PFL 6 (2021)

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PFL 6
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The poster for PFL 6
Information
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateJune 25, 2021 (2021-June-25)
Venue Ocean Casino Resort
City Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Event chronology
PFL 5 PFL 6 PFL 7

The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 25, 2021. This was the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and women's Lightweight divisions. This event was aired on ESPN2, with the prelims on ESPN+. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

The event was headlined by Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison and Cindy Dandois.

The co-main was to be a bout between 2019 Professional Fighters League season Heavyweight Champion Ali Isaev against Renan Ferreira. [3] Ali Isaev was forced to withdraw from the event after not being medically cleared to compete. Stepping in for Isaev to fight Renan Ferreira was PFL newcomer Stuart Austin. [4] Austin however was pulled from the bout due to unknown reasons and replaced by returning PFL fighter, Carl Seumanutafa. [5]

A heavyweight bout between Ante Delija and Hatef Moeil was scheduled for this event. However, Moeil had to pull out and was replaced by Chandler Cole. [4]

A bout between heavyweight alternates Klidson Abreu and Jamelle Jones also took place on the card. [6] [4]

A bout between Fabrício Werdum and Brandon Sayles was expected to take place at this event. However, Werdum had to pull out off the bout after suffering injuries from his last bout. [7]

A lightweight bout between former UFC and WEC Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and undefeated Alexander Martinez was expected to take place at PFL 4. However, Pettis withdrew due to illness and Martinez was scheduled to face Natan Schulte. Schulte's opponent Raush Manfio - who replaced an injured Mikhail Odintsov [8] - faced Pettis at this event. [9]

Movlid Khaybulaev and Lance Palmer were scheduled bouts at PFL 4 against Sheymon Moraes and Jesse Stirn respectively. However, both were pulled from their bouts and rescheduled against each other at this event. [10]

At weigh-ins, Olena Kolesnyk came in at 157.6 lb, 1.6 pounds heavy for her lightweight bout against Larissa Pacheco. As a result, Kolesnyk was docked one point, fined 20 percent of her purse, lost one playoff point and was deemed ineligible to win playoff points should she prevail. Pacheco automatically earned three playoff points, with the ability to gain more by scoring a finish. [11]

Results

Main Card (ESPN 2)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Cindy Dandois Submission (armbar)14:44
Lightweight Raush Manfio def. Anthony Pettis Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev def. Lance Palmer Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def.Brandon SaylesTKO (punches)31:24
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza def.Muhammed DeReeseTKO (punch and head kick)12:21
Women's Lightweight Larissa Pacheco def.Olena KolesnykKO (punch)14:48
Heavyweight Ante Delija def.Chandler ColeTKO (punches)14:39
Women's Lightweight Genah Fabian def.Julija PajićTKO (punches)24:16
Heavyweight Renan Ferreira def. Carl Seumanutafa Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)35:00
Women's LightweightTaylor Guardadodef.Laura SanchezDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Women's Lightweight Mariana Morais def. Kaitlin Young Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
HeavyweightJamelle Jonesdef. Klidson Abreu KO (punches)11:43

    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, 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. [12]

    Heavyweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLossesNCs1st2nd3rdTotal

    Points [13]

    Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cappelozza 200020012
    Flag of Russia.svg Denis Goltsov 200010110
    Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Delija10101006
    Flag of the United States.svg Jamelle Jones10001006
    E Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Sayles10100105
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Ferreira 10000004
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Fabricio Werdum 00010001
    E Flag of the United States.svg Muhammed DeReese00200000
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Klidson Abreu 00100000
    E Flag of Samoa.svg Carl Seumanutafa 00100000
    E Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Cole00100000
    E Flag of Nigeria.svg Mohammed Usman00100000

    Lightweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [14]
    Flag of Tajikistan.svg Loik Radzhabov1011006
    Flag of the United States.svg Clay Collard 2000006
    Flag of Brazil.svg Raush Manfio 2000006
    Flag of Paraguay.svg Alexander Martinez1010003
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Natan Schulte 1010003
    E Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Held 1010003
    E Flag of Russia.svg Akhmet Aliev1010003
    E Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Aubin-Mercier 1000002
    E Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Pettis 0020000
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Joilton Lutterbach002000-1

    Women's Lightweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal

    Points [15]

    E Flag of Brazil.svg Larissa Pacheco 20020012
    Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Harrison 20020012
    Flag of New Zealand.svg Genah Fabian 1000108
    Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Guardado2000006
    Flag of Brazil.svg Mariana Morais 1010003
    E Flag of the United States.svg Kaitlin Young 1010003
    E Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cindy Dandois 0020000
    E Flag of the United States.svg Laura Sanchez0020000
    E Flag of Montenegro.svg Julija Pajić0020000
    E Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Kolesnyk002000-1

    Featherweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [16]
    Flag of England.svg Brendan Loughnane 2001009
    Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wade 2000108
    Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Jenkins 2000006
    Flag of Russia.svg Movlid Khaybulaev 2000006
    E Flag of Brazil.svg Sheymon Moraes 1010105
    E Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Diamond 1010003
    E Flag of the United States.svg Lance Palmer 0020000
    E Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Moffett 0010000
    E Flag of Russia.svg Arman Ospanov0010000
    E Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Stirn001000-1

    ♛ = Clinched playoff spot

    E = Eliminated

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