After a 25-second knockout of Jamelle Jones in his first fight of the 2022 PFL season, Renan Ferreira was confident of another impressive showing against Klidson Abreu in his second outing on June 24.
A finish would have guaranteed “Problema” a top seed in the heavyweight playoffs, but an ankle injury suffered in sparring during the last week of camp hindered Ferreira enough that he lost a unanimous decision to Abreu.
“I had a [300-pound] sparring partner fall over my ankle. On the first kick Klidson landed I felt a strong pain, and that prevented me from imposing my game,” Ferreira told Sherdog.