The Professional Fighters League heads to Salt Lake City for another PFL regular season fight night. Lightweights and light heavyweights collide, with the main event being Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell.
Collard (25-12, 1 NC) went 1-3 with the UFC and joined the PFL in 2021, going 7-4 with the promotion. “Cassius” has beaten the likes of Jeremy Stephens, Shane Burgos, and Patrick Freire. In the 2023 lightweight finals, Collard lost against Olivier Aubin-Mercier. The 31-year-old is also a boxer with a 9-6-3 record.
Burnell (18-6) is a former Cage Warriors featherweight champion who went 5-2 with Bellator. The Danish fighter and 2014 European Championships No-Gi Champion (Jiu-Jitsu) lost his PFL debut in April.
Burnell has zero points in the lightweight tournament, while Collard has five. The former is ready to cause an upset, but Collard’s goal remains the same: win the PFL tournament, which he almost accomplished last year.
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“You know, it's pretty tricky on the feet, and he's got some pretty good wrestling as well,” Collard told Sports Illustrated. “So, I'm definitely going to have to think about a shot, you know, when we're in the middle of striking and things like that… I think Mads is very well-rounded. And so that is a tough thing to deal with. Because anywhere the fight goes, he's pretty good. You know, so yeah, I like fighting tough guys. And he seems like the tough guy, so I'm ready to get in there and just get to work and get the finish and move on."
Also on the card will be Impa Kasanganay, last year's PFL light heavyweight tournament winner, former Bellator champion Patricky Freire, 2022 PFL tournament winner Rob Wilkinson, and more.
Here’s how you can watch 2024 PFL 5, including streaming options and TV channel to catch the prelims and the main card.
How to watch PFL 5 prelims
- Channel: N/A
- Live stream: ESPN+
The prelims for 2024 PFL 5, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET, will air on ESPN+.
The prelims will feature former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus vs. Solomon Renfro. Also on the card will be 2022 PFL welterweight tournament winner Sadibou Sy vs. 2024 PFL Global League winner Tom Breese.
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How to watch PFL 5 main card
The PFL 5 main card is available to watch on ESPN and ESPN+ in the U.S. It can also be streamed via Fubo which offers ESPN and a variety of sports channels. Fubo offers a free trial so you can try before you buy. Start your free trial now.
The event is also available in the U.K. and Canada via DAZN.
2024 PFL 5 fight card
Main Card
- Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell; Lightweights
- Impa Kasanganay vs. Jakob Nedoh; Light Heavyweights
- Patricky Freire vs. Bruno Miranda; Lightweights
- Rob Wilkinson vs. Josh Silveira; Light Heavyweights
- Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov vs. Simon Biyong; Light Heavyweights
- Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Alex Polizzi; Light Heavyweights
Prelims
- Brent Primus vs. Solomon Renfro; Lightweights
- Sadibou Sy vs. Tom Breese; Light Heavyweights
- Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Elvin Espinoza; Lightweights
- Adam Piccolotti vs. Michael Dufort; Lightweights
- Anthony Romero vs. Sergio Cassio; Lightweights
- Karl Albrektsson vs. Andrew Sanchez; Light Heavyweights
- Brayhan Zurcher vs. Julian Ruiz; Lightweights
2024 PFL 5 start time
- Date: Friday, June 21
- Time: 8 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. ET for prelims) | 1 a.m. BST (Sat) | 10 a.m. AEST (Sat)
- Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
The prelims for 2024 PFL 5 start at 4:30 p.m. ET, with the main card at 8 p.m. ET. Clay Collard and Mads Burnell should make their way to the cage around 11 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.