PFL 1 (2023) explained

PFL 1
Promotion:Professional Fighters League
Venue:The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City:Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Previousevent:PFL Europe 1
Followingevent:PFL 2

See main article: 2023 in Professional Fighters League.

The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League was 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]

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.

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

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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

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Marthin Hamlet1001006
Josh Silveira1001006
Ty Flores1000003
Rob Wilkinson1000003
Will Fleury1000003
Krzysztof Jotko0010000
Thiago Santos0010000
Delan Monte0010000
Sam Kei0010000
Mohammad Fakhreddine0010000

Featherweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
Brendan Loughnane1000105
Bubba Jenkins1000003
Movlid Khaybulaev1000003
Alejandro Flores1000003
Gabriel Alves Braga1000003
Jesus Pinedo0010000
Daniel Torres0010000
Ryoji Kudo 0010000
Chris Wade0010000
Marlon Moraes0010000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sherdog.com . PFL Announces Headliners, Co-Main Events for First Three Regular Season Cards . 2023-02-02 . Sherdog . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-02-02 . Loughnane-Moraes to kick off 2023 PFL season . 2023-02-02 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. Web site: Martin . Damon . 2023-02-02 . Brendan Loughnane vs. Marlon Moraes, Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos among fights announced for PFL in 2023 . 2023-02-02 . MMA Fighting . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-02-16 . 2022 champs Brendan Loughnane, Rob Wilkinson headline 2023 PFL 1 on April 1 . 2023-02-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  5. Web site: 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. Ian O'Neill. 2023-02-28. 2023-03-01.
  6. Web site: PFL 1 . www.pflmma.com . 2 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Rules and Regulations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808170826/http://www.pflmma.com/rules-regulations/ . 2018-08-08 . 2019-04-28 . PFL.