Bruno Cappelozza vs. Matheus Scheffel Tops PFL 5 Lineup on June 24

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Defending heavyweight champion Bruno Henrique Cappelozza will continue his bid to repeat against Matheus Scheffel in the PFL 5 main event on June 24.

The promotion announced the pairings for the regular season card, which is mostly comprised of heavyweight and featherweight bouts. The exception is a lightweight clash between Anthony Pettis and Steven Ray, which will serve as the evening’s co-main event. Rounding out the main draw is a featherweight tilt between Chris Wade and Kyle Bochniak and a heavyweight scrap pitting Renan Ferreira against Klidson Abreu.

PFL 5 takes place at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta Georgia. The main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, whle prelims stream on ESPN+ beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT.

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The preliminary card will kick off the action with seven bouts: Ante Delija vs. Stuart Austin at heavyweight; Denis Goltsov vs. Sam Kei at heavyweight; Ali Isaev vs. Jamelle Jones at heavyweight; Bubba Jenkins vs. Saba Bolaghi at featherweight; Lance Palmer vs. Sheymon Moraes at featherweight; Brendan Loughnane vs. Boston Salmon at featherweight and Alejandro Flores vs. Ryoji Kudo at featherweight.

“The stakes continue to rise on the road to the PFL Playoffs live from OTE Arena in Atlanta,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. “The PFL’s unique season format makes each fight a must win and delivers the best MMA action to the millions of fans around the world.”