Topping the card, Jordan’s Jarrah Al-Silawi, a veteran of Brave CF, was looking to land a spot in the PFL’s regular season when he took on Michael Lilly. Al-Silawi had won three straight coming into the bout, and had captured the Brave CF super welterweight championship last year.

Lilly, meanwhile, was looking to bounce back from a loss to Dilano Taylor in the fight. That loss had snapped a four-fight win streak for Lilly; coincidentally, Taylor was also fighting on the PFL Challenger Series 2 card. He was paired up with Mark Martin, who had won six straight bouts dating back to 2019. Impressively, Taylor had also won six straight dating back to 2019, with all of his wins coming under the Titan FC banner.

Over 500 fighters applied to be part of the Challenger Series, which sees one fighter from each week earn a spot in the PFL’s regular season, or a developmental deal with the promotion.

PFL Challenger Series 2 takes place Friday, February 25, 2022 at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida. Full results from the show can be found below. The event streams live and free on Fubo Sports Network.

PFL Challenger Series 2 Results

Jarrah Hussein Al-Silawi def. Michael Lilly by knockout (knee), Round 1, 2:54
Dilano Taylor def. Mark Martin by TKO (doctor’s stoppage), Round 1, 5:00
Carlos Leal def. Korey Kuppe by TKO, Round 1, 0:56
Chris Mixan def. Nathan Pierce by TKO, Round 2, 1:29

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All fighters hit the scales on Thursday to weigh in for the event, which had seen a couple of fighters drop off the card on short notice. Among them, Lucas Barbosa vs. Troy Green, which fell off the map when Green withdrew. Socrates Pierre, meanwhile, was supposed to face Carlos Leal, only to be replaced by Korey Kuppe.

Kuppe successfully made weight on Thursday. Another fighter, however, did not, as Nathan Pierce came in 2.6lbs over the welterweight limit for his card opener against Chris Mixan. The bout has be set for a 174lb catchweight as a result.

The PFL Challenger Series 2 main event, meanwhile, was switched to a 177lb catchweight. Both Jarrah Al Silawai and Michael Lilly weighed in slightly shy of that mark.

PFL Challenger Series 2 airs live on Fubo Sports Network on Friday, February 25, 2022. Full results from Thursday’s weigh-in can be found below.

PFL Challenger Series 2 Weigh-In Results

Jarrah Al Silawi (175.6)* vs. Michael Lilly  (176.2)*
Dilano Taylor (171) vs. Mark Martin (170.2)
Carlos Leal (170.6) vs. Korey Kuppe (170)
Chris Mixan (171) vs. Nathan Pierce (173.6)**

* Bout changed to a 177lb catchweight

** Pierce missed weight by 2.6lbs, fight will move forward at a 174lb catchweight

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On Monday, PFL released the match-ups for their upcoming PFL Challenger Series via press release.

As previously reported by Cageside Press, former LFA double champ Josh Silveira will headline the February 18 fight card against Mohamed Juma.

Per Monday’s press release,

“On February 18, the light heavyweight card will be headlined by LFA double-champion Josh Silveira will face off with South Sudanese brawler Mohamed Juma in what is expected to be an action-packed affair. Germany’s Alexander Poppeck will matchup with American Taylor Johnson in a battle of finishers.”

“One week later, February 25, Jordan’s Jarrah Al Silawi will bring his talents to North America for the first time when he meets American striker Michael Lilly. Dilano Taylor and Mark Martin, both American wrestlers will duel in a match of top 170-pound prospects.”

The rest of the match-ups for the first two shows are the following.

Light Heavyweight Matchups – Feb. 18

• Josh Silveira vs. Mohamed Juma
• Alexander Poppeck vs. Taylor Johnson
• Joao Paulo Fagundes vs. Bruce Souto
• Simeon Powell vs. Karl Williams

Welterweight Matchups – Feb. 25

• Jarrah Al Silawi vs. Michael Lilly
• Dilano Taylor vs. Mark Martin
• Carlos Leal vs. Socrates Pierre
• Lucas Barbosa vs. Troy Green

“The PFL Challenger Series is a platform in which MMA fighters can earn a PFL contract and an opportunity to compete in the PFL Regular Season…More than 500 fighters have submitted applications to compete in The PFL Challenger Series, only 8 fighters will win a Regular Season or developmental contract,” the promotion said in its press release.

The inaugural PFL Challenger Series will be held at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL, beginning Friday, February 18, and airing exclusively on Fubo Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. EST.

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