PFL Austin card updated after injuries force two matchup changes

The Professional Fighters League has finalized the lineup for itsupcoming event in Austin, Texas, with one late change to the maincard.The promotion recently announced that LevySaul Marroquin has been removed from the PFL Austin card on July 18 at Moody Center. As a result,JoeyRuquet will now face former PFL featherweight champion JesusPinedo in a 145-pound bout.

Sergio Pettis withdrawal and Levy Saul Marroquin removal alterthe PFL Austin lineup

The main event features former BellatorMMA middleweight king JohnnyEblen running it back with 2023 PFL light heavyweighttournament winner ImpaKasanganay for the interim PFL middleweight championship. Thebout was booked after undisputed champion Costellovan Steenis was forced to the sidelines with an injury.The co-headliner has undergone a change, with Rafaeldo Nascimento stepping in to face 2024 PFL Europe bantamweightchampion Lewis McGrillene-Evans following SergioPettis' withdrawal due to injury.Elsewhere on the main card, CaolanLoughran meets Julio Arce ina featherweight contest before Pinedo and Ruquet close out thetelevised portion.A middleweighttitle fight headlines PFL Austin: Tune on Saturday, July 18 at 8p.m. ET on ESPN.Meanwhile, the preliminary card features BiaggioAli Walsh taking on GamidKhizriev in a lightweight bout, AndreaVazquez meeting AleksandraSavicheva, unbeaten prospect Mia Grawesquaring off against AshleyThiner, JacksonGlass facing Zak Flessasat featherweight and VictoriaAlba colliding with BorenaTsertsvadze in women's flyweight action.