‘TUF 23’ Winner Andrew Sanchez Joins PFL 5 Lineup in Salt Lake City

“The Ultimate Fighter 23” winner Andrew
Sanchez
is a new addition to the
PFL 5
card in Salt Lake City on June 21.

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Sanchez will replace Laurynas Urbonavicious and face Karl
Albrektsson
in a light heavyweight bout at the event. The PFL
recently announced the change. The organization also confirmed two
other bouts for the card: Anthony
Romero
vs. Sergio Cassio at lightweight and Brayan Zurcher vs.
Julian
Ruiz
at featherweight.

PFL 5 takes place at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City and
features the second batch of regular season bouts at light
heavyweight and lightweight. The card is headlined by a 155-pound
clash pitting Clay
Collard
against Mads
Burnell
.

Sanchez made his promotional debut in June 2023, when he took a
split-decision triumph against Taylor
Johnson
. “El Dirte” went 5-5 during a UFC stint from 2016 to
2021, earning notable victories over the likes of Khalil
Rountree
, Trevor
Smith
and Marc-Andre
Barriault
.

Sweden’s Albrektsson will be making his PFL debut. The 30-year-old
has competed for organizations such as Bellator
MMA
and
Rizin Fighting Federation
while compiling a 14-5 career
mark.

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