It’s over. IMPA has won.
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June 22, 2024
Impa Kasanganay’s quest for back-to-back titles is paying off in full.
The Kill Cliff FC star earned the top seed in the Professional Fighters League light heavyweight playoffs in 2023 with a second-round doctor’s stoppage victory over 2023 PFL Europe kingpin Jakob Nedow at PFL5 on Friday night at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
“I told myself, if I were leading the heavenly army, how would I fight? God put me here and God will get me out of here,” Kasanganay said. “No other guy will do that. He’s the champion. I have to take the win from him.”
Kasangany, who defeated Joshua Silveira to win the PFL title a year ago, will rematch the No. 4 seed “Coninha” in the light heavyweight semifinals at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. on Aug. 16. On the other side of the 205-pound division, 2022 champion Rob Wilkeson will clash with Bellator veteran Dovretzhan Yagsimuradov.
Meanwhile, former Bellator champion Brent Primus made his biggest impact at lightweight on Friday, defeating Solomon Renfro by rear-naked choke in the third round to claim the No. 1 spot at 155 pounds. He will face No. 4 seed and 2023 finalist Clay Collard in one of the semifinals, while the other will feature No. 2 seed Gadzhi Rabadanov against No. 3 seed Michael Dufort.
“There’s nothing better in life. I love this platform that is PFL,” Primus said. “This is for my family. I’m going to Hollywood, Florida for $1 million. I’m going to win it. Let’s go.”
While the PFL postseason is taking shape, there’s one more job to do: next week, attention shifts to the featherweight and welterweight divisions as PFL 6 heads to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the final event of the regular season.
A closer look at the latest PFL standings:
The light heavyweight bout
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Light Heavyweight
x-11: Impa Kasanganay
x-9: Rob Wilkinson
x-9: Dovretzhan Yagsimradov
x-6: Joshua Silveira
6: Antonio Carlos Jr.
4: Sadib Sy
3. Alex Polizzi
0: Simon Bjorn
0: Jacob Nedow
0: Andrew Sanchez
0: Tom Breeze
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June 22, 2024
lightweight
x-9: Brent Primus
x-6: Gazi Labadanov
x-5: Michael Dufort
x-5: Clay Collard
4: Ervin Espinoza
3: Adam Piccolotti
3: Bruno Miranda
3. Mad Burnell
0: Patrick Freire
-1: Solomon Renfro
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Welterweight
6: Don Mudge
6: Murad Ramazanov
5: Shamil Musaev
3: Magomed Umalatov
3: Goichi Yamauchi
0: Neiman Gracie
0: Andrey Koreshkov
0: Logan Story
0: Brennan Ward
-1: Laureano Staropoli
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Featherweight
6: Brendan Loughnane
6: Gabriel Braga
3. Timur Khizryev
3: Adam Borix
3: Kai Kamaka III
0: Bubba Jenkins
0: Enrique Barzola
0: Brett Jones
0: Justin Gonzalez
0: Pedro Carvalho
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The HW Semi-Finals will be held in Nashville!
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June 14, 2024
Heavyweight
x-10: Denis Goltzov
x-8: Oleg Popov
x-6: Valentin Moldavsky
x-6: Tim Johnson
5: Daniel James
3. Tyrell Fortune
3: Sergey Birosteny
3: Lynton Vassell
0: Thiago Santos
0: Danilo Márquez
0: Marcelo Gorm
-1: Davion Franklin
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The women’s flyweight semifinal matchup is officially set to take place in Nashville!
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June 14, 2024
Women’s Flyweight
x-12: Dakota Dycheva
x-9: Tyra Santos
x-7: Liz Carmouche
x-6: Jenna Bishop
5: Juliana Velázquez
3: Kana Watanabe
3: Ilara Joan
0: Chelsea Hackett
0: Lisa Mauldin
-1: Shanna Young
x: Playoff Qualification
