PFL opened its 2021 season Friday with a main card filled with upsets. The three biggest favorites on the entire card – all with odds of 4-1 or higher – went down to unanimous decisions at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (24-11), who was -600 at BetMGM , was at times brutalized by underdog Clay Collard (19-8) before a third-round rally. But it wasn’t enough, and Collard picked up three points in the lightweight season standings against Pettis, who was one of the PFL’s most highly touted signings of the past year. Related Upsets galore at 2021 PFL 1, but season format doesn't close door on the defeated In addition, two different two-time PFL $1 million season winners fell in upsets.
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2021 PFL 1 video highlights: Pettis, Schulte, Palmer go down in big upsets – MMA Junkie