The PFL concludes the 2023 season with the PFL World Championships at The Anthem in Washington on Friday night (8 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. on ESPN+). The event will crown the promotion’s fifth group of champions since its debut in 2018.
In the main event last year’s lightweight champion, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, looks to become the third fighter in the promotion’s history to win back-to-back titles as he takes on Clay Collard. OAM has not lost a fight since making his PFL debut in 2021. His last two wins came via knockout against Anthony Romero and Bruno Miranda, respectively.
In the co-main event, Renan Ferreira, a heavyweight semifinalist in last year’s playoffs, gets his first shot at an oversized $1 million check as he faces Denis Goltsov. This is Goltsov’s first appearance in a PFL championship as well. Ferreira has won his last two fights by first-round knockout. Goltsov won each of his fights this season via first-round finish (two knockouts, one submission). And last season’s women’s lightweight champ Larissa Pacheco goes head-to-head with Marina Mokhnatkina for the women’s featherweight belt.
Also on the card, former women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison makes her much-anticipated return to the cage to face Aspen Ladd. Ladd…
