The 2025 World Tournament of the Professional Fighters League kicked off on April 3 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. Headlined by the welterweight bout between Jason Jackson and Andrey Koreshkov, the event was live-streamed on ESPN and ESPN+ in the United States. The other main cards of PFL 1 featured Jesus Pinedo, Ádám Borics, Logan Storley, Joseph Luciano, Movlid Khaybulaev and Jeremy Kennedy.
Jason Jackson defeated Andrey Koreshkov in the headline bout of the eventThe PFL 1 2025 is different from its past versions in different aspects. One major aspect was the earnings made by the winner of each division. While the previous version awarded an amount of $1 million to each winner, this year, the winners from each division will earn $500,000. Following the format of a single-elimination bracket, the winners of each bout get to move up to the playoffs and onto the next round. The event featured 8 bouts - 4 preliminary and 4 main cards across the welterweight and featherweight divisions. The tournament in totality will feature bouts across 8 divisions - heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight, and women's flyweight. The bouts featured 3 five-minute rounds and shall follow the same format for the semi-final as well. The finals will feature 5 five-minute rounds.
Complete list of winners:Main Card
Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov: Jackson won by technical submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 4:21—PFL World Tournament welterweight quarterfinal Jesus Pinedo vs. Ádám Borics: Pinedo won by TKO (punches), Round 1, 3:43— featherweight quarterfinal Logan Storley vs. Joseph Luciano: Logan won by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) – welterweight quarterfinal Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Jeremy Kennedy: Khaybulaev by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) – featherweight quarterfinal
Preliminary Card
Thad Jean vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov: Jean won by knockout, Round 1, 4:25— welterweight quarterfinal Gabriel Braga vs. Frederik Dupras: Braga won by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:37—featherweight quarterfinal Masayuki Kikuiri vs. Giannis Bachar: Kikuiri won by TKO (Retirement), Round 2, 5:00 – welterweight quarterfinal Kim Tae-kyun vs. Nathan Kelly: Tae-kyun won by technical submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:53 – featherweight quarterfinal Also read: “Worst in the entire division” - American promoter Chael Sonnen predicts Conor McGregor’s return might not go well
Unlike the previous year's tournaments, this time the promotion has allowed elbows in the bouts. The next event of the tournament is scheduled for April 12, titled 2025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights and will be headlined by the bout between Taila Santos and Juliana Velasquez
Jason Jackson defeated Andrey Koreshkov in the headline bout of the eventThe PFL 1 2025 is different from its past versions in different aspects. One major aspect was the earnings made by the winner of each division. While the previous version awarded an amount of $1 million to each winner, this year, the winners from each division will earn $500,000. Following the format of a single-elimination bracket, the winners of each bout get to move up to the playoffs and onto the next round. The event featured 8 bouts - 4 preliminary and 4 main cards across the welterweight and featherweight divisions. The tournament in totality will feature bouts across 8 divisions - heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight, and women's flyweight. The bouts featured 3 five-minute rounds and shall follow the same format for the semi-final as well. The finals will feature 5 five-minute rounds.
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Complete list of winners:Main Card
Unlike the previous year's tournaments, this time the promotion has allowed elbows in the bouts. The next event of the tournament is scheduled for April 12, titled 2025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights and will be headlined by the bout between Taila Santos and Juliana Velasquez
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