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Check out these photos from Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. David Zelner at 2023 PFL Playoffs 3 in New York.
Check out these photos from [autotag]Abdullah Al-Qahtani[/autotag]’s victory over David Zelner at 2023 PFL Playoffs 3 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL MMA)
Check out the disclosed 2023 PFL 6 fighter pays, including what Shane Burgos is making after jumping over from the UFC.
PFL returned to Atlanta this past Thursday for the third of three shows in three consecutive weeks at Overtime Elite Arena.
2023 PFL 6 featured final regular season bouts at lightweight and welterweight, as well as three showcase fights. In the main event, 2022 PFL lightweight champion [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] knocked out Dana White’s Contender Series alum [autotag]Anthony Romero[/autotag].
Other names on the card included former UFC fighters [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] and [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag], as well as past PFL championship winners [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag], [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag], [autotag]Sadibou Sy[/autotag] and [autotag]Magomed Magomedkerimov[/autotag].
MMA Junkie acquired a list of the 24 fighters’ disclosed payouts Monday from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission. The amounts do not include bonuses, sponsorships or any other discretionary payments.
Five fighters topped the list at $100,000, while all other fighters received five-figure or four-figure payouts. Among them was Burgos, who left the UFC as a free agent to sign with the PFL. Friday, Burgos pocketed a six-figure flat purse against [autotag]Yamato Nishikawa[/autotag].
Scroll below to see the disclosed pay for each 2023 PFL 6 fighter.
Abdullah Al-Qahtani will join a growing list of Middle Eastern fighters in the PFL.
[autotag]Abdullah Al-Qahtani[/autotag] will join a growing list of Middle Eastern fighters in the PFL.
PFL has signed Saudi Arabian featherweight Al-Qahtani (5-1), who is expected to make his promotional debut in 2023, officials told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. “The Ripper” will compete for both PFL and BRAVE CF, which has been home to his past four fights.
“The Professional Fighters League is committed to growing the sport of MMA and the PFL globally,” PFL CEO Peter Murray said. “We are excited about emerging top fighters coming out of the Middle East and our plan to further develop the sport in the region.”
Al-Qahtani, 24, won his first five fights as a professional before his first-career setback by split decision to Ilyor Bakhtiyar Uulu at BRAVE CF 62 last September.
He joins the likes of former champions Jarrah Al-Silawi, Mohammad Fakhreddine, Ali Taleb, Tarek Suleiman, and Mostafa Rashed Neda as Middle Eastern fighters to recently sign with PFL.
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