The second half of the 2024 PFL season begins in mid-June with women’s heavyweights and flyweights on the card in Connecticut.
For the first time, the promotion will come to town at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. That location was Bellator’s East Coast home for years before the PFL purchased it last fall. PFL 2024 Week 4 is scheduled for June 13th.
Former Bellator standouts Valentin Moldovan (13-3) and Linton Vassell (24-9) will face each other in the heavyweight main event, the promotion announced on Monday. Moldavsky is top of the rankings after knocking out Ante Delija in the first round earlier this month. Vassell was stopped by Denis Goltsov in the third round.
Since only four fighters make the playoffs and the top four at heavyweight are 4 liters or more, Vassell will need to submit Moldavsky if he wants to have a chance at making the postseason.
In the co-main event, Dakota Ditcheva (11-0) takes over Chelsea Hackett (4-2-1). Ditcheva is one of three fighters with 6 spots at the top of the women’s 125-pound rankings after knocking out Lisa Mauldin in the first round in San Antonio. Hackett was submitted by Jena Bishop, so Vassell finds himself in a position to need a stoppage to have a realistic shot at the postseason.
While there are four other matchups in each of these divisions, these two matchups are the only ones announced by the promotion on Monday. The remaining fights should be announced in the coming days.
After PFL 4 in Connecticut, the promotion heads to Salt Lake City for light heavyweights and lightweights on June 21, then to Sioux Falls, SD, for welterweights and featherweights on June 28.
“The PFL season format is the toughest test in MMA with the addition of elite Bellator athletes returning to Mohegan Sun, and PFL Europe looking to secure a position in the 2024 PFL Playoffs,” said PFL CEO , Peter Murray, in a press release. “The PFL is excited to bring our MMA brand to Connecticut, as well as our fans in 160 countries around the world.”
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie events hub to PFL 2024 Week 3.
