Undisputed boxing champion Amanda Serrano has signed with the PFL and is expected to make her debut for the MMA promotion sometime next year.
The news was announced during a special edition of Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour that took place in Dallas, Texas as part of the lead up to this weekend’s boxing match between Jake Paul and UFC veteran Nate Diaz.
Serrano is currently boxing’s undisputed female featherweight champion, however she has dabbled in MMA previously and made her pro debut in 2018 at Combate 20.
The 34-year-old's first foray into MMA ended in a draw, but she returned later that year and won by rear-naked choke in the first round before making one appearance for iKon Fighting Federation in 2021, where she also won via first-round submission.
"The Real Deal" will compete in the PFL’s PPV Superfight division, which was announced earlier this year at the same time the promotion revealed it had signed Paul for an anticipated 2024 debut in MMA.
The PFL already has boxing's undisputed female light middleweight champion Claressa Shields on the roster, and securing Seranno's signature is another massive move for the promotion this year after it also added Paul and former UFC heavyweight king Francis Ngannou.
“The Predator” is set to meet Tyson Fury in the boxing ring in October prior to making his debut with the PFL next year, but from the looks of it the promotion is well-prepared to make some significant waves in the MMA landscape in 2024.
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