Few expected Jesus Pinedo to punch his ticket into the 2023 PFL playoffs, let alone make it to the featherweight final. Yet, the Peruvian is just one win away from a $1 million championship prize. Pinedo returns to the cage at the 2023 PFL Championship in Washington, D.C., to compete in this season’s featherweight final against the man who almost got him out of the race in the first place – Gabriel Braga . The 27-year-old has had a remarkable and unexpected, journey to the title. It’s been a true underdog story, and he’ll look to put a happy ending to it Friday. “It’s been beautiful, but intense,” Pinedo told MMA Junkie in Spanish , reflecting on his journey through the PFL’s 2023 featherweight season
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