The new era of PFL is here and Brennan Ward will be a part of it. One of the longest tenured members of the Bellator roster, Ward (17-7) enters the 2024 PFL welterweight regular season as a replacement for fellow import Kyle Crutchmer , promotion officials recently informed MMA Junkie. Ward’s first regular season bout will take place April 19 at 2024 PFL 3 in Chicago as he faces former UFC fighter Don Madge (10-4-1) in a three-round preliminary card bout at Wintrust Arena. Ward, 35, joined Bellator in 2012. After 15 fights for the promotion including a title shot that he earned through a Bellator middleweight tournament, Ward retired from mixed martial arts. Behind the scenes, Ward struggled with severe drug addiction and other personal issues, which he revealed in a 2022 tell-all interview with MMA Junkie , shortly before he announced his sobriety and comeback
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