LAS VEGAS – Julia Budd was pleased to get a matchup with Larissa Pacheco to open the 2023 PFL women’s featherweight season. Budd (16-5) faces Pacheco (19-4) in Friday’s 2023 PFL 2 main event, which takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN2 following prelims on ESPN+. The former Bellator featherweight champion finds extra added motivation facing Pacheco first. The Brazilian won the 2022 PFL season at women’s lightweight, and Budd wants to use Pacheco’s success to elevate her career to start the new season. “I always want to test myself against the best of the best,” Budd told reporters, including MMA Junkie, during Wednesday’s 2023 PFL 2 media day
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Julia Budd: Drawing champ Larissa Pacheco to start 2023 PFL season ‘lights that fire’ – MMA Junkie