LAS VEGAS – PFL 2023, Week 1 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.
In the main event, 2022 season winner Brendan Loughnane (26-4) starts the season against Marlon Moraes (23-11-1), a former WSOF bantamweight champion and ex-UFC interim title challenger. The co-main event also features a former UFC title challenger in Thiago Santos (22-11), who takes on 2022 205-pound season winner Rob Wilkinson (17-2).
Full 2023 PFL 1 results include:
Cory Hendricks vs. Impa Kasanganay
Result: Impa Kasanganay def. Cory Hendricks via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Updated records: Impa Kasanganay (12-3), Cory Hendricks (9-6)
Division: Light heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Mark Smith
Notes: Although light heavyweight regular season fights were on the bill, the Hendricks-Kasanganay bout was a showcase fight and was not for points in the season. A few weeks after a first-round TKO win in PFL’s Challengers Series, Kasanganay got another win for the promotion, which was his third straight. Hendricks lost for the second straight time.
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Ty Flores vs. Delan Monte
Result: Ty Flores def. Delan Monte via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Updated Records: Ty Flores (12-4), Delan Monte (9-4)
Division: Light heavyweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
Points: Flores 3
Notes: Monte had a good first round, but Flores turned things around in the second and third and turned in a mostly dominant performance to pull off an upset of Monte, who was nearly a 2-1 betting favorite. Flores picked up 3 points in the light heavyweight standings.
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Gabriel Braga vs. Jesus Pinedo
Result: Gabriel Braga def. Jesus Pinedo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Updated records: Gabriel Braga (10-0), Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Keith Peterson
Points: Braga 3
Notes: Braga took the fight on just a day’s notice. He came to Las Vegas to weigh in as a backup and found himself put right into the season opener.
Alejandro Flores vs. Daniel Torres
Result: Alejandro Flores def. Daniel Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Alejandro Flores (22-4), Daniel Torres (14-6)
Division: Featherweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
Referee: Chris Tognoni
Points: Flores 3
Notes: In a largely uneventful fight that seemed plenty cautious on both ends, Flores eked out a decision to pick up 3 points in the featherweight standings.
Sam Kei vs. Josh Silveira
Records: Sam Kei (8-6), Josh Silveira (9-1)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Mohammad Fakhreddine vs. Marthin Hamlet
Records: Mohammad Fakhreddine (15-4), Marthin Hamlet (10-4)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Bubba Jenkins vs. Chris Wade
Records: Bubba Jenkins (19-6), Chris Wade (22-8)
Division: Featherweight
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Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Ryoji Kudo
Records: Movlid Khaybulaev (19-0-1), Ryoji Kudo (11-4-1)
Division: Featherweight
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Will Fleury vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Records: Will Fleury (11-3), Krzysztof Jotko (24-6)
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Rob Wilkinson vs. Thiago Santos
Records: Rob Wilkinson (17-2), Thiago Santos (22-11)
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Brendan Loughnane vs. Marlon Moraes
Records: Brendan Loughnane (26-4), Marlon Moraes (23-11-1)
Division: Featherweight
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