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2023 PFL 6 fighter pay: Shane Burgos pockets six-figure purse after move from UFC

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.

Carlos Leal def. Dilano Taylor at 2023 PFL 6: Best photos

Check out these photos from Carlos Leal vs. Dilano Taylor at 2023 PFL 6 in Atlanta.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Carlos Leal[/autotag]’s victory over Dilano Taylor at 2023 PFL 6 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL MMA)

2023 PFL 6 video: Carlos Leal puts Dilano Taylor out on his feet before walkoff knockout

Carlos Leal put Dilano Taylor down and out with vicious strikes in the second round at 2023 PFL 6 to clinch a playoff spot.

[autotag]Carlos Leal[/autotag] punched his 2023 PFL playoff ticket in an impressive fashion.

Entering the cage at 2023 PFL 6 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Leal (19-4) needed a win in any fashion, or even a draw, to clinch his spot in the playoffs. At 1:13 of Round 2, Leal put last season’s finalist Dilano Taylor (10-5) out on his feet before dropping him to the canvas.

The first five minutes of the fight was competitive, but Leal had the advantage going into the second round after a late flurry. He kept the pressure high early in Round 2, and found home for a hard right hand that rocked Taylor. As he retreated backward, Taylor did his best to avoid taking further damage, but he was out of sorts. Leal landed a series of clean shots that knocked Taylor’s mouthpiece out. With the referee watching closely and ready to step in, one more clean punch put Taylor on the canvas, and the celebration was on for Leal.

Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):

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The finish was the second of the season for Leal, who recorded a first-round finish of David Zawada at 2023 PFL 3 in April. He has clinched a playoff spot for the second straight year.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2023, Week 6.

2023 PFL 6 official weigh-in results: Main card set, two prelim fighters heavy

Check out the full weigh-in results for 2023 PFL 6, which saw 24 fighters record their offical weight for Saturday’s competition.

All 24 fighters competing at 2023 PFL 6 stepped on the scale, but a couple of preliminary fighters missed their mark.

At Thursday’s official weigh-ins, the entire main card successfully made weight, including 2022 lightweight season winner [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag], who weighed in at 155.6 pounds. His opponent, [autotag]Anthony Romero[/autotag], came in at 155.4. The other 2022 season winner competing in the co-main event, [autotag]Sadibou Sy[/autotag], made the welterweight limit by stepping on the scale at 170.6. He faces [autotag]Shane Mitchell[/autotag], who weighed 170.8.

[autotag]Dilano Taylor[/autotag] came in heavy, initially weighing 171.4 for his welterweight bout against [autotag]Carlos Leal[/autotag], who weighed 170.6. On his second attempt, Taylor stepped on the scale slightly lighter at 171.2. Due to the miss, Taylor forfeits 20 percent of his purse and will lose one point in the welterweight standings, but the fight against Leal will proceed.

Brahyan Zurcher also missed weight for his featherweight showcase bout against Mike Bardsley. Zurcher weighed 146.8 pounds and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Bardsley, who made weight at 144.4.

2023 PFL 6 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+

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Below you can find the full results from the weigh-ins:

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155.6) vs. Anthony Romero (155.4)
  • Shane Mitchell (170.8) vs. Sadibou Sy (170.6)
  • Shane Burgos (155.8) vs. Yamato Nishikawa (155.8)
  • Magomed Magomedkerimov (171) vs. David Zawada (170.2)
  • Nayib Lopez (170) vs. Magomed Umalatov (170.4)
  • Clay Collard (155.1) vs. Stevie Ray (155.6)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Carlos Leal (170.6) vs. Dilano Taylor (171.2)*
  • Raush Manfio (156) vs. Natan Schulte (156)
  • Alexander Martinez (156) vs. Bruno Miranda (155.8)
  • Jarrah Al-Silawi (170.8) vs. Solomon Renfro (169.4)
  • Mike Bardsley (144.4) vs. Brahyan Zurcher (146.8)**
  • Abdullah Al-Qahtani (144.8) vs. Lamar Brown (146)

* Taylor weighed in at 171.4 on the first attempt. Due to the miss, he will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Leal.
** Zurcher missed weight and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Bardsley.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2023, Week 6.

2023 PFL 3 video: Magomed Umalatov blasts Dilano Taylor in first-round KO

Magomed Umalatov made quick work of Dilano Taylor at 2023 PFL 3.

