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PFL RESULTS

After exchange-filled encounter, Brendan Loughnane now one step away from two-time champ status

August 24, 2024

Brendan Loughnane has made a name for himself in MMA’s featherweight scene and especially the PFL since his arrival to the promotion in 2019. After reaching the PFL Semifinals in 2021, Loughnane ended up capping a memorable 2022 by finishing Bubba...

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Magomed Umalatov uses crisp striking and defense to finally reach world title fight

August 24, 2024

After an impressive time on the regional circuit, including a championship win, Magomed Umalatov made his way to the PFL in 2021 and won a pair of showcase fights. Umalatov followed that up with four combined wins during the 2022 and 2023 seasons,...

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Timur Khizriev controls the action en route to clinching championship showdown opportunity

August 23, 2024

Gabriel Braga grew up in Rio de Janeiro and started his martial arts journey in Muay Thai, moving on to MMA and impressing with consistent wins. Braga’s 2023 saw him compete in the PFL Challenger Series and go on to compete in the PFL Regular Seas...

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Deja Vu: Shamil Musaev bests Murad Ramazanov again, this time clinching title shot

August 23, 2024

Shamil Musaev has yet to taste defeat in MMA, as an amateur or pro, and it led him to this major moment as the No. 1 seed in this year’s PFL Welterweight Playoffs. Musaev put up plenty of highlights while competing for MMA promotions across Europe...

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Mukhamed Berkhamov works distance and pressure as he scores split decision win

August 23, 2024

Ray Cooper III has left an indelible mark in the PFL, currently holding the PFL record for most finishes (10) and most knockouts (8) in his tenure that stretches back to the original PFL season in 2018. Cooper has made the PFL Welterweight Champio...

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Enrique Barzola gets judges’ nod in action-packed war

August 23, 2024

Tyler Diamond, one of the more entertaining and popular fighters in the PFL’s Featherweight roster, wrestled at North Dakota State before transitioning to MMA full-time, gaining his grappling base. A Team Alpha Male product, Diamond won regional f...

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Jose Perez outworks the opposition toward decision win

August 23, 2024

Jesse Stirn fought in the PFL’s season format three years ago, losing to Sheymon Moraes during the 2021 regular season and falling to Anthony Dizy later that year. Stirn is a striking expert who has finishes in seven of his sixteen victories, and...

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Maxwell Djantou Nana brings pain with leg kicks, powerful right hand to finish the fight

August 23, 2024

Maxwell Djantou Nana’s claim to fame is his success in Sambo, having won multiple national championships in his native Africa, as well as the 2021 Combat Sambo World Championship, where he defeated PFL heavyweight finalist Denis Goltsov in the +98...

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Shido Boris Esperança puts on violent and dominant display

August 23, 2024

Shido Boris Esperança turned pro in 2018, winning six straight fights, and coming into tonight with an 8-1 record competing on the African and Middle Eastern regional scene. Esperança is a striking specialist who won regional welterweight gold in...

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Impa Kasaganay survives wild war of a rematch to reach second straight PFL light heavyweight title fight

August 17, 2024

Impa Kasaganay survives wild war of a rematch to reach second straight PFL light heavyweight title fight Impa Kasaganay became one of MMA’s greatest underdog stories in 2023, going from sleeping in his car to winning $1 million. Kasaganay arrived...

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Dovlet Yagshimuradov works his way to a PFL title opportunity

August 16, 2024

Rob Wilkinson had one of the most memorable PFL debut seasons in 2022, running through all four of his opponents with finishes to clinch that year’s PFL Light Heavyweight World Championship. Wilkinson, who became the first Tasmanian to win a major...

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Gadzhi Rabadanov clinches title opportunity with a solid left hand

August 16, 2024

Gadzhi Rabadanov made a name for himself in Russia before arriving to the PFL in 2019. He’d go on to sign with Bellator and go 5-0 before returning to the PFL this year. Rabadanov, the former Combat Sambo champion who trains at the Abdulmanap Nurm...

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Brent Primus dominates with wrestling and secures lightweight title fight spot

August 16, 2024

Brent Primus was a longtime veteran of Bellator prior to joining PFL, going 10-3 (1 NC) in the promotion and at one point capturing the Bellator lightweight championship with a win over Michael Chandler. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt now look...

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Biaggio Ali Walsh brings the heat with quick KO win

August 16, 2024

The grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali, Biaggio Ali Walsh went 6-1 as an amateur, with wins in all five amateur bouts he had in the PFL. Ali Walsh, in fact, made his PFL debut in the legendary Madison Square Garden. Ali Walsh, who trains out o...

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Point deduction results in Danny Sabatello vs. Lazaro Dayron ending in draw

August 16, 2024

Known for his ability to both talk a big game and show it in his fights, Danny Sabatello was a three-time qualifier for the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships before his professional MMA career. Winning a bantamweight title for a noteworthy r...

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Mads Burnell scores knockdown, decision win in well-rounded performance

August 16, 2024

Known as “The Prodigy,” Elvin Espinoza earned a PFL contract off the strength of a second-round submission of Damir Ferhatbegovic during the 2023 PFL Challenger Series. A freestyle specialist who has held gold on the amateur circuit, Espinoza is 5...

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Thad Jean scores decision win in wild, unique brawl

August 16, 2024

Thad Jean had a solid 5-2 record on the amateur circuit, including a win over 2022 PFL welterweight runner-up Dilano Taylor. Since turning pro in 2021, Jean has won all seven fights he’s had thus far, including a decision win over Eric Alequin in...

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Standout wrestler Jordan Oliver shows off striking game en route to decision win

August 16, 2024

Jordan Oliver was a standout wrestler in Pennsylvania, finishing his high school career with a record of 175-5 and winning three state titles. His run of dominance continued into college at Oklahoma State, winning conference championships and earn...

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Michelle Montague makes it look easy with another submission win

August 16, 2024

Michelle Montague had to overcome a pair of leg breaks between 2016 and 2019 before going on to win the 2019 and 2020 IMAAF-WMMAA Tournament championships on the amateur scene. Montague also is a former multi-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu in New Zealan...

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Denis Goltsov storms his way back to PFL World Championships

August 2, 2024

Denis Goltsov is a Combat Sambo specialist and has found success throughout his combat sports journey, including the fastest finish in PFL heavyweight history. That said, while he continuously makes the PFL postseason, one circumstance or another...

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