The PFL has introduced its eight welterweights set to compete for a $500,000 match prize.
Former Bellator titleholders Jason Jackson, Andrey Koreshkov, and Logan Storley headline a area that contains the eight-man PFL World Match 170-pound bracket. Becoming a member of them are 2024 PFL match finalist Magomed Umalatov, 2024 PFL Europe champion Florim Zendeli, Final Fighter 32 forged member Giannis Bachar, PFL and Bellator veteran Mukhamed Berkhamov, and up to date Bellator competitor Masayuki Kikuiri.
The match is about to begin on April 3 at Common Studios in Orlando, Fla., with the winner receiving a $500,000 prize along with 2025 champion standing.
Jackson (18-5) seeks to say gold once more after shedding the Bellator welterweight title to Ramazan Kuramagomedov this previous June. Previous to that setback, “The Ass-Kicking Machine” had recorded eight straight wins, together with a choice win over Yaroslav Amosov to change into champion.
Additionally a one-time Bellator champion, Koreshkov (28-5) has gained six of his previous seven fights and is 1-1 in PFL to this point, defeating Goiti Yamauchi in his most up-to-date outing to bounce again from a loss to Umalatov.
Storley (16-3) is the third of the previous Bellator titleholders to compete within the upcoming PFL season, although he solely managed an interim share from a cut up nod over Michael Web page earlier than shedding a unification bout towards Amosov. The American has alternated wins and losses in his previous 5 bouts.
Zendeli (8-1-1) is coming scorching off of first-round submission of Daniele Miceli that earned him a 2024 PFL Europe match crown. He obtained a $100,000 prize for that win and now chases an excellent larger reward.
TUF 32’s Bachar (9-2) didn’t make it previous the opening spherical of the fact tv competitors, shedding to eventual finalist Robert Valentin. Outdoors of that present, Bachar has gained eight straight fights. In his most up-to-date outing earlier than TUF, Bachar knocked out Omiel Brown in 50 seconds to win a vacant Cage Warriors welterweight title.
Rounding out the group are Berkhamov (17-2) and Kikuiri (10-2-1), each of whom fought underneath the PFL/Bellator banner in 2024. Berkhamov gained a cut up choice over two-time PFL champion Ray Cooper III this previous August, whereas Kikuiri went 2-0 contained in the Bellator cage with knockouts of Herman Terrado and Alexey Shurkevich.
