Best reasons to catch PFL Chicago

Sergio Pettis probably carries as much name recognition as anyone on the current Professional Fighters League roster. The former Bellator MMA and Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion will attempt to build on an already outstanding resume when he faces the unbeaten Mitchell McKee in the PFL Chicago headliner this Saturday at Wintrust Arena, not far from the western shore of Lake Michigan. Pettis, 32, has rattled off eight wins across his past 10 appearances.

The Duke Roufus protégé last fought at PFL Champions Series 3, where he wiped out Magomed Magomedov with a spinning back elbow in the second round of their Oct. 3 encounter. It was Pettis’ first finish in nearly four years.

McKee, meanwhile, steps into his promotional debut with a perfect 10-0 record. The 28-year-old Kill Cliff Fight Club prospect last suited up on Sept. 12, when he punched out Pedro Nobre in the second round of their confrontation under the Legacy Fighting Alliance flag.

Mitchell wrestled collegiately at the University of Minnesota, where he was a four-time NCAA qualifier, amassed 91 career victories and earned All-America honors as a junior in 2019. In addition to the Pettis-McKee showdown at the top of the ticket, here are three other reasons to catch PFL Chicago: Door still open for Silveira Joshua Silveira has never quite crossed the threshold to stardom. The American Top Team mainstay draws his latest assignment against the undefeated Jordan Newman in the three-round middleweight co-main event at 185 pounds.