Two PFL Talents Face Ex-UFC Opposition at PFL Pittsburgh

The PFL scheduled a March 28 Pittsburgh card featuring two newly ranked fighters, highlighting crossover intrigue with the UFC. The flyweight bout pits Sumiko Inaba against Ariane Lipski da Silva at the UPMC Events Center. Featherweight Alexei Pergande meets former UFC fighter Julio Arce in another matchup. Inaba, 34, looks to rebound from a lopsided loss to Dakota Ditcheva after wins over Saray Orozco and Mackenzie Stiller. Lipski da Silva returns outside the UFC for the first time since 2018 after 14 UFC bouts and three straight losses with a sub-.500 record. Pergande is 7-0 with three submissions, including two brabo chokes, while Arce left the UFC in 2024 after a weight miss and later posted two 2025 wins in New York.