Professional Fighters League will next be stopping off in South
Dakota in a couple weeks.
The organization completed its lineup of 12 matches for its
PFL Sioux Falls offering on May 2. The fights are scheduled to
take place inside of the Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota’s most
populous city of Sioux Falls—it is not, however, its capital, as
that honor falls to Pierre. Capping off the jaunt to the home state
of Mount Rushmore will be a local staple against a PFL Europe
champ, as Logan
Storley (18-4) looks to defend home turf against Albania’s
Florim
Zendeli (9-1-1).
Interim Bellator MMA welterweight titlist Storley was absorbed
into the PFL following the merger, joining its roster in 2024.
After getting knocked out by the first time in his career at the
hands of Shamil
Musaev, Storley turned things around to enter the final
welterweight bracket of the main tourney. While he reached the
finals, Thad Jean
turned him away on the scorecards.
It has been well over four years since Zendeli last tasted defeat.
Competing for his entire career in his home continent of Europe
save for his last outing in the United Arab Emirates, it will be
the Albanian’s first fight on U.S. soil as a pro. Zendeli made a
splash in 2024 when he ran through the PFL Europe bracket at 170
pounds, throttling Daniele
Miceli and Tomasz
Langowski—along with a decision over Jack Grant—to
secure the $100,000 check and a chance for greener pastures.
While the majority of the billing was already on the books ahead of
this announcement, the PFL did confirm or first reveal a pair of
tilts on the undercard. Capping off the prelims will be a light
heavyweight battle as undefeated Bahrainian Rasul
Magomedov (8-0) throws down with Rafael
Xavier (14-8). Additionally, the event will open with the
heavyweights, as Maxwell
Djantou Nana (7-2) steps out of the PFL Africa circuit to
collide with struggling Virgin Islands native Karl
Williams (10-5).
PFL Sioux Falls complete lineup:
Logan
Storley vs. Florim
Zendeli – welterweight
Gadzhi
Rabadanov vs. Aleksandr
Chizov – lightweight
Simeon
Powell vs. Emiliano
Sordi – light heavyweight
Renan
Ferreira vs. Sergey
Bilostenniy – heavyweight
Magomed
Magomedov vs. Leandro
Higo – bantamweight
Rasul
Magomedov vs. Rafael
Xavier – light heavyweight
Cheyanne
Bowers vs. Sabrinna
de Sousa– women’s flyweight
Humberto
Bandenay vs. Sang Won
Kim – featherweight
Taila
Santos vs. Qihui Yan –
women’s flyweight
Angel
Alvarez> vs. Bryce Logan
– lightweight
Brett
Bye vs. Taylor
Michels – welterweight
Maxwell
Djantou Nana vs. Karl
Williams – heavyweight