It didn’t take long for [autotag]Magomed Umalatov[/autotag] to get his six points for PFL’s 2023 season.

Umalatov (13-0) needed less than two minutes to dispatch his opponent [autotag]Dilano Taylor[/autotag] in the opening bout of 2023 PFL 3 on Friday night. The event took place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN and ESPN+.

Just as both fighters were getting settled, Umalatov wobbled Taylor (10-4) with a right hand, sending him to the canvas. The Russian only needed a few extra follow-up shots to get the referee to waive off the action. With the first round finish, Umalatov scores six points in PFL’s 2023 welterweight season.

You can watch Umalatov’s finish in the video below:

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2023 PFL 3.

Clay Collard, Raush Manfio, more booked to complete 2023 PFL 3 card

The lineup for the third PFL event of this season is now complete.

The lineup for the third PFL event of this season is now complete.

The promotion announced on Monday the full lineup for 2023 PFL 3, which is set to go down April 14 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

These newly announced fights, which include fan favorites and two former champions, join the previously announced matchups that make up the main and co-main event in Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos and Sadibou Sy vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi.

2019 PFL lightweight champion [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] takes on former UFC veteran and 2022 PFL runner-up [autotag]Stevie Ray[/autotag] in a matchup at 155 pounds. Schulte is on a two-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory being a submission over Jeremy Stephens this past November. Ray also competed in November, where he lost to Aubin-Mercier in the 2022 PFL lightweight final.

The other former champion added to the card is [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag], who won the 2021 PFL lightweight season. He’ll be taking on [autotag]Alexander Martinez[/autotag]. Manfio last fought in June, also losing to Aubin-Mercier – a result that snapped a five-fight winning streak.

Additionally, [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag], one of PFL’s most exciting fighters, will take on [autotag]Yamato Nishikawa[/autotag] to close out the preliminary card.

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Below is the full lineup for 2023 PFL 3:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9 p.m, ET)

  • Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos
  • Sadibou Sy vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi
  • Natan Schulte vs. Stevie Ray
  • Raush Manfio vs. Alexander Martinez
  • Shane Mitchell vs. TBA
  • Abdelaziz Abdulvakhabov vs. Ahmed Ami

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Clay Collard vs. Yamato Nishikawa
  • Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Don Madge
  • Carlos Leal vs. David Zawada
  • Magomed Umalatov vs. Dilano Taylor

2022 PFL Championships live and official results

Check out the results from the 2022 PFL Championships, where six $1 million champs will be crowned in New York.

The final event of the 2022 PFL season takes place on Friday at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York, and MMA Junkie will keep you updated with live results throughout the event.

The 2022 PFL Championships event features 12 fights, including all six divisional finals for a $1 million grand prize.

In the main event, undefeated two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (15-0) goes for a title three-peat at women’s lightweight when she clashes with [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (18-4), whom Harrison has already defeated twice before.

The co-headliner will see [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (24-4) and [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] (19-5) clash for the featherweight championship, while elsewhere on the card [autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag] (9-3) makes her promotional debut vs. former Bellator titleholder [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] (16-4) at women’s featherweight, plus much more.

Full results of 2022 PFL Championship include:

Sadibou Sy outkicks Dilano Taylor for $1 million PFL welterweight title

It might not go down as the most highlight-worthy win of his career, but for Sadibou Sy it likely will be the most memorable.

It might not go down as the most highlight-worthy win of his career, but for [autotag]Sadibou Sy[/autotag] it likely will be the most memorable.

Sy (13-6-2) outworked [autotag]Dilano Taylor[/autotag] (10-3) over 25 minutes to win the PFL 2022 welterweight season and $1 million. Sy took 49-46 scores from all three judges. It was the first time in his career he was in a fight that went past the third round.

Sy was a modest favorite going into the fight and used his height and reach advantage to stay just on the other end of Taylor’s counterpunches. It was the kicking game that paid off the most for Sy, who went a perfect 4-0 in 2022 with four decision wins to take the title.

The 2022 PFL finals took place Friday at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2022 PFL Championships.

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2022 PFL Championship predictions: Who are our two unanimous picks in $1 million finals?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the 2022 PFL Championships, which feature six $1 million playoff finals.

