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Anthony Pettis out of PFL 4 due to illness, Natan Schulte moved to fight against Alexander Martinez

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PFL 4 has seen one of Thursday’s biggest fights changed.

MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the changes that Anthony Pettis has been forced to withdraw from PFL 4 due to an illness. Two-time lightweight champion Natan Schulte (20-4-1) will take Pettis’ place to fight Alexander Martinez (8-0, 1 NC) on the main card, while Pettis has been rescheduled to face Raush Manfio on June 25.

Ag. Fight was first to report the news.

Schulte and Manfio were scheduled to fight Thursday following the withdrawal of Schulte’s original opponent Mikhail Odintsov.