Ex-UFC fighter Alexey Kunchenko inks deal with PFL, joins 2021 welterweight season
Alexey Kunchenko has joined the PFL roster.
On Thursday morning, the former UFC welterweight and M-1 Global champion announced that he will be taking part in the 2021 PFL welterweight season, which kicks off April 23 at a venue and location to be announced.
Kunchenko (20-2), who joined the UFC roster as an unbeaten prospect in September 2018, picked up back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Thiago Alves and Yushin Okami to take his career record to 20-0.
However, he went on to suffer his first pro loss at the hands of Gilbert Burns in August 2019, followed by a loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in his most recent outing in March.
The Russian will join the likes of former Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, reigning PFL champion Ray Cooper and 2018 PFL champion Magomed Magomedkerimov in the PFL’s 2021 welterweight lineup.
Ex-UFC fighter Alexey Kunchenko inks deal with PFL, joins 2021 welterweight season