PFL 1 (2023)

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PFL 1
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The poster for PFL 1
Information
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateApril 1, 2023 (2023-April-01)
Venue The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
PFL Europe 1 PFL 1 PFL 2

The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on April 1, 2023, at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This marked the first regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The first event of 2023 feature a bout between Brendan Loughnane and Marlon Moraes in the featherweight division. Meanwhile, Rob Wilkinson faced Thiago Santos, a former UFC title challenger, in the co-main event. [2]

A light heavyweight bout between Omari Akhmedov and Will Fleury was expected to take place at the event. [4] However, Akhmedov was forced to withdraw due to suffering an injury and was replaced by Krzysztof Jotko. [5]

Sung Bin Jo was expected to face Jesus Pinedo. However, Jo was not medically cleared and was replaced by alternate Gabriel Alves Braga.

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Brendan Loughnane def. Marlon Moraes TKO (leg kicks)21:11
Light Heavyweight Rob Wilkinson vs. Thiago Santos No Contest (overturned)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light HeavyweightWill Fleuryvs. Krzysztof Jotko No Contest (overturned)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev def.Ryoji KudoDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Bubba Jenkins def. Chris Wade Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light HeavyweightMarthin Hamletdef.Mohammed FakhreddineSubmission (face crank)11:05
Light HeavyweightJoshua Silveiradef.Sam KeiSubmission (rear-naked choke)12:46
FeatherweightAlejandro Floresvs.Daniel TorresNo Contest (overturned)35:00 [lower-alpha 3]
FeatherweightGabriel Alves Bragadef. Jesus Pinedo Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Light HeavyweightTy Floresdef.Delan MonteDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)35:00
Light Heavyweight Impa Kasanganay def.Cory HendricksDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
  1. ↑ Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Wilkinson; result overturned after Wilkinson failed a drug test
  2. ↑ Originally a Decision (split) win for Fleury; result overturned after Fleury failed a drug test
  3. ↑ Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Flores; result overturned after Flores failed a drug test

[6]

Standings after event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. [7]

Light Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [8]
Flag of Norway.svg Marthin Hamlet1001006
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Silveira1001006
Flag of the United States.svg Ty Flores1000003
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Wilkinson 1000003
Flag of Ireland.svg Will Fleury1000003
Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Jotko 0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Santos 0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Delan Monte0010000
Flag of Tonga.svg Sam Kei0010000
Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohammad Fakhreddine0010000

Featherweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [9]
Flag of England.svg Brendan Loughnane 1000105
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Jenkins 1000003
Flag of Russia.svg Movlid Khaybulaev 1000003
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Flores1000003
Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Alves Braga1000003
Flag of Peru.svg Jesus Pinedo 0010000
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Torres0010000
Flag of Japan.svg Ryoji Kudo0010000
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wade 0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Marlon Moraes 0010000

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL Announces Headliners, Co-Main Events for First Three Regular Season Cards". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. 1 2 "Loughnane-Moraes to kick off 2023 PFL season". ESPN.com. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ↑ Martin, Damon (2023-02-02). "Brendan Loughnane vs. Marlon Moraes, Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos among fights announced for PFL in 2023". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ↑ "2022 champs Brendan Loughnane, Rob Wilkinson headline 2023 PFL 1 on April 1". MMA Junkie. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ↑ Ian O'Neill (2023-02-28). "Report: Omari Akhmedov Out; Krzystof Jotko set to step in vs. Will Fleury in $1m Tournament". SevereMMA.com - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Irish MMA. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ↑ "PFL 1". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  8. ↑ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  9. ↑ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
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