Thad Jean stays undefeated.
On Thursday evening in the principle occasion of PFL 5 in Nashville, TN, Jean took on former Bellator welterweight champion Jason Jackson, taking house a cut up choice win.
It was a nip-tuck affair in the principle occasion, with Jean dropping Jackson within the first spherical and controlling giant chunks of the motion. Jackson confirmed his veteran savvy and continued to battle, mixing takedowns and submission makes an attempt along with his placing, however in the end was unable to sway the judges, incomes one 29-28 scorecard, whereas Jean took a 29-28 and a 30-27 scorecard. The win advances Jean to the event finals, which can happen later this 12 months.
Within the co-main occasion, Jesus Pinedo delivered one other scintillating knockout, ending Gabriel Braga of their featherweight semifinal. This was the third assembly between Pinedo and Braga, with the 2 most just lately preventing within the finals of the 2023 PFL featherweight championship. Pinedo gained that battle by third-round knockout, however he sped issues up this time round, stopping Braga in simply 76 seconds.
Earlier within the night, Khabulaev took a unanimous choice win over Tae Kyun Kim to punch his personal ticket to the 2025 featherweight finals. Now, Pinedo and Khabulaev will face off within the event finals as a matchup of former PFL champions.
Additionally on the principle card, Logan Storley delivered a classic efficiency in opposition to Masayuki Kikuiri to earn his spot within the welterweight event finals in opposition to
A former Bellator interim champion, Storley now has the prospect so as to add one other belt to his assortment.
Take a look at the complete PFL 5 outcomes beneath.
Thad Jean def. Jason Jackson through cut up choice (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Jesus Pinedo def. Gabriel Braga through TKO (punches) — 1:16, R1
Logan Storley def. Masayuki Kikuiri through unanimous choice
Movlid Khaybulaev def. Tae Kyun Kim through unanimous choice
Adam Borics def. Jeremy Kennedy through majority choice
Magomed Umalatov def. Anthony Ivy through KO (left hook) — 2:28, R1
Sarek Shields def. Joseph Luciano through unanimous choice
Kendly St. Louis def. Mukhamed Berkhamov through submission (rear-naked choke) — 3:21, R3
Alexei Pergande def. Mike Bardsley through unanimous choice
Jason Danner def. Nathan Gilmore through unanimous choice
