Lance Palmer admits Alex Gilpin trilogy feels ‘weird’ but focused on repeating as PFL champion

Lance Palmer is looking to make it two years straight winning $1 million, and he’ll have to beat Alex Gilpin a third time to do it.

NEW YORK – [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] is looking to make it two years in a row winning $1 million. In order for that to happen, he’ll have to beat someone for a third time.

Palmer meets [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] on Tuesday in the PFL Championship featherweight final, with the winner taking home the $1 million grand prize. Palmer (21-3), the defending 145-pound champion, already has defeated Gilpin (14-3) by unanimous decision twice this year – once in the regular season and again in the playoff semifinals. But he’ll have to do it again after Gilpin, the No. 4 seed, was promoted following a flagged drug test by original finalist Daniel Pineda.

Ahead of the 170-pound final, Palmer talks about the trilogy and how “weird” it feels under the circumstances, how he’s approaching the matchup, staying focused, and more.

You can watch Palmer’s pre-fight scrum in the video above.

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