'Jesus Christ, those guys were huge': PFL 205ers react to failed drug tests, removal of half the division from 2023 season
Check out how the remaining PFL light heavyweights reacted to the failed drug tests and removals of half of the division from the 2023 season.
The 2023 PFL light heavyweight season was forced into a major makeover.
Five of the 10 fighters competing in this year’s 205-pound weight class failed drug tests stemming from their first regular season bouts back in April in Las Vegas. The list included: Krzysztof Jotko, Mohammad Fakreddine, Will Fleury, Thiago Santos, and 2022 PFL light heavyweight champion Robert Wilkinson.
This forced the promotion to pull and replace the fighters with failed drug tests and resume the season with half the division’s roster being newcomers.
MMA Junkie asked the remaining light heavyweights Ty Flores, Josh Silveira, Marthin Hamlet and Delan Monte, who didn’t fail drug tests, about their reactions to the failed drug tests and changes in the division: