2021 PFL Championship: Make your predictions for six playoff finals
We want your predictions for Wednesday’s 2021 PFL Championship event in Hollywood, Fla.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the 2021 PFL Championship playoff finals staff predictions we release Tuesday ahead of the event.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Raush Manfio vs. Loik Radzhabov
Records: Raush Manfio (14-3), Loik Radzhabov (15-3-1)
Past five: Manfio 4-1, Radzhabov 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
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Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marthin Hamlet
Records: Antonio Carlos Junior (12-5), Marthin Hamlet (8-2)
Past five: Junior 2-3, Hamlet 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
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Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade
Records: Movlid Khaybulaev (18-0-1), Chris Wade (20-6)
Past five: Khaybulaev 5-0, Wade 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
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Bruno Cappelozza vs. Ante Delija
Records: Bruno Cappelozza (13-5), Ante Delija (19-4)
Past five: Cappelozza 4-1, Delija 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
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Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov
Records: Ray Cooper III (23-7-1), Magomed Magomedkerimov (29-5)
Past five: Cooper 5-0, Magomedkerimov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
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Kayla Harrison vs. Taylor Guardado
Records: Kayla Harrison (11-0), Taylor Guardado (3-1)
Past five: Harrison 5-0, Guardado 3-1
Division: Women’s lightweight
Rankings: Harrison No. 9 pound-for-pound
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2021 PFL Championship fight card (as of Oct. 24, 2021, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Kayla Harrison vs. Taylor Guardado – for women’s lightweight championship
Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov – for welterweight championship
Abigail Montes vs. Claressa Shields
Bruno Cappelozza vs. Ante Delija – for heavyweight championship
Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade – for featherweight championship
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marthin Hamlet – for light heavyweight championship
Raush Manfio vs. Loik Radzhabov – for lightweight championship
Omari Akhmedov vs. Jordan Young
Julia Budd vs. Kaitlin Young
Don Madge vs. Nathan Williams
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