Fresh off signing a new PFL contract, [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] is back in a headlining spot.
Harrison (12-0) will face [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] (6-2) in the women’s lightweight main event of 2022 PFL 3 on May 6 at Esports Arena in Arlington, Texas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The event will air on ESPN 2 and stream on ESPN+.
Harrison, a two-time PFL champion, explored free agency after winning her second title last October, but she ultimately re-signed with the PFL. The unbeaten two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka finished Mariana Morais, Cindy Dandois, Genah Fabian, and Taylor Guardado in the final to win the title.
Mokhnatkina, a Fight Nights Global and Bellator veteran, made her successful PFL debut last August when she defeated Claudia Zamora by unanimous decision in what was the combat sambo champion’s lightweight debut.
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Co-headlining PFL 3 will be former Bellator welterweight champion and ex-UFC title challenger [autotag]Rory MacDonald[/autotag] (22-8-1), who takes on veteran [autotag]Brett Cooper[/autotag] (28-15). MacDonald, 32, will kick off his second PFL season after going 1-2 last year.
Former UFC and WEC lightweight champ [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag]’ (24-12) originally scheduled bout with [autotag]Myles Price[/autotag] (11-7) has been rescheduled from PFL 1 on April 20 to PFL 3.
The 2022 PFL 3 lineup includes:
- Kayla Harrison vs. Marina Mokhnatkina
- Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Umalatov
- Anthony Pettis vs. Myles Price
- Rory MacDonald vs. Brett Cooper
- Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Joao Zeferino
- Genah Fabian vs. Julia Budd
- Sadibou Sy vs. Nikolai Aleksakhin
- Larissa Pacheco vs. Zamzagul Fayzallanova
- Gleison Tibau vs. Jarrah Al Silawi
- Olena Kolesnyk vs. Abigail Montes
- Vanessa Melo vs. Martina Jindrova
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