As Anthony Dizy sensed, his nose injury contracted during the first round of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) tournament, Friday April 23 in Atlantic City (New Jersey), will prevent him from taking part in the second, scheduled for June 10. The president of Europe Top Team Reims (ETTR) should have faced in the featherweight (featherweight, less than 66 kg) the American from Virginia Beach Jesse “Bubba” Jenkins (33 years old; 15 wins – 4 losses), striker of his compatriot from Columbus Lance Palmer (34 years old; 22 v. – 4 d.), reigning double PFL champion (2018, 2019) in the category.
The disappointment of the Rémois (32; 13 wins – 4 losses) at the idea of not being able to defend his chances next month in the decagon of the Ocean Casino Resort was mitigated by his initial result against US fighter Christopher Wade ( 33 years old, 18 – 6). Because, by bowing – unfairly, according to the MMA experts of the broadcaster ESPN and the specialized sites – in front of “the Killer of Long Island”, “the Mass” had greatly mortgaged his hopes of reaching the semi-finals and d ‘pocket the million dollars promised to the “number one”.
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