Watch: 48-second head-kick KO opens 2024 PFL Championship
The 2024 PFL Championship started with a bang.
Middleweight Costello van Steenis obliterated his opponent, Joao Dantas, with a devastating head kick just 48 seconds into the first fight of the event Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
For U.S. viewers:
HEADSHOT 💀🎯
— PFL (@PFLMMA) November 29, 2024
COSTELLO VAN STEENIS WASTED NO TIME TO GET THE ACTION STARTED
[ #PFLWorldChampionship | TODAY | Early Card 7AM ET | 1PM ET | ESPN+] pic.twitter.com/pUKhiyNbdh
For Canadian viewers:
The most incredible way to start the #PFLWorldChampionship... wow! 😮
— DAZN Sport (@DAZN_Sport) November 29, 2024
VAN STEENIS... 🔥
Watch Live on https://t.co/2p9YPKh0hM now. pic.twitter.com/Phjlc1K02w
Van Steenis, who has been with the PFL/Bellator since 2017, has now won two straight since suffering a loss to former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima.
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