One of the best PFL cards of the year arrived on Friday, as the promotion’s World Tournament continued at PFL 3 with the newly introduced middleweight division in action, plus lightweights.
The main event found 2023 light heavyweight champ Impa Kasanganay, who returned to the finals last year, facing off against former Bellator title challenger Fabian Edwards. Returning 2024 lightweight champ Gadzhi Rabadanov welcomed UFC alum Marc Diakiese to the PFL proper (he’d had a single fight under the Bellator Champions Series banner, the short-lived attempt by the PFL to keep that promotion afloat). Ex-PFL welterweight champ Sadibou Sy was at middleweight, taking on the hulking Dalton Rosta, while Bellator alums Jay-Jay Wilson and Mads Burnell faced off.
Longtime PFL fave Clay Collard was also in action on the main card, taking on Bellator vet Alfie Davis. All in all, a very strong card from the PFL, whose first two events of the World Tournament were decimated by injury and weight misses.
All fights (save one) on Friday’s 2025 PFL 3 card were quarterfinals in the PFL World Tournament.
Where to Watch PFL 3
This year’s PFL 3 card takes place on April 18, 2025 at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. The action gets underway at 5PM ET, 2PM PT, airing live on ESPN/ESPN+ and DAZN. Full results from the event can be found below.
2025 PFL 3: Kasanganay vs. Edwards Results
Main Card
Fabian Edwards def. Impa Kasanganay by TKO, Round 2, 2:14
Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Marc Diakiese by knockout (punches), Round 1, 0:32
Dalton Rosta def. Sadibou Sy by submission (D’arce choke), Round 2, 3:29
Jay-Jay Wilson def. Mads Burnell by TKO, Round 3, 4:42
Alfie Davis def. Clay Collard by TKO, Round 1, 2:12
Preliminary Card
Josh Silveira def. Mike Shipman by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brent Primus def. Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 4:52
Aaron Jeffery def. Murad Ramazanov by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Antonio Caruso vs. Robert Watley (cancelled) – lightweight World Tournament alternate bout
