| Harrison vs. Young |
MacDonald vs. Sy |
Brett Cooper vs. Ray Cooper III |
Fabian vs. Pacheco |
Al-Silawi vs. Umalatov |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 107-59 |
 Harrison (90%) |
 MacDonald (92%) |
 Ray Cooper III (91%) |
 Pacheco (63%) |
 Umalatov (78%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 112-59  2018 Champion |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 110-61 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 110-61 2014 Champion |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 108-63 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
 Al-Silawi |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 107-64 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 106-65 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 103-68 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Al-Silawi |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 103-68 2017 Champion |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Al-Silawi |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 100-71 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Al-Silawi |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 95-76 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Umalatov |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 82-89 |
Harrison |
MacDonald |
Ray Cooper III |
Pacheco |
Al-Silawi |
Editor’s note: The main card fight between Magomed Magomedkerimov (29-6) and late replacement Dilano Taylor (9-1) was booked too late to be included in our staff picks and reader picks.
The PFL is back for its final event of the regular season fights with women’s lightweights and welterweights vying for playoff positions.
PFL 2022, Week 6 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
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In the main event, two-time women’s lightweight winner [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (13-0) takes on late replacement [autotag]Kaitlin Young[/autotag] (12-12-1). Harrison is a massive favorite of as much as 50-1, and she’s one of four unanimous picks on the main card from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.
In the co-feature, former Bellator welterweight champ [autotag]Rory MacDonald[/autotag] (23-8-1) is a big favorite against [autotag]Sadibou Sy[/autotag] (10-6-2). MacDonald currently leads the welterweight standings and is a unanimous pick from our staff members.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Brett Cooper[/autotag] (28-16) is a heavy underdog against two-time welterweight winner [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (24-8-1). Ray Cooper is another unanimous pick at 11-0.
In a women’s lightweight bout, [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (16-4) is more than a 4-1 favorite against [autotag]Genah Fabian[/autotag] (5-2) and is our fourth unanimous pick.
And to open the main card, we have our only contentious bout among our pickers. [autotag]Jarrah Al-Silawi[/autotag] (18-3) is roughly a 2-1 underdog against [autotag]Magomed Umalatov[/autotag] (11-0). It’s close with our pickers: Umalatov has just a 6-5 edge.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (90 percent), MacDonald (92 percent), Ray Cooper III (91 percent), Pacheco (63 percent) and Umalatov (78 percent) are the choices.
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