Bubba Jenkins snaps Lance Palmer’s 11-fight winning streak, hands two-time champ first PFL loss

Lance Palmer hadn’t lost since 2017, back when PFL was still WSOF.

[autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] accomplished a feat Friday that 11 others before him failed to do: He defeated [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag].

At 2021 PFL 1, Jenkins (14-4) snapped Palmer’s 11-fight winning streak by unanimous decision in the event’s main card opener. Jenkins was a 3-1 underdog at BetMGM.

Takedowns were the story of Jenkins’ success. A former Brave CF champion and ex-Bellator fighter, Jenkins scored four takedowns in the fight and controlled the first two rounds. Palmer had success in Round 3, but in the judges’ eyes, it was too little too late.

Entering Friday’s event, Palmer (22-4) hadn’t lost since the final World Series of Fighting (WSOF) event in March 2017. Palmer’s streak of 11 straight wins included two $1 million PFL featherweight titles in 2018 and 2019.

The fight was Jenkins’ first with PFL since he signed with the promotion in 2020. Due to a long layoff, then the COVID-19 pandemic, Jenkins hadn’t competed in 21 months.

Check out some highlights of Jenkins’ win in the video clips below:

2021 PFL 1 took place Friday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main card aired on ESPN2 after prelims on ESPN+.

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