{"id":563171,"date":"2026-03-27T00:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563171\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T00:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:12:07","slug":"full-lineup-announced-for-pfl-chicago-pettis-vs-mckee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/563171\/","title":{"rendered":"Full lineup announced for PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The PFL is ready for its next trip to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The league returns to Wintrust Arena on April 11 with a card headlined by former Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis (25-7) taking on undefeated prospect Mitch McKee (10-0). A heavyweight bout between Jordan Newman (8-0) and Josh Silveira (15-5) serves as the co-headliner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">On Tuesday, the full lineup for the event was officially announced, which can be seen below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Main Card (ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sergio Pettis vs. Mitch McKee<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jordan Newman vs. Josh Silveira<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Raufeon Stots vs. Renat Khavalov<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gabriel Braga vs. Cheyden Leialoha<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Preliminary Card (ESPN app, 6 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Viviane Araujo vs. Shanna Young<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jena Bishop vs. Borena Tsertsvadze<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Omar El Dafrawy vs. James Vake<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Kana Watanabe vs. Paulina Wisniewska<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Slim Trabelsi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Dash Harris<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Valanti Atsas vs. Nate Jennerman<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Notable additions to the event include former interim Bellator bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots (21-3) taking on undefeated Russian fighter Renat Khavalov (11-0), and 2025 PFL featherweight tournament semifinalist Gabriel Braga (16-3) facing PFL newcomer Cheyden Leialoha (11-2), with those bouts rounding out the main card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Former top 15-ranked flyweight Viviane Araujo (13-7) also makes her PFL debut when she fights veteran Shanna Young (11-8) on the preliminary portion of the card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PFL is ready for its next trip to Chicago. 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