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]
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]
PFL Challenger Series 1 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 18, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [5]
PFL Challenger Series 2 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 25, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [6]
PFL Challenger Series 3 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 4, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [7]
PFL Challenger Series 4 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 11, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Featherweight | Brahyan Zurcher | def. | Scottie Stockman | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [8]
PFL Challenger Series 5 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 18, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Catchweight (156.2 lb) | Bruno Miranda | def. | Carson Frei | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:40 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [9]
PFL Challenger Series 6 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 25, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [10]
PFL Challenger Series 7 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | April 1, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
The event will feature every fighter making their mixed martial arts debut. [11]
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [12]
PFL Challenger Series 8 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | April 8, 2022 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card | |||||||
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 | [lower-alpha 2] |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [13]
PFL Challenger Series 9 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | January 27, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [14]
PFL Challenger Series 10 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 3, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [15]
PFL Challenger Series 11 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 10, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [16]
PFL Challenger Series 12 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 17, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Catchweight (157.2 lb) | Elvin Espinoza | def. | Damir Ferhatbegović | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:53 | [lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [17]
PFL Challenger Series 13 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | February 24, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Catchweight (127.6 lb) | Shanna Young | def. | Sandra Lavado | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [18]
PFL Challenger Series 14 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 3, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [19]
PFL Challenger Series 15 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 10, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [20]
PFL Challenger Series 16 | |
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Promotion | PFL Challenger Series |
Date | March 17, 2023 |
Venue | Universal Studios Florida |
City | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Main Card (FuboTV) | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the PFL: [21]
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