PFL 4 Preview – Professional Fighter League returns to New York
The Professional Fighters League returns to New York for the fourth event in the promotions history on Thursday, July 19. The event features their featherweight and heavyweight divisions who are competing for the second time this season. The fights will take place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, NY. Lance Palmer faces Juma Tuerxun in the main event. After this event, the top eight featherweights and heavyweights in the standings will advance to the playoffs. The standings are determined by a number of factors, starting with points and then by the time the bout was finished. If a fighter loses by a decision, they are ahead of a fighter that loses by a finish.
In the featherweight division, Alexandre Almeida and Steve Siler are at the top of the rankings with six points apiece. The division leaders will also face off on the card. Palmer is in third with five points followed by Andre Harrison, Timur Valiev and Nazareno Malegarie with three points.
Kelvin Tiller, Francimar Barroso, Jack May sit a top the heavyweight division with six points each. They are followed by Alex Nicholson with five and Jared Rosholt and Philipe Lins with three points each. Two of the top point leaders will face off each other in a matchup of Jack May vs. Francimar Barroso.
How to watch the PFL 4 card:
Preliminary Card: Professional Fighters League Facebook Page
Main Card: NBSCN
To learn more about the fighters and the PFL on the card, check out interviews by Douglas Geller and James Lynch:
PFL President of Fighter Operations Ray Sefo – https://mymmanews.com/ray-sefo-kayla-harrison/
Heavyweights
Alex Nicholson – https://mymmanews.com/alex-nicholson-pfl4/
Kelvin Tiller – https://mymmanews.com/kelvin-tiller/
Jared Rosholt – https://mymmanews.com/jared-rosholt-pfl/
Featherweights
Lance Palmer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_odzh5yIo
Andre Harrison – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2p-JSiFi0Y
Steven Siler – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD8oQ_gxkAw
THE FINAL CARD FOR PFL4:
Lance Palmer (13-3) 145.8 lbs. vs. Juma Tuerxun (20-7-1) 145.2 lbs.
Andre Harrison (18-0) 145.6 lbs. vs. Nazareno Malegarie (29-4) 145.6 lbs.
Francimar Barroso (20-7) 239.2 lbs. vs. Jack May (10-3) 261.6 lbs.
Alexandre Almeida (19-7) 145.4 lbs. vs. Steven Siler (30-17) 145.8 lbs.
Alex Nicholson (12-5) 216.2 lbs. vs. Philipe Lins (10-3) 231.8 lbs.
Jared Rosholt (16-4) 245.6 lbs. vs. Kelvin Tiller (9-1) 265.0 lbs.
Timur Valiev (13-2) 145.6 lbs. vs. Bekbulat Magomedov (19-2) 145.6 lbs.
Marcos Galvao (18-10-1) 145.8 lbs. vs. Max Coga (19-5) 145.6 lbs.
Shawn Jordan (19-8) 264.8 lbs. vs. Josh Copeland (16-5) 261.6 lbs.
Valdrin Istrefi (12-2) 245.0 lbs. vs. Daniel Gallemore (7-5) 256.2 lbs.
