Breaking: PFL announces new fights featuring Shane Burgos, Marlon Moraes, and more

With their 2022 championship season behind them, the PFL has begun putting together some monster matchups featuring Shane Burgos, Thiago Santos, Marlon Moraes, and more.

Although the Professional Fighters League is best known for its US sports-type style, which features a regular season, playoffs, and finals, it is also capable of huge events with its ever-growing roster. The acquisition of former UFC title challengers and big names in MMA will likely help rake in more viewers.

As announced earlier today, the PFL has crafted a number of high-profile bouts all set to take place at numerous events in April, with six newly crowned champions and fresh signings set to be on display, spearheaded by Shane Burgos' debut.

Shane Burgos will be put to the test in his highly-anticipated divisional debut when he steps into the PFL cage against the seemingly unbeatable Olivier Aubin-Mercier when the promotion visits Las Vegas on April 14.

Just one week prior to the April 14 event, former UFC contender Yorgan De Castro aims to shock the world when he takes on the Croatian knockout artist Ante Delija, who has been on a tear in recent times.

Arguably the biggest event of the year thus far for the PFL comes when fan-favorite Brendan Loughnane takes on the always-entertaining Marlon Moraes on April Fool's Day. As the co-headliner for the card, light heavyweight king Rob Wilkinson will welcome Thiago Santos into the cage for his company debut.

Other fights announced for the month will see Larissa Pacheco, fresh off her unbelievable win over Kayla Harrison, meets women's MMA pioneer Julia Budd and Sabidou Sy collides with former Brave CF 170lb champion Jarrah Al-Silawi.

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When and why did Shane Burgos leave the UFC?

Prior to his departure from the UFC, Shane Burgos was a top 15 featherweight riding a two-fight win streak and was likely on his way to making a push towards a title shot, but why did he leave?

Following his majority decision win over Charles Jourdain last year, 'Hurricane' announced that his contract with the promotion had come to an end and he hopes to find common ground on a deal in the near future, but it wasn't meant to be.

Although Dana White later insisted that losing Burgos was a big mistake on the promotion's half, it was the featherweight who ultimately decided to step away from the octagon to pursue a lucrative agreement with the PFL.