PFL 3 (2021 season)

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PFL 3
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The poster for PFL 3
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Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateMay 6, 2021 (2021-May-06)
Venue Ocean Casino Resort
City Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Estimated viewers324,000 [1]
Event chronology
PFL 2 PFL 3 PFL 4

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 6, 2021. This was the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and women's Lightweight divisions. [2] After the previous two events aired on ESPN2, this was the first event airing on ESPN. [3]

Contents

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout, contested by the former UFC Heavyweight champion Fabrício Werdum and Renan Ferreira. [4]

In the co-main event, the 2019 PFL Lightweight champion Kayla Harrison fought Mariana Morais. [5]

In the second heavyweight fight of the main card, the 2019 PFL Heavyweight champion Ali Isaev was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Hatef Moeil. [6] However, during the week of the event, it was announced that the bout was pulled due to unknown reasons and would be rescheduled for June. [3]

Justin Willis and Denis Goltsov were expected to face each other at this event. However, Willis was pulled from the bout after the weigh-ins due to being not medically cleared and replaced by Muhammed DeReese. [7]

Results

Main Card (ESPN)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Renan Ferreira vs. Fabrício Werdum No Contest (overturned)12:32 [lower-alpha 1]
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Mariana Morais TKO (punches)11:23
HeavyweightBrandon Saylesdef.Mohammed UsmanTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)23:42
Women's Lightweight Larissa Pacheco def.Julija PajićTKO (punches)10:51
Preliminary card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza def.Ante DelijaKO (punches)10:46
Women's Lightweight Kaitlin Young def. Cindy Dandois Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Women's Lightweight Genah Fabian def.Laura SanchezDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def.Muhammed DeReeseTKO (punches)14:21
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's LightweightTaylor Guardadodef.Olena KolesnykDecision (unanimous) (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)35:00
WelterweightMagomed Umalatovdef.Kyron BowenTKO (punch)20:07
  1. ↑ Originally an TKO (punches) win for Ferreira; later ruled a no contest after it was determined Ferreira tapped out to a triangle choke applied by Werdum. Under PFL rules, both competitors are credited with a draw for points purposes.

Aftermath

On May 10, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board announced that Renan Ferreira's TKO win against Fabrício Werdum was overturned to a No contest after they found that referee Keith Peterson missed a pair of taps by Ferreira that were caught on camera as Werdum applied a choke right before he lost by TKO. Due to this decision, both Werdum and Ferreria received one point in the standings. [8]

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, no contest, or no decision, 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, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 standings point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup. [9]

Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [10]
Bruno Cappelozza 1001006
Denis Goltsov 1001006
Brandon Sayles1000105
Fabricio Werdum 0100001
Renan Ferreira 0100001
Ante Delija0010000
Muhammed DeReese0010000
Mohammed Usman0010000
Ali Isaev 000000-1
Hatef Moeil000000-1

Women's Lightweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [11]
Kayla Harrison 1001006
Larissa Pacheco 1001006
Genah Fabian 1000003
Kaitlin Young 1000003
Taylor Guardado1000003
Cindy Dandois 0010000
Mariana Morais 0010000
Olena Kolesnyk0010000
Julija Pajić0010000
Laura Sanchez0010000

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References

  1. ↑ Jed I. Goodman [@jedigoodman] (7 May 2021). "PFL 3 (2021 season) on ESPN averaged 324K viewers. (18-49 demo: 0.09) (was 4 hour broadcast) PFL 2 (2021 season) on ESPN2 averaged 136K viewers. (18-49 demo: 0.03) PFL 1 (2021 season): 156K viewers. (18-49 demo: 0.04) (Aired on a Friday)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Fight Card - 2021 PFL 3". PFL.
  3. 1 2 "Ali Isaev, Hatef Moeil ruled out at 2021 PFL 3; finalized lineup sees eight fights air on ESPN". MMA Junkie. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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  9. ↑ "2021 Official Rules" (PDF).
  10. ↑ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  11. ↑ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
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