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PFL Bellator Champions Event Adds No. 1 Contenders To Lineup

PFL Bellator

The lineup for the first PFL Bellator Champions event continues to come together.

Fabian Edwards and Aaron Jeffery are scheduled to collide in a battle of top middleweights during the March 22 event in Belfast, Ireland. The card airs live on DAZN with other providers to be announced from The SSE Arena.

Also, Jeremy Kennedy and James Gallagher have signed on to square off, with Tim Wilde and Manoel Sousa kicking off the main card.

PFL Bellator Champions Main Event

In the main event, Corey Anderson and Karl Moore will battle for the vacant light heavyweight title.

Anderson, a former contender to the belt, comes in 17-6 overall with a no-contest. Moore, who will be fighting in his home country, is 12-2.

Vadim Nemkov was the most recent Bellator champion in the division. He vacated the title and announced a move to heavyweight.

Leah McCourt and Sinead Kavanagh are also set for the main card in the co-main event role.

This is the first Bellator event since the promotion was purchased by PFL.

PFL Bellator Champions Series Fight Card

March 22/Dublin, Ireland

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Corey Anderson (17-6, 1 NC) vs. Karl Moore (12-2)

Women’s Featherweight Co-Main Event: Leah McCourt (8-3) vs. Sinead Kavanagh (9-6)

Middleweight No. 1 Contender Bout: Fabian Edwards (12-3) vs. Aaron Jeffery (14-4)

Featherweight No. 1 Contender Bout: Jeremy Kennedy (19-3) vs James Gallagher (12-2)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Tim Wilde (17-4-1) vs. Manoel Sousa (10-0)

Preliminary Card:

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Ciaran Clarke (8-0) vs. Darius Mafi (4-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Tofiq Musayev (21-5) Alfie Davis (16-4-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Nathan Kelly (9-2) vs.Vikas Singh Ruhil (12-7)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Abraham Bably (3-0) vs. Isaiah Pinson (3-0)

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