Olympic gold medalist and former WWE/Impact Wrestling World Champion Kurt Angle will finally be making the transition to MMA, in the former of a celebrity judge.
That’s because Angle, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort will be the guest judges for PFL Challenger Series 2023, Week 3.
Oh It's True. It's Damn True ????
— PFL (@PFLMMA) February 7, 2023
Vote alongside @RealKurtAngle this Friday and decide who gets to start their million dollar journey ????
Fights are ???????????????? & ???????????????? on @fuboSports
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Angle said the following in the Twitter video (transcript via Harry Kettle of BJPenn.com):
“Hey fight fans, it’s Kurt Angle here. I’ll be a judge on the PFL Challenger Series, helping decide who earns a PFL contract and a chance to win that $1 million bag. This is the only show out there where you can vote along with me during the show, and have your voice heard too. Watch the PFL Challenger Series live this Friday night at 9pm Eastern time, only on the Fubo Sports Network. Oh it’s true, it’s damn true!”
Eight heavyweights will be competing on Friday Night to earn a PFL contract, with the card for the event being Ras Hylton vs. Danilo Marques, Greg Velasco vs. Vitor Resende, Abraham Bably vs. Hassan Graham and Alton Meeks vs. Louie Sutherland.
PFL Challenger Series 2023, Week 3 takes place on Friday, November 10 from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida with Ras Hylton and Danilo Marques headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on Fubo Sports.