Harrison
vs.
Pacheco		 Jenkins
vs.
Loughnane		 Delija
vs.
Scheffel		 Budd
vs.
Ladd		 Aubin-Mercier
vs.
Ray		 Sy
vs.
Taylor		 Akhmedov
vs.
Wilkinson
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
186-109		 harrison2022
Harrison
(81%)		 jenkins2022
Jenkins
(51%)		 delija2022
Delija
(77%)		 budd2022
Budd
(57%)		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier
(81%)		 sy2022
Sy
(56%)		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
(56%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
196-104
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 akhmedov2022
Akhmedov
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
187-113		 harrison2022
Harrison		 jenkins2022
Jenkins		 delija2022
Delija		 ladd2022
Ladd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 taylor2022
Taylor		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
186-114		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 taylor2022
Taylor		 akhmedov2022
Akhmedov
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
183-117		 harrison2022
Harrison		 jenkins2022
Jenkins		 delija2022
Delija		 ladd2022
Ladd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 taylor2022
Taylor		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
183-117
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 akhmedov2022
Akhmedov
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
181-119		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 taylor2022
Taylor		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
178-122		 pacheco2022
Pacheco		 jenkins2022
Jenkins		 delija2022
Delija		 ladd2022
Ladd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Nolan King
@mma_kings
173-127		 harrison2022
Harrison		 jenkins2022
Jenkins		 delija2022
Delija		 ladd2022
Ladd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 taylor2022
Taylor		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
172-128
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 ladd2022
Ladd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
163-137		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 wilkinson2022
Wilkinson
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
146-154		 harrison2022
Harrison		 loughnane2022
Loughnane		 delija2022
Delija		 budd2022
Budd		 aubin-mercier2022
Aubin-Mercier		 sy2022
Sy		 akhmedov2022
Akhmedov

The PFL closes out its 2022 season with six $1 million playoff finals this week.

The 2022 PFL finals take place Friday at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, two-time women’s lightweight season winner [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (15-0) goes after her third crown when she meets [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (18-4) for the third time. Harrison is 2-0 against the Brazilian. Harrison is a massive 8-1 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Pacheco is +470. But not all of our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking Harrison. One of our pickers has Pacheco in a big upset.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] (19-5) takes on [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (25-4) in the featherweight final. Loughnane is a -180 favorite and has a 7-4 lead in our picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Ante Delija[/autotag] (22-5) is a heavy -350 favorite in the heavyweight season final against [autotag]Matheus Scheffel[/autotag] (17-8). Delija, the 2021 runner-up, is one of our two unanimous picks at 11-0.

In a non-playoff showcase fight, former Bellator women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] (16-4) takes on [autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag] (9-3), who recently was released by the UFC and signed with the PFL. Ladd is a -230 favorite at the betting window, but it’s Budd who has a narrow 6-5 edge from our pickers.

In the lightweight season final, [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] (16-5) is a big -420 favorite against [autotag]Stevie Ray[/autotag] (25-10) and is our second unanimous pick.

[autotag]Sadibou Sy[/autotag] (12-6-2) takes on [autotag]Dilano Taylor[/autotag] (10-2) in the welterweight final. Sy nearly is a 2-1 favorite, but he has just a slim 6-5 picks lead.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag] (24-7-1) meets 2-1 favorite [autotag]Rob Wilkinson[/autotag] (16-2) in the light heavyweight final. Australia’s Wilkinson has a 7-4 lead from our staff pickers.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (81 percent), Jenkins (51 percent), Delija (77 percent), Budd (57 percent), Aubin-Mercier (81 percent), Sy (56 percent) and Wilkinson (74 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2022 PFL Championships.

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2022 PFL Championships lineup set for pay-per-view, includes 6 title fights and more

2022 PFL Championships feature six title fights, former UFC contenders, and Muhammad Ali’s grandson on the promotion’s first pay-per-view.

The finale of the 2022 PFL postseason is set.

2022 PFL Championships takes place Friday, Nov. 25 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, the promotion announced Wednesday. The eight-fight main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view (8 p.m. ET) after the four-fight undercard on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET).

While there are no surprises in terms of the six $1 million title fight matchups, which were configured during the post-season, a handful of showcase bouts were also added to the card – including one amateur bout involving the grandson of a boxing icon.

The event marks the first time the promotion has put on a pay-per-view card.

See below to check out the full 2022 PFL Championships lineup, with two bouts still to be added, according to promotion officials.