the organization after four straight losses. He rebounded with a 2018 win over Efrain Escudero and a submission over former Bellator champ Will Brooks in Korea’s Battlefield FC in 2018.
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The PFL has finalized its roster for the upcoming 2021 season with several more signings.
Those signings complete the 60-fighter roster competing across six weight classes.
Following a long run in the UFC, Tibau will make his PFL debut this year while looking to build on a two-fight win streak with his last fight coming in 2019.
With nearly 50 fights on his resume, Tibau has faced the best of the best throughout his entire career while going to battle with the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson and Rafael dos Anjos. Now he’ll look to win the $1 million grand prize in the PFL’s welterweight division while competing in the same weight class as former UFC title contender Rory MacDonald as well as Ray Cooper III, who returns after winning the championship in 2019.
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