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PFL’s second regular season features three straight cards each in New York, Atlantic City

If you’re in the New York and New Jersey area, you’re about to have a bunch of opportunities to see fighters on their roads to $1 million.

The Professional Fighters League today announced the venues for its six regular-season fight cards, which start in May. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., will play host to the first three events of the PFL’s 2019 season. And Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., hosts the second three regular-season events. Those events will air on ESPN2, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes.

The first three regular-season events in New York are set for May 9, May 23 and June 6. Those events will feature the first regular-season fights for the athletes across six weight classes: Women’s lightweight, plus men’s heavyweight, light heavyweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight.

The second half of the regular season in Atlantic City will take place July 11, July 25 and Aug. 8. At the conclusion of the six regular-season events, the eight fighters in each weight class who have accumulated the most points will advance to the fall playoffs. And just like this past year, a New Year’s Eve final card will crown six new champions, each of whom gets a guaranteed $1 million prize.

In each of the two venues, fans who attend all three events will, in theory, be able to see each fighter on PFL’s roster.

The roster of PFL titleholders includes featherweight champ Lance Palmer, lightweight champ Natan Schulte, welterweight champ Magomed Magomedkerimov, and heavyweight champ Philipe Lins. Two of the champions from Season 1 will not be defending their belts. Light heavyweight champ Sean O’Connell retired from competition after beating Vinny Magalhaes to win the tournament, and middleweight champ Louis Taylor is headed down to the welterweight division since the middleweight class won’t be featured in Season 2.

Dropping the 185-pound division allowed the PFL to bring in a women’s lightweight season, which will feature Olympic gold medalist judoka Kayla Harrison as its most recognizable name.

Fresh off a new broadcast deal that will see all events broadcast on ESPN 2 or ESPN+, the PFL is welcoming back several veterans from its inaugural season, as well, including welterweight Ray Cooper III, Rashid Magomedov, Steven Siler, and Magalhaes.

For more on the PFL’s upcoming schedule, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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