PFL Challenger Series 5 Archives - Cageside Press Cageside Press - Everything MMA! Sat, 19 Mar 2022 02:48:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://cagesidepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-cagesidepress512-3-32x32.png PFL Challenger Series 5 Archives - Cageside Press 32 32 PFL Challenger Series 5 Full Results https://cagesidepress.com/2022/03/18/pfl-challenger-series-5-full-result/ https://cagesidepress.com/2022/03/18/pfl-challenger-series-5-full-result/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:00:30 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=129964 The Professional Fighters Leage returns to action on Friday, and for PFL Challenger Series 5, it’s the lightweight division in the spotlight. The four-fight card is topped by Brazilian standout Bruno Miranda, a proven finisher riding a four-fight win streak into Friday night. The only question mark for Miranda: the bout will be his first […]

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]]> The Professional Fighters Leage returns to action on Friday, and for PFL Challenger Series 5, it’s the lightweight division in the spotlight.

The four-fight card is topped by Brazilian standout Bruno Miranda, a proven finisher riding a four-fight win streak into Friday night. The only question mark for Miranda: the bout will be his first since 2019, which brings up the age-old question of ring rust.

Opposite Miranda will be Carson Frei, looking to make it two wins in a row β€” and like Miranda hoping to earn a spot in the PFL’s regular season.

Also on the card, Canadian Michael Dufort will look to bounce back from a loss to countryman and former UFC fighter Kyle Prepolec when he takes on “Prime Time” Arust Pogosjan. The Armenian has won his last three outings, and most recently appeared for Fury FC during the filming of Dana White’s Lookin’ for a Fight β€” though he was not signed to a UFC deal.

The PFL Challenger Series 5 card does down live on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Full results from the event, which streams on Fubo TV, can be found below.

PFL Challenger Series 5 Results

Bruno Miranda def. Carson Fre via TKO (punches) Round 3, 3:40

Damir Ferhatbegovic def. B.J. Bland via knockout (punch) Round 1, 2:41

Michael Dufort def. Arut Pogosjan via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 4:02

 

Yanal Ashmoz def. Dennis Hughes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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]]> https://cagesidepress.com/2022/03/18/pfl-challenger-series-5-full-result/feed/ 0 Lightweight Match-Ups Announced for PFL Challenger Series 5 on March 18 https://cagesidepress.com/2022/02/01/lightweight-match-ups-announced-pfl-challenger-series-march-18/ https://cagesidepress.com/2022/02/01/lightweight-match-ups-announced-pfl-challenger-series-march-18/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:09:28 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=125288 The PFL Challenger Series kicks off this month, and runs through April, with one winner from each event earning a spot in the league’s regular season, or a developmental deal to make their way into a future season. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced the full line-up for their PFL Challenger Series 5 card on March […]

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]]> The PFL Challenger Series kicks off this month, and runs through April, with one winner from each event earning a spot in the league’s regular season, or a developmental deal to make their way into a future season.

On Tuesday, promotion officials announced the full line-up for their PFL Challenger Series 5 card on March 18. The event has been built around the lightweight division, which recently saw the addition of former UFC star Jeremy Stephens.

Airing on Fubo TV, PFL Challenger Series 5 will consist of the following match-ups:

  • Bruno Miranda vs. Carson Frei
  • Damir Ferhatbegovic vs. BJ Bland
  • Michael Dufort vs. Arut Pogosian
  • Yanal Ashmoz vs. Dennis Hughes

Miranda (13-3) will ride a four-fight win streak into the PFL cage when he faces Frei (9-4). The Brazilian was a regular in South Korea’s ROAD FC, but has not competed since 2019. Frei most recently competed as a featherweight, under the Fierce FC banner last year. An April win over Westin Wilson marked his first fight since 2019.

Bosnian Damir Ferhatbegovic (5-2-1) is the Valor FC lightweight champion, who has previously fought for Bellator MMA as well. Ferhatbegovic shared the cage early in his career with UFC alum Luis Pena, a.k.a. “Violent Bob Ross,” and has not lost a fight in his last four appearances. Opponent BJ Bland (16-10), meanwhile, has a fair bit more experience, despite his uneven record. He trains alongside Israel Adesanya at City Kickboxing.

Michael Dufort (8-4) may be best known as a training partner of UFC alum Olivier Aubin-Mercier. The Canadian will look to make a name for himself against Armenian Arut Pogosian (9-3). And Israeli Yanal Ashmoz (6-0) will put his perfect record on the line against Dennis Hughes (7-3), who has won three straight.

PFL Challenger Series 5 takes place on March 18, 2022 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The card airs live on Fubo Sports Network.

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