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1 week ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Gabriel Gonzalez |Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle
Middleweight Dalton Rosta will enter the PFL World Tournament this Friday, competing for the Professional Fighters League for the first time (officially at least) when he takes on a former champion in Sadibou Sy.Rosta (9-1) last fought in June of 2024, defeating Norbert Novenyi Jr. at a Bellator Champions Series event.
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1 week ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Gabriel Gonzalez |Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle
Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Brent Primus returns to action as part of the PFL World Tournament this Friday, though not against the opponent originally planned. Initially, Primus (15-4) had been scheduled into a rematch with Alexander Shabliy, who beat him back in 2022 as part of the Bellator lightweight grand prix. With Shabliy withdrawing from the fight, Primus instead faces Vinicius Cenci, with little time to make the adjustment. None, really. “Really no adjustments.
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2 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Jay Anderson
Orlando, FL — 2023 PFL featherweight champion Jesus Pinedo earned himself a spot in the 2025 PFL World Tournament semifinals on Thursday, after putting away Bellator vet Adam Borics inside of a round. It’s a good first step for a fighter eager to put some weight struggles and a year away behind him, with the goal of getting back to gold clearly on his mind. “I have the championship mentality, obviously I won’t be the champion until I get it wrapped around my waist.
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2 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Jay Anderson
Orlando, FL — Former Bellator champ and current PFL welterweight Jason Jackson’s victory over Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 1 on Thursday didn’t come without its share of controversy. While Jackson earned a technical submission victory in the second round, shortly before the finishing sequence he split open a cut on the back of Koreshkov’s head, in a burst of offense that saw several illegal blows connect.
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2 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Jay Anderson
Orlando, FL — Featherweight Gabriel Braga returned to action at PFL 1 in Orlando on Thursday and returned to his winning ways, earning a submission victory over a submission expert in Frederik Dupras. Canada’s Dupras locked up a deep guillotine choke in the opening round, but appeared to have burned out his arms and emptied the gas tank before he could put Braga away.
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3 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle
Logan Storley called Magomed Umalatov a “talented guy” who is “good everywhere” at Tuesday’s PFL 1 media day. One small problem. Storley (16-3) is no longer facing Umalatov tomorrow, as the PFL World Tournament kicks off in Orlando, Florida. Umalatov missed weight at Wednesday’s official weigh-in, leaving Storley instead facing Joseph Luciano in a welterweight quarterfinal at PFL 1.
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3 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle
What motivates Andrey Koreshkov, who enters the PFL World Tournament at welterweight this Thursday in Orlando, Florida, is more or less what has always motivated him. A title, for one. The fact that fighting is his career. And that half million dollars in prize money, Koreshkov (28-5) would admit during this week’s PFL 1 media day, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press.
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3 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law |Brett Cagle
PFL welterweight Magomed Umalatov missed weight on Wednesday morning taking him out of the 2025 PFL World Tournament and his fight against Logan Storley. Magomed Umalatov misses weight and the favorite to win the #PFLWorldTournament at Welterweight has been eliminated. — Brett Cagle (@brett_cagle) April 2, 2025 Replacing him will be Joseph Luciano (10-2) who was originally set to face Sarek Shields on Thursday night. Luciano last saw action in September 2024 where he submitted Steven Hill.
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3 weeks ago | 
cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle
Few fighters look forward to fighting undefeated Dagestani and former PFL featherweight champion Movlid Khaybulaev, but Canada’s Jeremy Kennedy is the exception. Kennedy (19-5-1), who has had successful stints with the UFC (posting a 3-1 record) and Bellator MMA (where he fought for a featherweight title), is back in the PFL, and ready to take on the man many see as the toughest out in the weight class. “It definitely excites me.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
bvmsports.com | Brett Cagle
Middleweights Cesar Almeida and Abdul Razak Alhassan threw down on the UFC Vegas 101 main card on Saturday, with former kickboxing champ Almeida looking to improve to 3-1 under the UFC banner. While Almeida's MMA experience was on the lighter side, adding in his kickboxing prowess, he was a slight favorite over Alhassan, who had over eight years experience in the UFC. Almeida circled early on the outside landing a few solid leg kicks.
