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PFL lists its top 5 fights of the 2023 season

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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PFL lists its top 10 submissions of the 2023 season

Relive the PFL’s best submissions of the year with this video ranking the top 10.

PFL continues its highlight of the best moments of its 2023 season, and this time it’s moved to submissions. The promotion compiled and ranked the top 10 submissions, which are:

1. [autotag]Magomed Magomedkerimov[/autotag] def. Sadibou Sy via guillotine choke
2. [autotag]Chris Wade[/autotag] def. Ryoji Kudo via guillotine choke
3. [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] def. Amber Leibrock via armbar
4. [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] def. Jo Sung Bin via rear-naked choke
5. [autotag]Aspen Ladd[/autotag] def. Karolina Sobek via armbar
6. [autotag]Simeon Powell[/autotag] def. Mohammed Amine via arm triangle choke
7. [autotag]Alexei Pergande[/autotag] def. Akeem Bashir via D’arce choke
8. [autotag]Anthony Ivy[/autotag] def. Carson Hardman via rear-naked choke
9. [autotag]Nathan Kelly[/autotag] def. Dimitry Solimeis via rear-naked choke
10. [autotag]Dakota Ditcheva[/autotag] def. Malin Hermansson via rear-naked choke

You can watch the replay of the top 10 PFL submissions in the video above.

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Larissa Pacheco def. Marina Mokhnatkina at 2023 PFL Championship: Best photos

Check out these photos from Larissa Pacheco vs. Marina Mokhnatkina at 2023 PFL Championship for the women’s featherweight title.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag]’s featherweight title victory over Marina Mokhnatkina at 2023 PFL Championship at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL MMA)

Larissa Pacheco tops gritty Marina Mokhnatkina, makes PFL two-division history | PFL Championship Fight Night HQ

No. 1 seed Larissa Pacheco (22-4) meets No. 2 Marina Mokhnatkina (11-3) in the PFL’s women’s 145-pound season championship.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The PFL crowned its first $1 million women’s featherweight winner Friday.

No. 1 seed [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (22-4) met No. 2 [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] (11-3) in the women’s 145-pound season championship at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.

Go inside the matchup below, from the backstory and the buildup through the end of the fight itself, with stats, photos, preview videos, highlight videos, quotes, recaps and more.

The story will update throughout the fight and event.

After 2022 struggles, Marina Mokhnatkina confident she’ll win title at 2023 PFL Championships

Marina Mokhnatkina feels rejuvenated for this season.

LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] feels rejuvenated for this season.

Mokhnatkina (11-3 MMA, 5-1 PFL) split her two appearances in the 2022 PFL season, with her loss coming to formerly unbeaten Kayla Harrison by unanimous decision.

She managed to rack up three wins over Yoko Higashi, Evelyn Martins, and an armbar finish of Amber Leibrock to secure her spot vs. 2022 PFL champion Larissa Pacheco in the 2023 PFL Championships on Nov. 23, which takes place at The Anthem in Washington D.C. and streams live on ESPN+ PPV.

“(Pacheco is) a tough opponent, and I improve always,” Mokhnatkina told reporters through an interpreter during a media scrum at Xtreme Couture. “It will be a good fight – two dangerous girls.”

Pacheco pulled off arguably the biggest MMA upset of the year when she defeated Harrison in the 2022 PFL Championships to claim the lightweight title and $1 million.

Pacheco’s 2023 PFL campaign includes three wins and two straight finishes in less than a minute, but Mokhnatkina is ready to pull off a big upset herself.

“Last season, I had some problems,” Mokhnatkina said. “I didn’t have good training camps. I had problems, and I didn’t show what I can (do). This season, I see I can become champion and I can take this belt.”

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

Marina Mokhnatkina def. Amber Leibrock at 2023 PFL Playoffs 2: Best photos

Check out these photos from Marina Mokhnatkina vs. Amber Leibrock at 2023 PFL Playoffs 2 in New York.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag]’s victory over Amber Leibrock at 2023 PFL Playoffs 2 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL MMA)

2023 PFL 5 official weigh-in results: One fighter heavy, faces point deduction

Check out the full weigh-in results for 2023 PFL 5, which had one miss out of 24 fighters competing.

All 24 fighters competing at 2023 PFL 5 stepped on the scale, but not all made weight.

At Thursday’s official weigh-ins, only one fighter was unable to reach the contracted weight – [autotag]Evelyn Martins[/autotag]. She came in at 147 pounds, one over the allowance for the women’s featherweight division. Martins will get a point deducted from the result of the fight, and her opponent [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag] will also receive 20 percent of Martins’s purse.

Everyone one else on the card made weight, including the heavyweight main event between [autotag]Ante Delija[/autotag] and [autotag]Maurice Greene[/autotag], as well as the co-main event of [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Amber Leibrock[/autotag].

2023 PFL 5 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+

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

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Ante Delija (251) vs. Maurice Greene (255.4)
  • Larissa Pacheco (145.6) vs. Amber Leibrock (145.8)
  • Renan Ferreira (259) vs. Matheus Scheffel (260.6)
  • Aspen Ladd (145) vs. Karolina Sobek (145.6)
  • Biaggio Ali Walsh (155.6) vs. Travell Miller (154.4)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Denis Goltsov (246.2) vs. Yorgan De Castro (264.8)
  • Marina Mokhnatkina (145.4) vs. * Evelyn Martins (147)
  • Danilo Marques (250.6) vs. Marcelo Nunes (248.4)
  • Julia Budd (145.6) vs. Martina Jindrova (146.0)
  • Olena Kolesnyk (145.0) vs. Yoko Higashi (144.2)
  • Patrick Brady (256.8) vs. Jordan Heiderman (247.8)
  • Isaiah Pinson (247.8) vs. Denzel Freeman (261.8)

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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2023, Week 5.

Marina Mokhnatkina def. Yoko Higashi at 2023 PFL 2: Best photos

Check out these photos from Marina Mokhnatkina’s victory over Yoko Higashi at 2023 PFL 2 in Las Vegas.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Marina Mokhnatkina[/autotag]’s victory over Yoko Higashi at 2023 PFL 2 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill/PFL)

2022 PFL salaries from Atlanta: Anthony Pettis tops disclosed payouts despite loss; Kayla Harrison second

This marks the first time that PFL salaries have been revealed in 2022.

The back half of the 2022 PFL regular season recently took place in Atlanta with three cards in three weeks at Overtime Elite Arena.

Each card spotlighted two specific divisions. PFL 4 took place June 17 and featured men’s lightweights and light heavyweights. One week later, PFL 5 featured featherweights and heavyweights. Last Friday, PFL 6 consisted of welterweights and women’s lightweights.

On Wednesday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed show and win purses from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, the regulatory body that oversaw the events.

Former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag] ($750,000) led all paydays despite a submission loss to [autotag]Stevie Ray[/autotag]. Two-time PFL season winner [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] ($500,00) was second on the list, followed by former UFC title challenger and Bellator welterweight champion [autotag]Rory MacDonald[/autotag] ($250,000).

[autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag], [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag], [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag], [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag], and [autotag]Magomed Magomedkerimov[/autotag] also received six-figure disclosed payouts.

It’s important to note that the figures given do not reflect potential “locker room” bonuses, streaming points, or promotional sponsorship payments.

Scroll below to see the complete payouts for the most recent three PFL events.