NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Professional
Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative
sports league, today announced that the PFL Challenger Series will
continue from Universal Studios in Orlando, FL on Friday, March 4 at
9 p.m. ET with women's lightweight
action. The PFL Challenger Series airs live exclusively on
Fubo Sports Network, the live TV network from sports-first live TV
streaming platform fuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO).
The PFL Challenger Series is a platform in which MMA fighters
can earn a PFL contract and an opportunity to compete in the PFL
Regular Season. The PFL continues to innovate the sport of MMA by
expanding opportunities for exceptional fighters from around the
globe.
The PFL Challenger Series has seen more than 500 fighters from
around the world apply to compete. Out of the applicants, eight,
one per week, will earn a PFL contract which will put them in
the 2022 Regular Season or set them on a development path with the
league in hopes of joining a future Season.
"On March 4th the women take
center stage in The PFL Challenger Series and we couldn't be more
excited," said Ray Sefo, President
of Fighter Operations of PFL. "We have seen the women in MMA take
the leap into the main event. The PFL is a meritocracy and we
cannot wait to further show the world what our women can do in the
SmartCage."
French Olympic wrestler Cynthia
Vescan is slated to make her professional debut. She was a
member of the French team that competed in London in 2012. She is a two-time bronze medal
winner in the European Championships in 2018 and 2021.
American wrestler Jackie Cataline
Surber will also be in action and looking to show she
belongs among the top women's lightweights in the world. The former
Olympic trials competitor and former Pan American champion will be
a force to be reckoned with.
Germany's Julia Dorny (2-0) comes to the PFL off of a pair
of TKO victories. She has a history in Judo and is the 2018 IMMAF
world champion. She is also a television journalist and anchor in
her spare time.
Michelle Montague spent most of
2021 in South Florida as a
sparring partner for a pair of women's MMA royalty, the PFL's
Kayla Harrison and UFC's
Amanda Nunes. the Kiwi is a former
IMMAF champion and was a member of the New Zealand wrestling team. Her home gym is
City Kickboxing, home to champions Israel
Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. She will be making her
professional debut.
The women's division will also include the Czech Republic's Martina Jindrova (3-1),
Jacqueline Cavalcanti (2-0) from
Portugal and Americans
Jeslen Mishelle (0-0) and
Olivia Parker (4-2).
Viewers watching the PFL Challenger Series can also interact
with the women's lightweight live competition through fuboTV's
popular predictive, free-to-play games. During the bouts, fans can
answer predictive questions about the action all on one screen
using their remote control. Fubo Sportsbook, now live in
Iowa and Arizona, is also the exclusive gambling
sponsor of the PFL Challenger Series.
Fubo Sports Network is fuboTV's linear TV network dedicated to
featuring sports stories on and off the field. Fans can stream live
sports, original programming and partner content on Fubo Sports
Network as part of fuboTV's subscription packages of 100+ sports,
news and entertainment channels.
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SOURCE Professional Fighters League (PFL)