Pache.co Information Technologies

TOTAL NUMBER OF PFL FIGHTS: 972
TOTAL NUMBER OF PFL EVENTS: 106

The
Professional Fighters League locked down the rest of its finals
with a mid-week showcase that concluded with one of the best fights
in company history. With all six weight categories in the books,
the million-dollar matchups all take place in exactly three months.

PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs featured a Canadian juggernaut destined
for the prize, the winningest active fighter in league history on
track for another giant check and a welterweight that cannot avoid
catchweight contests.

Could You Imagine? As the top-seeded lightweight,
Clay
Collard punched his ticket to the finals by outstriking
Shane
Burgos over three thrilling rounds. This is Collard’s third PFL
season, and his first to get through the playoffs.

With Great Power Comes Great Sponsorships:
Opposite Collard, Aubin-Mercier completes the lightweight title
picture for November. “The Canadian Gangster” earned his fourth
knockout as a pro – with three coming within the last year – by
pounding out Bruno
Miranda.

Conquering the Greener Pastures: Since departing
the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Aubin-Mercier
has strung together nine straight wins. Women’s featherweight
finalist Larissa
Pacheco has emerged victorious nine times in a row, with “OAM”
becoming the 14th fighter in organizational history to reach this
win total.

Sentimental Sy: Sy serves as the only fighter to
ever compete in all five seasons of the PFL, with November’s
matchup his second Championships appearance. His split decision win
over the heavy Carlos
Leal Miranda cemented his place on the card, having competed
beyond the first round in 12 straight fights.

Check Your Math: Leal checked in a pound heavy and
lost a point on the scorecards – although the PFL did not recognize
this, as Leal should have lost via majority decision and not split
if that were assessed properly. In four of his outings with the
league, Leal or his opponent has missed weight, with this being the
first catchweight affair where he came up short.

Putting the Magomed in Magomedkerimov: Outworking
late replacement Solomon
Renfro, Magomedkerimov lifted his win streak to five, as he
plans on being the only victor from the 2018 season to replicate
success five years later.

MMK All the Way: The win was Magomedkerimov’s 16th
with the organization, and now eight of those have come by
decision. “MMK” is now tied with Palmer for the winningest fighter
in promotional history, and is in third place for the most wins on
the scorecards – Schulte holds nine while Palmer has 10.

Pretty Grande: The 22-year-old Alexei
Pergande remained undefeated at 4-0 by claiming a decision over
Shawn
Stefanelli. Since joining the PFL, he has picked up a
submission win in the first half of the year and then procured a
decision that August.

Spilled the Kuppe: Putting Korey Kuppe
away in just under two minutes, Mostafa
Rashed Nada boosted his finish rate as a pro to 75%. All of his
stoppages have come in Round 1.

Her Super Move: Two-time Challenger Series winner
Michelle
Montague earned her first win on a standard PFL card by tapping
out Abigail
Montes. The unbeaten Kiwi celebrates all four of her victories
by rear-naked choke.

Arabian Nights (and Days): It took Abdullah
Al-Qahtani all three rounds to defeat David
Zelner on the prelims. The Saudi Arabia native has heard the
final bell in 75% of his pro fights, win or lose.

Never Say Never Again: Coming into 2023 PFL 9
Playoffs, Stefanelli had never lost on the scorecards (six fights),
Montes had never been finished (six fights) and Nathaniel
Grimard had never been knocked out (six fights).