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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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2023 PFL Europe 4 results: Four champions crowned, take home $100,000 checks

Check out the 2023 PFL Europe 4 results live from Dublin.

2023 PFL Europe 4 took place Friday in Dublin and featured the promotion’s tournament finals for top talent from the region as they vyed for entry into the main series tournament in 2024.

Four European champions were crowned, as bantamweight [autotag]Khushed Kakhorov[/autotag], lightweight [autotag]Jakub Kaszuba[/autotag], flyweight [autotag]Dakota Ditcheva[/autotag], and light heavyweight [autotag]Jakob Nedoh[/autotag] took home titles and $100,000. Kakhorov, Kaszuba, and Nedoh also earned theirselves a spot in the 2024 PFL season.

Atop the card, Ireland’s [autotag]Nathan Kelly[/autotag] sent 3Arena into pandemonium when he submitted [autotag]Dimitry Solimeis[/autotag] by rear-naked choke at 4:47 of Round 1.

The full 2023 PFL Europe 4 results include:

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Kayla Harrison starts quest for third PFL title in London – but not as the No. 1 seed

The lineup is set for the PFL’s third and final set of playoff fights next month in London.

The lineup is set for the PFL’s third and final set of playoff fights next month in London.

Two-time women’s lightweight season winner and No. 2 seed [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (14-0) will headline the card against No. 3 [autotag]Martina Jindrova[/autotag] (6-2) in one of two semifinal fights in the division.

The other half of the bracket features No. 1 [autotag]Larisa Pacheco[/autotag] (17-4) vs. No. 4 [autotag]Olena Kolesnyk[/autotag] (7-4). Pacheco, who lost to Harrison in the 2019 final, finished both her regular season fights in the first round for 12 points to earn the top seed. Harrison and Jindrova finished the regular season with 9 points, while Kolesnyk had 6 for the fourth playoff spot.

The event also features the two semifinal playoff bouts at featherweight. No. 1 seed [autotag]Chris Wade[/autotag] (22-7) takes on No. 4 [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] (22-7) and No. 2 [autotag]Ryoji Kudo[/autotag] (11-3-1) meets No. 3 [autotag]Bubba Jenkins[/autotag] (18-5).

The PFL’s third set of playoff fights take place Aug. 20 at Copper Box Arena in London. The four-fight main card of playoff matchups airs on ESPN. A four-fight set of prelims and four fights after the main card stream on ESPN+.

The playoffs open two weeks prior in New York with lightweights and light heavyweights. Then welterweights and heavyweights meet Aug. 13 in Cardiff, Wales.

“Heading to London is huge for the expansion of the league,” PFL president Ray Sefo stated. “We are bringing our brand of MMA to the U.K. and I’m sure they are going to be as excited as I am to see elite fighters like Kayla Harrison, Chris Wade and Brendan Loughnane compete with so much on the line.”

Harrison won the second of her two judo Olympic gold medals at the 2012 Games in London. Now she returns to the city a decade later.

In addition, the PFL announced the signing of muay Thai standout Dakota Ditcheva (5-0), a prized free agent from Manchester, England. The three-time muay Thai world champion is unbeaten early in her MMA career and is considered one of the sport’s top female prospects. Her mother, Lisa Howarth, was a world kickboxing champion.

“We are excited to add Dakota to the global PFL talent roster,” Sefo stated. “Dakota’s outstanding skill set and ability, along with her natural charisma, fit perfectly with the PFL brand of MMA. We believe the PFL is uniquely placed to take her journey forward on a global scale. Coming from a line of elite muay Thai practitioners, we have confidence in Dakota to go to the very top with the PFL and continue her family’s legacy.”

The PFL 2022 Playoffs 3 card includes:

POSTLIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Dakota Ditcheva[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Hassna Gaber[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Abraham Bably[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Louie Sutherland[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Tayo Odunjo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Magnus Onyeka[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Kenji Bortoluzzi[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ali Taleb[/autotag]

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 3 p.m. ET)

  • No. 2 Kayla Harrison vs. No. 3 Martina Jindrova – women’s lightweight semifinal
  • No. 1 Chris Wade vs. No. 4 Brendan Loughnane – featherweight semifinal
  • No. 1 Larisa Pacheco vs. No. 4 Olena Kolesnyk – women’s lightweight semifinal
  • No. 2 Ryoji Kudo vs. No. 3 Bubba Jenkins – featherweight semifinal

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Simeon Powell[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nemanja Uveric[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Stuart Austin[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Sofiane Boukichou[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Marcin Held[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Myles Price[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Aleksandrs Chizovs[/autotag] vs. TBA

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2022 PFL 1 weigh-in results: All 20 lightweights, light heavyweights on point to start season

Check out the weigh-in results of 2022 PFL 1 in Arlington, Texas.

Fighters competing in the 2022 PFL season opener stepped on the scale Tuesday to record their official weight for their bouts.

The 10-fight 2022 PFL 1 card takes place Wednesday at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The first week will see lightweights and light heavyweights compete as they aim to get a strong start to the new season. [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (20-9) takes on [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-19) in the main event. The co-main will see 2021 PFL lightweight champion [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag] (15-3) against [autotag]Don Madge[/autotag] (10-3-1). Representing the light heavyweights in the feature bout, 2021 PFL champion [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (13-5) will face [autotag]Delan Monte[/autotag] (8-1).

All fighters competing on Wednesday made weight with no issues, kicking off the season with a smooth start on the scales.

The full 202 PFL 1 weigh-in results are below:

Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Clay Collard (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
  • Raush Manfio (156) vs. Don Madge (155.75)
  • Antonio Carlos Junior (205.5) vs. Delan Monte (205)
  • Natan Schulte (156) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155.75)

Preliminary card (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Emiliano Sordi (205.5) vs. Cory Hendricks (205.75)
  • Alex Martinez (156) vs. Stevie Ray (155.5)
  • Marthin Hamlet (205.75) vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis (204.5)
  • Omari Akhmedov (204.25) vs. Viktor Pesta (205.5)
  • Rob Wilkinson (205) vs. Bruce Souto (204.5)
  • Simeon Powell (205.75) vs. Clinton Williams (204.5)

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PFL Challenger Series 1 set for Feb. 18 in Orlando, features light heavyweight prospects

PFL’s new Challenger Series officially kicks off on Feb. 18 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

PFL’s new Challenger Series officially kicks off on Feb. 18 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

Promotion officials today revealed the first episode of the prospects-based series will feature light heavyweight talent, including LFA double champ [autotag]Josh Silveira[/autotag] (7-0) and Dana White’s Contender Series veteran [autotag]Alexander Poppeck[/autotag] (12-3).

Additional light heavyweights tapped for PFL Challenger Series 1 include [autotag]Joao Paulo Fagundes[/autotag] (7-0), [autotag]Taylor Johnson[/autotag] (7-3), [autotag]Mohamed Juma[/autotag] (8-2), [autotag]Simeon Powell[/autotag] (4-0) and [autotag]Bruce Souto[/autotag] (14-3). Matchups are expected to be announced shortly.

The new series airs exclusively on Fubo Sports Network and sees athletes gunning for a PFL contract that could either serve as a developmental deal or see them enter directly into the promotion’s regular season and its $1 million prize. One fighter each week will earn the contract.

“The Challenger Series is a first-of-its-kind MMA competition where fighters from all backgrounds and experiences get a shot to prove themselves in front of a panel of combat sports legends and global icons,” PFL president Ray Sefo stated. “I’m excited to get to Orlando to evaluate these talented athletes who will put it all on the line to live out their dreams of becoming a world champion.”