.@ReinaldoEkson1 vs Mike Barnett is official for the Challenger Series Week 4 main event!#PFLonFuboTV pic.twitter.com/oqzGh8qJ3g
— PFL (@PFLMMA) March 10, 2022
Professional Fighters League's Challenger Series continues trucking along with PFL Challenger Series 4, which highlights several featherweight prospects.
Ekson (17-5) is riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his last seven bouts. The Brazilian most recently submitted three straight opponents in EFC Global, and posts seven submission wins throughout his career.
Barnett holds a 10-3 record and successfully bounced back from the third loss of his career in his last outing by knocking out Clarence Brown. Just 3-2 in his last five bouts, "Iron" will look to rise to the occasion in the biggest fight of his career. The 32-year-old from Barstow, Calif., comes into this contest with a knockout rate of 70%, and he has never been stopped with strikes.
PFL Challenger Series 4 streams live to FuboTV on Friday at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
PFL Challenger Series 4 Weigh-in Results:
Reinaldo Ekson (145.8) vs. Mike Barnett (145.8)Edwin Cooper Jr. (145.8) vs. Troy Lamson (145.8)
Do Gyeom Lee (148.6)* vs. Boston Salmon (146)
Scottie Stockman (145.8) vs. Brahyan Zurcher (145.4)
Edward Massey (146)**
* Lee missed weight by 2.6 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.
** Massey weighed in as an alternate.