PFL Challenger Series is an American mixed martial arts competition produced by the Professional Fighters League . Male and female MMA prospects will compete for a slot in the upcoming PFL tournament season and a chance at $1 million. The Series will have a rotating celebrity guest panel, featuring personalities in film, athletics, and music. Mike Tyson , along with NFL stars Ray Lewis and Todd Gurley have served as judges.[1] [2] [3]
Season One [ edit ] The PFL Challenger Series will debut on fuboTV . The eight events will stream on consecutive Friday nights starting Feb. 18, and run through March. It will also air on its linear network, Fubo Sports Network .[4]
Week 1 - February 18 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 1 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date February 18, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Light Heavyweight Josh Silveira def. Mohamed Juma Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:52 Light Heavyweight Taylor Johnson def. Alexander Poppeck Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Bruce Souto def. Travis Davis KO (flying knee and punches) 1 4:43 Light Heavyweight Karl Williams def. Miles Amos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[5]
Week 2 - February 25 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 2 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date February 25, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (177 lb) Jarrah Al Silawi def. Michael Lilly KO (knee) 1 2:54 Welterweight Dilano Taylor def. Mark Martin TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00 Welterweight Carlos Leal def. Korey Kuppe TKO (punches) 1 0:56 Catchweight (173.6 lb) Chris Mixan def. Nathan Pierce TKO (punches) 2 1:29 [a]
^ Originally a welterweight bout; Pierce missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[6]
Jarrah Al Silawi Chris Mixan was signed to a development league contract Week 3 - March 4 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 3 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date March 4, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Women's Lightweight Martina Jindrova def. Jacqueline Cavalcanti Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Lightweight Jackie Cataline def. Camee Adams Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:41 Women's Lightweight Jeslen Mishelle def. Julia Dorny TKO (punches) 1 3:51 Women's Lightweight Michelle Montague def. Olivia Parker Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:57
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[7]
Week 4 - March 11 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 4 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date March 11, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Reinaldo Ekson def. Mike Barnett Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Edwin Cooper Jr. def. Troy Lamson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27) 3 5:00 Catchweight (148.6 lb) Boston Salmon def. Do Gyeom Lee TKO (corner stoppage) 2 5:00 [a] Featherweight Brahyan Zurcher def. Scottie Stockman Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ Originally a featherweight bout; Lee missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[8]
Week 5 - March 18 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 5 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date March 18, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (156.2 lb) Bruno Miranda def. Carson Frei TKO (punches) 3 3:40 [a] Lightweight Damir Ferhatbegovic def. B.J. Bland KO (punches) 1 2:41 Lightweight Michael Dufort def. Arut Pogosjan Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:02 Lightweight Yanal Ashmouz def. D.J. Hughes Jr. Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
^ Originally a lightweight bout; Miranda missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[9]
Week 6 - March 25 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 6 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date March 25, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Heavyweight Marcelo Nunes def. Bevon Lewis Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 2:39 Heavyweight Giacomo Lemos def. Billy Swanson TKO (punches) 2 0:33 Heavyweight Adam Keresh def. Chad Johnson TKO (punches) 1 3:34 Heavyweight Daiqwon Buckley def. Jon Cunningham TKO (punches) 2 1:46
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[10]
Week 7 - April 1 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 7 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date April 1, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
The event will feature every fighter making their mixed martial arts debut.[11]
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (172.6 lb) Andrija Stankovic def. Louis Brewington Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [a] Lightweight Christian Turner def. Chayanne Serrano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Alexei Pergande def. Joe Hamm Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 4:42 Heavyweight Rakim Talley def. Santino Zurita Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Daeri Alderman def. Jaylong McDaniel Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ Originally a welterweight bout; Brewington missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[12]
Alexei Pergande was signed to a development league contract Week 8 - April 8 [ edit ] PFL Challenger Series 8 Promotion PFL Challenger Series Date April 8, 2022 City Orlando, Florida , United States
Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (175.6 lb) Carlos Leal def. Chris Brown Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [a] Light Heavyweight Simeon Powell def. Tobias Baker Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Women's Lightweight Jeslen Mishelle def. Jackie Cataline Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (148.2 lb) Ali Zebian def. Aaron Blackie Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [b]
^ Originally a welterweight bout; Leal (171.2) and Brown (175.6) missed weight. ^ Originally a featherweight bout; Zebian missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[13]
Season 2 [ edit ] Week 1 - January 27 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Itso Babulaidze def. Lucas Barbosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Thad Jean def. Eric Alequin Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Zach Juusola def. Jozef Wittner Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Catchweight (175 lb) Kendly St. Louis def. Nick Alley Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:17
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[14]
Week 2 - February 3 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Women's Featherweight Amanda Leve def. Naranjargal Tsend-Ayush Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (146.8 lb) Evelyn Martins def. Jeslen Mishelle Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:38 [a] Women's Featherweight Jackie Cataline def. Senna van der Veerdonk TKO (punches) 1 4:09 Women's Featherweight Michelle Montague def. Shaquita Amador Woods Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:45
^ Originally a featherweight bout; Martins missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[15]
Week 3 - February 10 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Heavyweight Danilo Marques def. Ras Hylton Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:33 Heavyweight Isaiah Pinson def. Vitor Resende Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Abraham Bably def. Hassan Graham TKO (punches) 1 3:56 Heavyweight Louie Sutherland def. Alton Meeks TKO (knee and punches) 2 1:25
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[16]
Week 4 - February 17 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (157.2 lb) Elvin Espinoza def. Damir Ferhatbegović Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:53 [a] Lightweight Manoel Sousa def. Paulo Henrique Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Anthony Romero def. Antonio Caruso Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00 Lightweight Charlie Decca def. José Aguayo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
^ Originally a lightweight bout; Ferhatbegović missed weight. Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[17]
Week 5 - February 24 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Women's Flyweight Kaytlin Neil def. Katherine Corogenes Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [a] Catchweight (127.6 lb) Shanna Young def. Sandra Lavado Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [b] Women's Flyweight Desiree Yanez def. Maíra Mazar Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Flyweight Lisa Mauldin def. Helen Peralta TKO (punches) 3 3:51
^ Corogenes was deducted 1 point in Round 3 for an eye poke. ^ Originally a flyweight bout; Lavado missed weight Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[18]
Week 6 - March 3 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Brahyan Zurcher def. David Evans Submission (neck crank) 2 1:37 Featherweight Nathan Kelly def. Zachary Hicks Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 2:30 Featherweight Gabriel Alves Braga def. Ago Huskić Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight James Gonzalez def. Vikas Singh Rhul TKO (punches) 1 4:20
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[19]
Week 7 - March 10 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Light Heavyweight Impa Kasanganay def. Osama Elseady TKO (punches) 1 4:15 Light Heavyweight Taylor Johnson def. Trey Williams TKO (punches) 1 1:20 Light Heavyweight Billy Elekana def. Tristan Overvig Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Roland Dunlap def. Montè Morrison Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[20]
Week 8 - March 17 [ edit ] Main Card (FuboTV) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Kendly St. Louis def. Paulo Henrique Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Women's Featherweight Evelyn Martins def. Jackie Cataline Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Denzel Freeman def. Raiden Kovacs TKO (head kick and punches) 1 0:27 Welterweight Ali Omar def. Sanon Sadeck Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:09
Contract awards [ edit ] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL:[21]
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