PFL vs. Bellator supercard set for Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia

A PFL-Bellator supercard will take place Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that features four current champion-versus-champion fights, MMA reporter Ariel Helwani confirmed via Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia's chairman of general authority for entertainment.

PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira will face Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader, while Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will take on PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay at 185 pounds.

Bouts between featherweight champions Jesus Pinedo of PFL and Patricio Pitbull of Bellator and welterweight champions Magomed Magomedkerimov of PFL and Jason Jackson of Bellator round out the top matchups.

Other fights include UFC alums Thiago Santos and Yoel Romero facing off at light heavyweight, former PFL champion Bruno Cappelozza squaring off with ex-light heavyweight king Vadim Nemkov at heavyweight, and former Bellator titleholder A.J. McKee battling Clay Collard at lightweight.

Boxing star Claressa Shields will also take part in the event, facing Kelsey DeSantis.

PFL founder and chairman Donn Davis revealed the full pay-per-view card Tuesday.

Helwani added that elbows will be legal in these fights. The PFL doesn't usually prohibit elbows in its season-based format.

The most notable absences from the event are Cris Cyborg and Kayla Harrison, two of the biggest female fighters in MMA.

Cyborg, who is signed with Bellator, is returning to boxing to take on Kelsey Wickstrum on Jan. 19. Meanwhile, former Olympian and two-time PFL tournament winner Harrison is facing free agency.

The PFL acquired Bellator in late November, bringing together the two biggest MMA brands outside of the industry-dominating UFC. Despite the merger, the PFL intends to continue the Bellator brand.