2021 PFL 5 headlined by MacDonald vs Tibau
The 2021 PFL is in full gear and the second regular season event for the welterweights & ligh-heavyweights has been announced for the season fifth event.
The main event will see former Bellator champion Rory MacDonald against follow UFC vet Gleison Tibau. MacDonald submitted Curtis Millender by rear naked choke at 2021 PFL 2, while Tibau dropped a decision to Joao Zeferino. PFL 2019 welterweight champion Ray Cooper III, looks to continue his winning ways against Nikolay Aleksakin, who’s first fight of the season was cut short due to an eye poke. PFL 2019 light-heavyweight champion Emiliano Sordi, beat Chris Camozzi by decisioon at 2021 PFL 2, and he’ll next square off with contneder Series Alumn, Dan “The Dragon” Spohn.
Main Card (ESPN 2)
- Welterweight Bouty: Rory MacDonald (22-6-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (34-15)
- Weltereweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (21-7-1) vs. Nikolay Aleksakhin (26-5)
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (23-8) vs. Dan Spohn (18-8)
- Ligh-heavyweight Bout: Cezar Ferreira (14-8) vs. Chris Camozzi (25-15)
Prelims (ESPN+)
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Antonio Carlos Junior (11-5) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (19-12)
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Marthin Hamlet (7-1) vs. Cory Hendricks (7-3)
- Welterweight Bout: Jason Ponet (20-13-1) vs. Joao Zeferino (25-9)
- Welterweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkerimov (27-5) vs. Curtis Millender (18-7)
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Tom Lawlor (10-8) vs. Jordan Young (11-1)
- Welterweight Bout: Aleksei Kunchenko (20-2) vs. Sadibou Sy (8-5-2)
Light Heavyweight Standings
- Cezar Ferreira |6
- Antonio Carlos Jr. | 6
- Marthin Hamlet | 5
- Emiliano Sprdi |3
- Jordan Young | 3
- Chris Camozzi | 0
- Daniel Spohn | 0
- Tom Lawlor | 0
- Nick Roenick | 0
- Vinny Magalhaes | -1
Welterweight Standings
- Ray Cooper III | 6
- Rory MacDonald |6
- Joao Zeferino | 3
- Nikolai Aleksakhin | 1
- Sadibou Sy | 1
- Gleison Tibau | 0
- Curtis Millender | 0
- Jason Ponet | 0
- Aleksei Kunchenko | -1
- Magomed Magomedkerimov | -1
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