3 results of the PFL Playoff 2021: Movlid Khaybulaev beats Loughnane

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HOLLYWOOD, Florida – Movlid Khaybulaev is on the verge of earning a million dollars.

The 30-year-old noted Brendan Loughnane in the main event of the 2021 PFL playoffs 3. Khaybulaev (18-0-1) took a split decision victory, winning 30-27, 28-29 and 29- 28 to the judges. dashboards. Now Khaybulaev will face Chris Wade, who defeated Bubba Jenkins in the main event of the letter, in the 2021 PFL finals on October 27th.

The 2021 PFL Playoffs 3 took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The main card was issued on ESPN 2 and ESPN + with the preliminaries exclusively on ESPN +.

It was a fairly clean and dominant victory for Khaybulaev despite the split decision.

In the first round, Khaybulaev completely dominated. He knocked down Loughnane (21-3) at the start of the fight and kept him on the ground throughout the round. Loughnane did a good job of avoiding the heavy weight, but was unable to get up or throw any back attacks.

The second had more stand-up stocks. It was a pretty evenly matched affair, but at half-time, Khaybulaev was able to get the fight back. He controlled Loughnane until the bell rang.

The third and final round was briefly unstable for Khaybulaev. The Englishman was able to keep the fight on his feet and even scored and shook Khaybulaev with a right over. Khaybulaev recovered from the back foot and managed to avoid further shots from Loughnane. Khaybulaev took the fight to the ground with about a minute left to keep it there.

With the result, Khaybulaev remains undefeated in his MMA career. The Dagestan fighter defeated Lazar Stojadinovic, Lance Palmer and now Loughnane to reach the 2021 P21 featherweight final.

Meanwhile, Loughnane saw a streak of seven wins. He entered the semifinals with wins over Sheymon Moraes and Tyler Diamond. His last loss before Khaybulaev’s loss turned in 2017 into a split decision defeat against UFC veteran Pat Healy.

The full results of the PFL 2021 playoffs 3 include:

  • Movlid Khaybulaev def. Brendan Loughnane by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Chris Wade def. Bubba Jenkins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Antonio Carlos Junior def. Emiliano Sordi by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Marthin Hamlet def. Cezar Ferreira by TKO (punches): first round, 0:13
  • Sheymon Moraes def. Lazar Stojadinovic via TKO (punches) – 2nd round, 4:45 p.m.
  • Chris Camozzi def. Cory Hendricks by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Anthony Dizy def. Jesse Stirn by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Bobby Moffett def. Jason Knight by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Alejandro Flores def. Carl Deaton by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Brandon Jenkins def. Jacob Kilburn by eliminatory (flying knee): first round, 2:56

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