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PFL is headed to the Windy City, as PFL Chicago is set for Saturday, April 11.
In the main event, former Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis takes on unbeaten contender Mitch McKee. Pettis, the brother of former UFC champion Anthony Pettis, owns a 25-7 record in his career, including wins over Magomed Magomedov, Raufeon Stotts and Patricio Pitbull.
Pettis is a native of nearby Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The main card will air live on ESPN2 beginning at 9 p.m. ET following prelims on the ESPN App starting at 6 p.m. ET.
Middleweights take co-main event role
Unbeaten Jordan Newman and Josh Silveira square off in a middleweight co-main event. Both are ranked in the Top 10 for the PFL.
Stots, the No. 2 bantamweight behind Pettis, returns to action against Renat Khavalov, an unbeaten fighter who is ranked seventh in the division.
Gabriel Braga vs. Cheyden Leialoha rounds out the main card.
PFL Chicago Fight Card
Main Card
Bantamweight Main Event: #1-Sergio Pettis (25-7) vs. Mitch McKee (10-0)
Middleweight Co-Main Event: #4-Jordan Newman (8-0) vs. #7-Josh Silveira (15-5)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: #2-Raufeon Stots (21-3) vs. #7-Renat Khavalov (11-0)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: #6-Gabriel Braga (16-3) vs. Cheyden Leialoha (11-2)
Preliminary Card
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Viviane Araujo (13-7) vs. Shanna Young (11-8)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: #7-Jena Bishop (9-3) vs. Borena Tsertsvadze (6-0)
Welterweight Bout: #9-Omar El Dafrawy (14-6) vs. James Vake (7-1)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: #8-Kana Watanabe (13-4-1) vs. #6-Paulina Wisniewska (6-1)
Heavyweight Bout: #8-Slim Trabelsi (8-1) vs. #6-Rodrigo Nascimento (12-4, 1 NC)
Lightweight Bout: Biaggio Ali Walsh (3-1) vs. Dash Harris (2-0)
Welterweight Bout: Valanti Atsas (9-1) vs. Nate Jennerman (18-6)
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