PFL 2022 regular season, Week 2: Cappelozza vs. Austin results and discussion

The 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League continues!

Week 2 of the regular season happens tonight (Apr. 28) in Arlington, TX and features a main event between 2021 heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza and the UK’s Stuart Austin. Co-main event action sees two-time PFL featherweight champ Lance Palmer against UFC veteran and 2021 PFL featherweight runner-up Chris Wade.

If you’re unfamiliar with the PFL points system for the regular season: everyone competes twice, with three five-minute rounds (but no elbows), and the points system works as follows:

Win – 3 pts

First round stoppage – 3 bonus pts

Second round stoppage – 2 bonus pts

Third round stoppage – 1 bonus pt

Draw – 1 pt for each fighter

Loss – 0 points

Week 2 is all about the heavyweights and featherweights, and Bloody Elbow is the place to be to discuss the event. The prelims begin at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN+ and followed by the main card at 9 PM ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+. International viewers can find their outlet here.

The fight card is as follows:

Main Card (ESPN2, ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET)

Bruno Cappelozza def. Stuart Austin via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:24

Brendan Loughnane def. Ryoji Kudo via technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Renan Ferreira def. Jamelle Jones via KO (kick, punches) – Round 1, 0:25

Denis Goltsov def. Cody Goodale via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:20

Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)

Ante Delija def. Matheus Scheffel via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:59

Bubba Jenkins def. Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Klidson Abreu def. Adam Keresh via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Sheymon Moraes def. Boston Salmon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Alejandro Flores def. Saba Bolaghi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)