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USA Today
23-04-2025
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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 22: PFL lightweight making noise
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 22: PFL lightweight making noise The only major MMA event last week was 2025 PFL World Tournament 3 in Orlando, Fla. The event featured lightweight and middleweight opening-round tournament action. With a first-round finish of UFC veteran Marc Diakiese in the co-main event, Gadzhi Rabadanov is now about the honorable mentions in the 155-pound division. Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
USA Today
20-04-2025
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Gadzhi Rabadanov has PFL final matchup expectation if he beats Jay Jay Wilson
Gadzhi Rabadanov has PFL final matchup expectation if he beats Jay Jay Wilson Show Caption Hide Caption Gadzhi Rabadanov, PFL 2025 Week 3 post-fight video interview Gadzhi Rabadanov, PFL 2025 Week 3 post-fight video interview Gadzhi Rabadanov needed just 32 seconds to take out a former UFC fighter in the opening round of his quest to become a PFL champion. Rabadanov (25-4-2) beat Marc Diakiese (18-8) with a first-round knockout this past Friday. He moved on to a lightweight semifinal matchup against Jay Jay Wilson in late June – a fight he thinks he can win to reach the final, where he has expectations about who will be there from the other side of the bracket. Rabadanov spoke to the media following his win at 2025 PFL World Tournament 3, which took place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Watch Rabadanov's full post-fight interview in the video above courtesy of the PFL.
USA Today
26-02-2025
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PFL announces 2025 lightweight tournament field
Three former champions highlight the 2025 PFL lightweight tournament field. On Wednesday, the PFL announced the eight-man field will consist of 2024 PFL champion Gadzhi Rabadanov (24-4-2), former Bellator champion and 2024 PFL finalist Brent Primus (15-4), UFC veteran and former Cage Warriors champion Mads Burnell (20-6), former Bellator title challenger Alexander Shabliy (24-4), 2023 PFL finalist Clay Collard (25-14), UFC veteran Marc Diakiese (18-7), Bellator veteran Alfie Davis (17-5-1), and Bellator veteran Jay-Jay-Wilson (10-1). Sergio Cossio (27-10-1) and Robert Watley (15-3) will serve as the tournament alternates. The lightweight tournament quarterfinals take place April 18 at 2025 PFL 3 from Universal Studios Florida in Orlando and stream on ESPN/ESPN+. No matchups have yet been revealed. Last year, Rabadanov and Primus advanced to the PFL lightweight championship, with Rabadanov claiming the title by third-round knockout.
