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Jesus Pinedo vows to stop Gabriel Braga, ‘make it look easy’ in PFL trilogy

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:07:48 +0000

Jesus Pinedo wants to leave no doubt he’s the better fighter in his rivalry with Gabriel Braga . Pinedo, the 2023 PFL featherweight champion, is tied up at 1-1 with Braga, and the two will get a chance to settle the score in the semifinals of the 2025 PFL featherweight tournament. Pinedo (24-6-1) and Braga (16-2) first fought in 2023, with Braga coming out on top in a close decision win. A few months later, they rematched in the final of the 2023 season, with Pinedo avenging his loss by third-round TKO to claim the 2023 PFL featherweight title and $1 million prize

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (March 24-30)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:10:22 +0000

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and PFL. Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from March 24-30.

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PFL reveals welterweight, featherweight tournament fields for 2025

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:10:13 +0000

The PFL on Wednesday announced the first two of its eight tournament fields for this year. At welterweight, three former Bellator champions – Jason Jackson (18-5), Andrey Koreshkov (28-5) and Logan Storley (16-3) – headline the field. The five other fighters are 2024 PFL finalist Magomed Umalatov (17-1), Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-2), Florim Zendeli (10-1), Giannis Bachar (9-2), and Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1). In the featherweight division, 2023 PFL champion Jesus Pinedo (23-6-1) and former Bellator title challenger Jeremy Kennedy (19-5) lead the way.

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Gabriel Braga def. Bubba Jenkins at 2024 PFL 6: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:44:26 +0000

Check out these photos from Gabriel Braga ’s victory over Bubba Jenkins at 2024 PFL 6 , which took place at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL) Gabriel Braga def. Bubba Jenkins at 2024 PFL 6 Gabriel Braga def. Bubba Jenkins at 2024 PFL 6 Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Gabriel Braga def. Bubba Jenkins at 2024 PFL 6 Gabriel Braga def.

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PFL’s Gabriel Braga reflects on first win since father’s death: ‘In leaving us, he left me very ready’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 14:47:13 +0000

CHICAGO – With a heavy heart, Gabriel Braga entered the cage for the first time since his father’s death. At 2024 PFL 3, Braga (13-1) began his featherweight season with a bout against Justin Gonzales. With one second left on the clock in Round 1, Braga prompted the referee to stop the fight after landing a series of hard punches that sent Gonzales (14-4) to the ground. Braga dropped to his knees in the center of the cage, letting the emotions of the entire moment take over as he lifted both hands toward the sky. “He left us, but in leaving us, he left me very ready,” Braga said about his father through an interpreter during a post-fight news conference. “Ready for these moments, ready to make him proud, and ready to conquer the world, so that’s what I’m here to do.” Braga’s father, Diego, was killed in January in Brazil.

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2024 PFL 3 video: Gabriel Braga knocks out Justin Gonzales in first fight since father’s death

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 04:16:46 +0000

Gabriel Braga entered 2024 PFL 3 to compete for the first time since his father’s death, and he walked away with the victory. As the clock wound down in Round 1, Braga (13-1) drilled opponent Justin Gonzales (14-4) with a clean punching combination that stopped the fight at the 4:59 mark. The win at Wintrust Arena in Chicago earned Braga six points in the 2024 featherweight regular season standings. Braga, the 2023 runner-up, hadn’t fought since his father, Diego, was killed in Brazil in January.

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Gabriel Braga withdraws from PFL vs. Bellator: Champions fight vs. Patricio Freire at last minute

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:37:04 +0000

In the end, it wasn’t meant for Patricio Freire to compete at the inaugural PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event. A week after Freire’s original opponent, Jesus Pinedo, withdrew from the fight , replacement Gabriel Braga withdrew after not weighing in Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. No reason was given for Braga pulling out, with the PFL only announcing that he was “unable to compete.” Freire did step on the scale at official weigh-ins and made weight for the featherweight bout. For what it's worth, Patricio Freire made weight at 145.9 pounds this morning.

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PFL vs. Bellator fight card shuffle impacts Patricio Freire, Aaron Pico matchups

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 03:16:25 +0000

Five days out from PFL vs. Bellator: Champions , the card has been slightly edited. Bellator stars Patricio Freire and Aaron Pico are looking at new matchups – a domino effect that stemmed from the withdrawal of Jesus Pinedo . Pinedo was initially scheduled to face Freire (35-7) in a champion vs.

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PFL lists its top 5 fights of the 2023 season

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 03:14:28 +0000

In 2023, MMA delivered some top-notch fights, and several of those went down under the PFL banner. From a wild, standup battle between Clay Collard and Shane Burgos , to Jesus Pinedo ’s close loss to Gabriel Braga , which kicked off his incredible championship run, PFL was home of some barn burners. Now with the season over, the promotion ranked its best knockouts as the following: 1. Clay Collard def. Shane Burgos via unanimous decision 2.

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Jesus Pinedo def. Gabriel Braga at 2023 PFL Championship: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 02:22:23 +0000

Check out these photos from Jesus Pinedo ’s featherweight title victory over Gabriel Braga at 2023 PFL Championship at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL MMA) Jesus Pinedo def. Gabriel Braga – 2023 PFL Championship 2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington D.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.

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