{"id":377391,"date":"2021-02-25T10:42:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=377391"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:42:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:42:22","slug":"pfl-announces-new-signings-including-gleison-tibau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/pfl-announces-new-signings-including-gleison-tibau\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL announces new signings, including Gleison Tibau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PFL announced several new additions to its upcoming season three rosters with former UFC fighter Gleison Tibau among the new signings.<\/p>\n<p>PFL&#8217;s third season is set to kick off in April. The promotion did not hold events during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but looks to come back with a bang in 2021 on ESPN+. The promotion recently announced the mostly-complete rosters for the six weight classes it will hold tournaments for this year, but there were several noticeable spots on the roster that were labeled as &#8220;TBD.&#8221; The promotion is now ready to announce who will fill in those last few spots in the season three <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFightLeague\/status\/1365001828417552386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFL<\/a> tournaments. Check the signings out below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve signed welterweights Gleison Tibau, Alexei Kunchenko and Jason Ponet; featherweights Chris Wade and Anthony Dizy, women\u2019s lightweights Kaitlin Young and Taylor Guardado; and light heavyweight Nick Roehrick to complete the 2021 PFL Roster!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProFightLeague\/status\/1365001828417552386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;ve signed welterweights Gleison Tibau, Alexei Kunchenko and Jason Ponet; featherweights Chris Wade and Anthony Dizy, women\u2019s lightweights Kaitlin Young and Taylor Guardado; and light heavyweight Nick Roehrick to complete the 2021 PFL Roster!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tibau is a very intriguing signing for PFL as the longtime UFC lightweight will be moving up to the welterweight division for this tournament. The 37-year-old Brazilian was one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster between 2006 and 2018, going 16-12 while stepping into the Octagon 28 times. Tibau holds notable career wins over the likes of Rafael dos Anjos, Jeremy Stephens, and Thiago Alves. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-will-brooks-vs-gleison-tibau-fight-ends-with-ridiculous-stoppage\/\">He is currently riding a two-fight win streak over Efrain Escudero and Will Brooks<\/a>, but he has not fought since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Tibau, Wade, Roehrick, and Kunchenko are also former UFC fighters who are notable additions to the promotion&#8217;s roster. It&#8217;s also nice to see the promotion bring in some new women&#8217;s lightweights such as the former Invicta FC fighter Young. With one million dollars on the line, these fighters have a tremendous amount of motivation to win.<\/p>\n<p>How excited are you for PFL season three and the additions of these new fighters from the roster including Gleison Tibau?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PFL announced several new additions to its upcoming season three rosters with former UFC fighter Gleison Tibau among the new signings. PFL&#8217;s third season is set to kick off in April. 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