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The Professional Fighters League wrapped up its 2022 season on Friday while simultaneously making its debut on Pay-Per-View with the PFL 2022 World Championship. Despite brilliant performances in the past, Kayla Harrison could not come better off Larissa Pacheco as the Brazilian clinched the high-stake game via a unanimous decision on Friday night inside the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Pacheco was crowned the new world lightweight PFL champion and took a whopping $1 Million as reward. Although Harrison produced six key takedowns, Pacheco improved her takedown defense while ensuring that heavy-handed damage-causing punches punished her opponent.
In another event featuring two prolific fighters, popular Brendam Loughnane beat Bubba Jenkins to win the PFL featherweight title and the promotion's illustrious seven-figure prize.
After losing to Movlid Khaybulaev in the semi-finals, last year, the British MMC star clinched the fight with a stunning dominating fight. "I like this guy; unfortunately, we had to fight each other, but I love this guy from the bottom of my heart, I do," said Loughnane. So let us look at the results from an exciting night which produced some quality MMA fighters up against each other.
MPFL 2022 World Championship Results:
Main Card:
Larissa Pacheco beat Kayla Harrison by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) - Women's Lightweight Championship.
Brendan Loughnane beat Bubba Jenkins by TKO, Round 4, 2:38 - Featherweight Championship.
Ante Delija beat Matheus Scheffel by TKO (punches), Round 1, 2:50 - Heavyweight Championship.
Aspen Ladd defeated Julia Budd by a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier beat Stevie Ray by knockout (right hook), Round 2, 4:40 - Lightweight Championship.
Caribou Sy beat Delano Taylor b unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) - Welterweight Championship.
Robert Wilkinson beat Omari Akhmedov by TKO (doctor's stoppage), Round 2, 5:00 - Light Heavyweight Championship.
Preliminary Card:
Sheymon Moraes beat Marlon Moraes by TKO, Round 3, 0:58
Natan Schulte beat Jeremy Stephens by submission arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:32
Magomed Magomedkerimov beat Gleison Tibau by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dakota Ditcheva beat Katherine Corongenes by Knockout (punch), Round 1, 4:20
Biaggio Ali Walsh beat Tom Graesser by knockout (punch), Round 1, 0:45 - amateur bout.