PFL 4 (2024)

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PFL 4
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Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateJune 13, 2024 (2024-June-13)
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
PFL Europe 2 PFL 4 PFL 5

The PFL 4 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on June 13, 2024, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. This will mark the fourth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Women's Flyweight and Heavyweight divisions. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Uncasville and fourth in Connecticut state before it was rebranded promotion, since WSOF 31 in Mashantucket in June 2016. [1]

The event is expected to be headlined by a heavyweight trilogy bout between former interim Bellator Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky and Linton Vassell. [4] The pairing first met at Bellator 218 in March 2019, where Moldavsky won by unanimous decision. [5] Their second meeting took place at Bellator 292 in March 2023, where Vassell won by knockout in the first round. [6]

Roughly a month before the card there were a number of fight replacements made:

Fight card

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell
Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva vs. Chelsea Hackett
Heavyweight Daniel James vs.Tyrell Fortune
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche vs. Kana Watanabe
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov vs.Sergei Bilostenniy
Women's Flyweight Taila Santos vs.Jena Bishop
HeavyweightOleg Popovvs.Marcelo Nunes
Women's FlyweightIlara Joannevs.Shanna Young
HeavyweightGökhan Saricamvs. Danilo Marques
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez vs.Lisa Mauldin
Women's FlyweightSaray Orozcovs. Sumiko Inaba
Women's FlyweightMelissa Balicvs.Kristina Katsikis

    [7]

    Standings after event

    The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. [8]

    Heavyweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [9]
    Flag of Russia.svg Valentin Moldavsky 1001006
    Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Popov1000105
    Flag of the United States.svg Daniel James 1001005
    Flag of Russia.svg Denis Goltsov 1000014
    Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Bilostenniy1000003
    Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Saricam0000000
    Flag of the United States.svg Tyrell Fortune0000000
    Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marques 0000000
    Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Nunes0000000
    Flag of Bulgaria.svg Blagoy Ivanov 0010000
    Flag of England.svg Linton Vassell 0010000
    Flag of the United States.svg Steve Mowry0010000
    Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Golm 0010000
    Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Delija 0010000

    Women's flyweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [10]
    Flag of England.svg Dakota Ditcheva 1001006
    Flag of Brazil.svg Taila Santos 1001006
    Flag of the United States.svg Jena Bishop1001006
    Flag of the United States.svg Liz Carmouche 1000003
    Flag of Japan.svg Kana Watanabe 1000003
    Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana Velasquez 0010000
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chelsea Hackett 0010000
    Flag of Brazil.svg Ilara Joanne0010000
    Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Mauldin0010000
    Flag of the United States.svg Shanna Young 001000-1

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