Bruno Cappelozza vs. Stuart Austin Tops PFL’s Second Regular Season Card on April 28

A matchup between 2021 heavyweight champion Bruno Henrique Cappelozza and Englishman Stuart Austin will serve as the headliner for Professional Fighters League’s second regular season card on April 28.

PFL 2 will be held at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas, and features a lineup of heavyweights and featherweights. The main card airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT. In the co-main event, Dana White’s Contender Series alum and Cage Warriors veteran Brendan Loughnane will square off against Japanese prospect Ryoji Kudo at 145 pounds.

Two other heavyweight pairings round out the main draw, as Ante Delija meets Matheus Scheffel while Renan Ferreira takes on Jamelle Jones.

The evening begins with the following six bouts on the preliminary card: Lance Palmer vs. Chris Wade at featherweight; Bubba Jenkins vs. Sung Bin Jo at featherweight; Denis Goltsov vs. Sam Kei at heavyweight; Ali Isaev vs. Klidson Abreu at heavyweight; Sheymon Moraes vs. Boston Salmon at featherweight and Alejandro Flores Garcia vs. Saba Bolaghi at featherweight.

Cappelozza enjoyed a 4-0 2021 campaign in PFL, capping off his championship run with a five-round verdict against Delija at the promotion’s final event this past October. The 32-year-old Brazilian has won seven of eight fights dating back to 2016, with his only defeat during that time coming against UFC light heavyweight contender Jiri Prochazka.

Austin made his PFL debut last August, when he suffered a 31-second knockout loss to Ferreira. That snapped a two-bout winning streak for the former Elite MMA Championship title holder. The 34-year-old known as “He-Man” owns a 15-7 career mark that includes notable triumphs over Tom Aspinall and Satoshi Ishii.