The second half of the PFL‘s 2024 regular season kicks off at the dinner hour tonight with PFL 4. Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT is the host venue for tonight’s MMA event. ESPN+ is the place for gavel-to-gavel coverage beginning at 5:30 pm ET/ 2:30 pm PT with the early card, followed at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on ESPN proper.
It’s win or go home time for women’s flyweights and heavyweights this evening. By night’s end, two of the six playoff brackets will be all set.
𝙒𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙐𝙋 ❗️IT’S FIGHT DAY ‼️
Heavyweights & Women’s Flyweights kick off the 2nd half of the #PFLRegularSeason as 2024 #PFLPlayoffs spots are on the line 💰🏆
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— PFL (@PFLMMA) June 13, 2024
Main Event
Your headlining bout tonight takes place at 265 lbs. Valentin Moldavsky (13-3, 1 NC MMA, 1-0 2024 PFL, six points in the standings) will get into the playoffs with a win by any method over Linton Vassell (24-9, 1 NC MMA, 0-1 2024 PFL, zero points in the standings.)
In order for Vassell to advance to the Aug. 2 postseason, he’ll have to win by stoppage. Anything else and he’ll be done for the season after tonight. This is a three-round affair at five minutes per round.
Co-Main Event
Immediately prior, you’ll see a fight at women’s flyweight. Dakota Ditcheva (11-0 MMA, 1-0 2024 PFL, six points in the standings) clashes with Chelsea Hackett (4-2-1 MMA, 0-1 2o24 PFL, zero points in the standings.)
Hackett needs a victory to stay alive in the postseason race.
Rest of the Card
Also on the main card tonight, you’ll see a heavyweight bout matching Denis Goltsov (33-8 MMA, 1-0 2024 PFL, four points in the standings) with Thiago Santos (22-10, 1 NC MMA, 0-0 2024 PFL, zero points in the standings) [who moves up from light heavyweight] and a women’s flyweight contest between Liz Carmouche (21-7 MMA, 1-0 2024 PFL, three points in the standings) and Kana Watanabe (13-2-1 MMA, 1-0 2024 PFL, three points in the standings.)
In the case of the Goltsov/ Santos contest, Denis Goltsov will clinch a postseason spot if he wins by any method, while Carmouche can advance to the 125-lb. bracket if she defeats Watanabe by stoppage at any point in the fight. She’s out of the playoff picture with a loss to Watanabe.
2024 PFL 4 Results:
Main Card: (9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, ESPN & ESPN+)
Main Event: Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell
Co-Main Event: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Chelsea Hackett
Denis Goltsov vs. Thiago Santos
Liz Carmouche vs. Kana Watanabe
Prelims: (5:30 pm ET/ 2:30 pm PT, ESPN+ only)
Featured Prelim: Talia Santos vs. Jena Bishop
Co-Featured Prelim: Oleg Popov vs. Davion Franklin (Popov can clinch postseason berth with win by any method.)
Marcelo Golm vs. Tyrell Fortune
Ilara Joanne vs. Shanna Young
Danilo Marques vs. Tim Johnson
Juliana Velasquez vs. Lisa Mauldin
Sumiko Inaba vs. Saray Orozco
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