PFL News: -1800 Favorite Suffers Shocking Loss To Hometown Fighter

Lucas Brennan shockingly suffered the first loss of his professional career when he and Dimitre Ivy met in a featherweight bout at the first PFL Regular Season event of 2024.

“Skywalker” went 3-0 as an amateur before he turned pro in 2019, and after going 9-0 for Bellator he was one of several rising talents that joined the PFL following its acquisition of Bellator last year.

Matched up with Ivy for their respective promotional debuts, Brennan entered the evening as a -1800 favorite (courtesy of Bovada) but immediately encountered significant resistance from “Poison”.

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“Skywalker” was able to utilize his grappling in the second round to swing things in his favor, but after briefly controlling Ivy in the final frame the 23-year-old found himself backed to the fence late in the fight and ultimately lost a unanimous decision.

San Antonio's own Dimitre Ivy hands Lucas Brennan his first career loss! Ivy moves his career record to 13-7#PFLRegularSeason LIVE NOW
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In addition to being his first pro loss, Brennan’s PFL debut was also just the second time he’s gone the distance after he previously took a unanimous decision over Andrew Salas in his fourth pro bout.
The massive upset was a sensational way for Ivy to kick off his PFL career, and the 34-year-old now has back-to-back victories this year following a four-fight run with top Texas regional promotion Fury FC.
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