PFL 3 (2024)

PFL 3
The poster for PFL 3
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	April 19, 2024 (2024-April-19)
Venue	Wintrust Arena
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
PFL 2 PFL 3 PFL MENA 1

Main article: 2024 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 19, 2024, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Welterweight divisions.^[1][2][3]

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Chicago and first since PFL 2 (2018) in June 2018.^[1]

The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov and Magomed Umalatov.^[1]

The undercard also included the regular season, with the following fights took place at the event:^[1]

• A featherweight bout between 2022 PFL featherweight winner Brendan Loughnane and Pedro Carvalho.
• A welterweight bout between former interim Bellator Welterweight Champion Logan Storley and Shamil Musaev.
• A featherweight bout between Gabriel Alves Braga and former LFA Featherweight Champion Justin Gonzalez.
• A welterweight rematch between Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi.
• A featherweight bout between former Brave CF Featherweight Champion Bubba Jenkins and Kai Kamaka III.
• The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winner Enrique Barzola was return to featherweight division against Ádám Borics.
• A featherweight bout between Timur Khizriev and Brett Johns.
• Murad Ramazanov made his promotional debut against Laureano Staropoli in a welterweight bout. At weigh-ins, Staropoli came in at 175.2 lbs, 4.2 pounds over the limit for welterweight. He was fined 20% of his purse and given a point deduction in the standings.^[4]
• Don Madge returned after two-years hiatus against Brennan Ward in a welterweight bout.

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Magomed Umalatov	def.	Andrey Koreshkov	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Pedro Carvalho	TKO (punches)	1	1:26
Welterweight	Shamil Musaev	def.	Logan Storley	KO (punches)	2	0:27
Featherweight	Gabriel Alves Braga	def.	Justin Gonzalez	KO (punch)	1	4:59
Welterweight	Goiti Yamauchi	def.	Neiman Gracie	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kai Kamaka III	def.	Bubba Jenkins	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Ádám Borics	def.	Enrique Barzola	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Timur Khizriev	def.	Brett Johns	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Murad Ramazanov	def.	Laureano Staropoli	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:06	[a]
Welterweight	Don Madge	def.	Brennan Ward	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:02
Featherweight	Tyler Diamond	def.	Otto Rodrigues	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Thad Jean	def.	Romain Debienne	KO (punches)	1	2:07

1. Staropoli missed weight (175.2 lb).
2. Featherweight Season Alternate Bout

^[5]

Standings after event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.^[6]

Welterweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points[7]
Don Madge	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Murad Ramazanov	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Shamil Musaev	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Magomed Umalatov	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Goiti Yamauchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Neiman Gracie	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Andrey Koreshkov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Storley	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brennan Ward	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Laureano Staropoli	0	0	1	0	0	0	-1

Featherweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points[8]
Brendan Loughnane	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Gabriel Alves Braga	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Timur Khizriev	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Ádám Borics	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kai Kamaka III	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bubba Jenkins	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Enrique Barzola	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brett Johns	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Gonzalez	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Pedro Carvalho	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

References

1. Cruz, Guilherme (2024-03-11). "PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
2. "PFL announces first three 2024 regular season lineups with influx of Bellator fighters, new women's division". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
3. Sherdog.com. "PFL Announces Full Cards for First Three Regular Season Events". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
4. "2024 PFL 3 weigh-in results: Welterweights, featherweights set in Chicago". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
5. "PFL 3". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
6. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
7. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
8. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs