| Harrison vs. Jindrova |
Wade vs. Loughnane |
Pacheco vs. Kolesnyk |
Kudo vs. Jenkins |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 134-86 |
 Harrison (87%) |
 Wade (57%) |
 Pacheco (83%) |
 Jenkins (84%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 149-76  2018 Champion |
Harrison |
 Loughnane |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 143-82 |
Harrison |
Loughnane |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 141-84 2014 Champion |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 139-86 |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 135-90 |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 135-90 |
Harrison |
Loughnane |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 134-91 |
Harrison |
Loughnane |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 132-93 |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 130-95 2017 Champion |
Harrison |
Loughnane |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 122-103 |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 107-118 |
Harrison |
Wade |
Pacheco |
Jenkins |
The PFL is back for its third and final set of playoff semifinals. This week, women’s lightweights and featherweights are on the docket.
The 2022 PFL Playoffs 3 event takes place Saturday at Copper Box Arena in London. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+ and ahead of post-lim qualifiers on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, two-time season winner [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (14-0) is not the No. 1 seed. She’s No. 2 against No. 3 [autotag]Martina Jindrova[/autotag] (6-2). But she’s still a massive -5000 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Jindrova is +1200. Not surprisingly, all of our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking Harrison to move on to another $1 million final.
At featherweight, there’s a lot of heat and trash talk between No. 1 seed [autotag]Chris Wade[/autotag] (22-7) and No. 4 [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (24-4). Wade is a -260 favorite, but our pickers have him with the slimmest possible 6-5 lead in the picks. His fight is the only contentious one among our pickers.
In the other women’s lightweight semifinal, [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (17-4) is the No. 1 seed against [autotag]Olena Kolesnyk[/autotag] (7-4). Pacheco is a huge favorite at -850 and is another of our unanimous picks.
And in the second featherweight semifinal on the main card, No. 2 seed [autotag]Ryoji Kudo[/autotag] (11-3-1) takes on No. 3 [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] (18-5). Jenkins is a big -350 favorite at the betting window and has the support of all 11 of our pickers.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (87 percent), Wade (57 percent), Pacheco (83 percent) and Jenkins (84 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2022 PFL Playoffs 3.
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