Daytona Beach, FL - During the upcoming Coke Zero 400 Race weekend, a partnership between Daytona International Speedway (DIS) and the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will present their inaugural Daytona MMA fighting event.
On Friday, June 30, after the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 race, 4 bouts of MMA fighting will start. The first 3 fights will be 3 rounds and the last, most anticipated fight will be 5 rounds. The match-ups on Friday will be between:
- Jon Fitch and Brian Foster for the 17lb Welterweight Main Event
- Smealinho Rama and Ronny Markes for the 205 lb Light Heavyweight Bout
- Joao Zeferina and Herman Terrado for the 170 lb Welterweight Bout
- Jason High and Caos Fodor for the 155 lb Welterweight Bout
"Right around 10:15 PM, the first fight of the night will commence and it'll lead all the way to the main event which is Jon Fitch against Brian Foster, which will be the fourth fight of the night," says Carlos Silva, the President of Event Production and Business Operations for the PFL. "It's going to be a great evening. I think the NASCAR crowd and the Professional Fighters League fans together will have a great time watching a great race and a great fight from Daytona International Speedway."
This partnership between DIS and the PFL is meant to bring together both race fans and MMA fans together for an event that is the first of its kind. Silva says that the race will "bring our top-quality international fighting to the track and to the fans."
Hall-of-Famer Ray Sefo, the President of Fighter Operations for the PFL says that this inaugural fight helps set up the 2018 PFL season beginning in January. The outcomes of each bout will establish the #1 position for each weight class and will determine the first fighters to be signed onto the upcoming season.
Anyone with a ticket to the Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 race on Friday night will be welcomed to the fights and the fights will also be broadcast on NBCSN. For more information on the inaugural PFL Daytona event, go
here.
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