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April 29, 2024
The lightweight showdown between Clay Collard and Mads Burnell will be the highlight of Game 5 of the 2024 Professional Fighters League regular season.
The organization announced the fight card for the event on Monday. The event will be held on June 21st at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will feature seasonal matches between lightweight and light heavyweight. In the co-main event, Impa Kasanganay will take on Jacob Nedeau in a 205-pound pairing. The PFL 5 main card will air on ESPN and ESPN+ at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT, and the prelims will be streamed on ESPN+ at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT.
Corrado, a 2023 PFL lightweight finalist, started the season with a second-round TKO over Patricky Freire on April 12 at PFL2. This allowed the UFC veteran to bounce back from a first-round submission loss to AJ Mackie at PFL vs. Bellator on the 12th. February 24th.
Meanwhile, Burnell suffered a submission loss to Michael Dufort in the second round, ending his PFL 2 win streak at two. Burnell compiled an 18-6 record during his professional career, fighting in organizations such as Bellator MMA, UFC, and Cage Warriors.
After winning the PFL Championship at middleweight last year, Kasanganay moved to 205 pounds for the 2024 season. He made a successful debut in PFL 2, stopping Alex Polizzi in the first stanza of a light heavyweight bout.
Nedoo, the 2023 PFL European Light Heavyweight Champion, was stopped by Dobrezhan Yagshimuradov at the beginning of their match at PFL 2. The setback ended the 27-year-old Slovenian’s winning streak at eight.
