{"id":36953,"date":"2026-02-27T16:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/PFL-matches-unbeaten-Irishman-against-greenhaired-155er-at-PFL-Belfast-200276"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:51:45","slug":"pfl-matches-unbeaten-irishman-against-green-haired-155er-at-pfl-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/pfl-matches-unbeaten-irishman-against-green-haired-155er-at-pfl-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL matches unbeaten Irishman against green-haired 155er at PFL Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pfl-matches-unbeaten-irishman-against-green-haired-155er-at-pfl-belfast.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p> The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> has given undefeated <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Darragh-Kelly-281677\">Darragh<br \/>\nKelly<\/a> his next challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Per the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PFLMMA\/status\/2027370050156384528\">organization<\/a><br \/>\non Friday, Kelly (9-0) will be squaring off with Mexico\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Sergio-Cossio-173027\">Sergio<br \/>\nCossio<\/a> (19-11-1) at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Professional-Fighters-League-PFL-Belfast-Hughes-vs-Wilson-111830\"><br \/>\nPFL Belfast<\/a> on April 16. The two will tangle at lightweight on<br \/>\na lineup currently headlined by another 155-pound clash pitting<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Paul-Hughes-155105\">Paul<br \/>\nHughes<\/a> against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jay-Jay-Wilson-228347\">Jay-Jay<br \/>\nWilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Mauler from Moville<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cMoville Mauler\u201d has mauled his competition since making his<br \/>\npro debut in 2022, racking up seven stoppages across his nine<br \/>\nvictories to date. The 27-year-old from Moville, Ireland, has made<br \/>\nall but one of his pro walks to either a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Bellator-MMA-1960\">Bellator MMA<\/a> or PFL cage, with a lone stop off at Clan<br \/>\nWars in 2023 to land a second-round brabo choke. Kelly is coming<br \/>\ninto 2026 with a banner year last year, notching subs of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Mike-Hamel-191515\">Mike Hamel<\/a><br \/>\nand <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Bakhtiyar-Abdulloev-186207\">Bakhtiyar<br \/>\nAbdulloev<\/a> to establish himself as a threat in his division.<\/p>\n<p>While it has been nothing but green grass and high tides for Kelly,<br \/>\nhis foe is entering this match on his first losing streak in over a<br \/>\ndecade. The green-coiffed Mexican made a splash in his 2024 PFL<br \/>\ndebut by upsetting the highly touted <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Anthony-Romero-221129\">Anthony<br \/>\nRomero<\/a>. Since then, things have not gone his way, with a<br \/>\nknockout loss to Dedrick Sanders followed by a defeat on the<br \/>\nscorecards last year to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jakub-Kaszuba-234017\">Jakub<br \/>\nKaszuba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"3.0356164383562\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.3479452054795\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddd9\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf: Darragh Kelly takes on Sergio<br \/>\nCossio in a Lightweight bout!<\/p>\n<p>Whose side will you be on for Fight Night as the PFL returns to<br \/>\nBelfast on Thursday, April 16th! <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PFLBelfast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\n#PFLBelfast<\/a> General Sale LIVE NOW\u270d\ufe0f \ud83d\udc47<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwK8PoFQzk\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwK8PoFQzk<\/a><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PFLBelfast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PFLBelfast<\/a><br \/>\n| Thursday, April 16th\u2026 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wy1fuz6dQQ\">pic.twitter.com\/wy1fuz6dQQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PFL (@PFLMMA) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFLMMA\/status\/2027370050156384528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nFebruary 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Fighters League has given undefeated Darragh Kelly his next challenge. Per the organization on Friday, Kelly (9-0) will be squaring off with Mexico\u2019s Sergio Cossio (19-11-1) at PFL Belfast on April 16. The two will tangle at lightweight on a lineup currently headlined by another 155-pound clash pitting Paul Hughes against Jay-Jay Wilson. 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