Staredowns! OAM And Collard Square Up Before PFL Championship

WASHINGTON D.C. — Tomorrow night (Fri., Nov. 24, 2023) at the 2023 PFL Championship, six new champions will be crowned inside The Anthem in Washington D.C. Headlining the event will be the defending Lightweight champion, Olivier Aubin-Mercia, who seeks his s second consecutive title win against the fan favorite, Clay Collard. The co-main event will see the Heavyweight title on the line as Brazil’s Renan Ferreira goes against Denis Goltsov.

Women’s Featherweights collide on the card when another defending champion, Larissa Pacheco, returns to try and make it two in a row by taking out Russia’s Marina Mokhnatkina.

A pair of Welterweight champions will be in action when Magomed Magomedkerimov and Sadibou Sy go to war.

At Light Heavyweight, a first-time champion will be crowned between American Top Team’s Josh Silveira, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hopeful, Impa Kasanganay.

Between the title fights on the main card, PFL superstar, Kayla Harrison, returns when she looks to rebound and get back in the win column against Aspen Ladd.

Opening the main card will be another “showcase” non-title bout as former UFC Middleweight contender, Derek Brunson, makes his promotional debut. The “Blonde Bomber” will be welcomed by former two-time Welterweight champion, Ray Cooper III.

Before the main card kicks off, a men’s Featherweight champion will be the first crowned of the six. Seasonal underdog, Jesus Pinedo, takes on Gabriel Alves Braga for supremacy at 145 pounds.

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