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Check out these photos from Mads Burnell vs. Clay Collard at 2024 PFL 5 in Salt Lake City.
Check out these photos from [autotag]Mads Burnell[/autotag]’s victory over Clay Collard at 2024 PFL 5, which took place at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL)
Check out these photos of 2024 PFL 5 competitors facing off at Mount Olympus in Salt Lake City.
Check out these photos of 2024 PFL 5 competitors facing off at Mount Olympus in Salt Lake City. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA)
The lineup for the PFL’s event a month from now in Utah has been adjusted and once again is complete.
The lineup for the PFL’s event a month from now in Utah has been adjusted and once again is complete.
Former UFC fighter [autotag]Andrew Sanchez[/autotag] (14-7), who won Season 23 of “The Ultimate Fighter” against Khalil Rountree, will step in to give [autotag]Karl Albrektsson[/autotag] (14-5) his third opponent of the card. First, Ibragim Chuzhigaev pulled out, and now “El Dirte” Sanchez is in for [autotag]Laurynas Urbonavicius[/autotag].
The PFL makes it’s debut in Salt Lake City on June 21 at Huntsman Center. The card is headlined by a lightweight showdown between [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] and [autotag]Mads Burnell[/autotag]. Along with lightweights, light heavyweights are on tap trying to get to the 2024 postseason.
Sanchez went 5-5 over more than five years in the UFC, and along with the “TUF” title, had a Performance of the Night bonus for his only finish in the promotion, a knockout of Wellington Turman in August 2020.
After a two-fight skid, Sanchez won a fight under the Eagle FC banner, then stepped in on short notice a year ago for his PFL debut and took a split decision from Taylor Johnson.
With the changes, the PFL Week 5 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET)
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2024, Week 5.
Lightweights and light heavyweights are on tap when the PFL regular season touches down in Salt Lake City.
Lightweights and light heavyweights are on deck as regular season continues for 2024 PFL 5 in Utah.
PFL makes it’s debut in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 21 at Huntsman Center. The card will be headlined by a lightweight showdown between [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] and [autotag]Mads Burnell[/autotag], promotion officials announced Monday morning.
Utah’s own Collard (25-12-1) is No. 2 in the lightweight standings after finishing Patricky Freire by Round 2 TKO at 2024 PFL 2. Meanwhile, Burnell (18-6) will look to rebound after a second-round submission loss to Michael Dufort, who sits in the No. 1 spot.
In the co-main event, 2023 PFL light heavyweight champion [autotag]Impa Kasanganay[/autotag] (16-4) faces Slovenia’s [autotag]Jakob Nedoh[/autotag] (8-2). Despite finishing Alex Polizzi in the first round at 2024 PFL 2, Kasanganay finds himself at No. 4 in points, after Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (third), Josh Silveira (second), and Rob Wilkinson (first) all notched faster finishes on the same night. Nedoh was knocked out by Yagshimuradov in his first regular season matchup.
The PFL Week 5 lineup includes:
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2024, Week 5.
Check out these photos from A.J. McKee vs. Clay Collard at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions in Saudi Arabia.
Check out these photos from [autotag]A.J. McKee[/autotag]’s submission victory over Clay Collard at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos courtesy of PFL)
Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.
This week, the UFC returns to Mexico for UFC Fight Night 237.
The event at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City features a flyweight clash between former champion [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag].
Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.
Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 22-25.
Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Check out the UFC, PFL, and Bellator fights that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.
But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.
Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC, PFL, and Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Jan. 15-21.
Check out which epic battle earned MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Year award for 2023.
With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best fights from January to December 2023.
As voted on by our entire staff, here are the top five and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Year.
Relive the PFL’s best fights of the year with this video ranking the top 5.
In 2023, MMA delivered some top-notch fights, and several of those went down under the PFL banner.
From a wild, standup battle between [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] and [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag], to [autotag]Jesus Pinedo[/autotag]’s close loss to [autotag]Gabriel Braga[/autotag], which kicked off his incredible championship run, PFL was home of some barn burners. Now with the season over, the promotion ranked its best knockouts as the following:
1. Clay Collard def. Shane Burgos via unanimous decision
2. [autotag]Zach Juusola[/autotag] def. [autotag]Brandon Jenkins[/autotag] via unanimous decision
3. Magomed Umalatov def. Nayib Lopez via unanimous decision
4. Gabriel Braga def. Jesus Pinedo via split decision
5. [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] def. [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] via unanimous decision
You can watch the replay of the highlights of the top 5 PFL fights in the video above.
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Check out these photos from Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Clay Collard at 2023 PFL Championship for the lightweight title.
Check out these photos from Olivier [autotag]Aubin-Mercier[/autotag]’s lightweight title victory over Clay Collard at 2023 PFL Championship at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL MMA)
