Six champions took home the $1,000,000 prize on Black Friday. The Anthem in Washington D.C. played host to the 2023 PFL World Championships. The pinnacle of this year’s event did not disappoint with some unforgettable moments highlighting the explosive night.
Lightweight Championship
💪 🏆💰Olivier Aubin-Mercier 🆚 Clay Collard
OAM didn’t let Collard keep the fight on the feet from the beginning and methodically won the unanimous decision. Aubin-Mercier gets the back-to-back straps and may ride into the sunset.
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Heavyweight Championship
Denis Goltsov 🆚 💪 🏆💰 Renan Ferreira
Ferreira gets the prize with three straight rights and a huge knockout of Goltsov.
Women’s Featherweight Championship
💪 🏆💰 Larissa Pacheco 🆚 # Marina Mokhnatkina
It took Pacheco a little bit longer than usual, but she proved to be a much better fighter than Mokhnatkina.
Welterweight Championship
Sadibou Sy 🆚 💪 🏆💰 Magomed Magomedkerimov
Magomedkerimov gets the back-to-back championship belts with the guillotine sub in the 3rd round over Sy.
Featherweight Championship
Gabriel Braga 🆚 💪 🏆💰 Jesus Pinedo
Pinedo scored the stoppage in Round 3 TKO over Braga to grab the first prize of the night.
Light Heavyweight Championship
Joshua Silveira 🆚 💪 🏆💰 Impa Kasanganay
Impa worked Silveira over the whole fight without getting much back from Silveira.
Middleweight
Ray Cooper III 🆚 Derek Brunson
Brunson took his time and took over the fight getting the UD over Cooper. Cooper missed weight, but Brunson let the match go on. Welcome to the PFL, Derek!
Women’s Catchweight
Kayla Harrison 🆚 Aspen Ladd
Harrison returned off a one year layoff and took the fight from start to finish over Ladd. Credit to Aspen Ladd for stepping in and taking this top-level fight on two weeks notice.
Lightweight Amateur
Biaggio Ali Walsh 🆚 Joel Lopez
Hands like his grandfather, Ali rope-a-doped Lopez to the face down knockout.
Bantamweight
Khai Wu 🆚 Phil Caracappa
Wu was outmatched, but showed promise in the UD loss to veteran Caracappa.
Featherweight
Jesse Stirn 🆚 Josh Blyden
Local crowd favorite Stirn made easy work of Blyden.
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