ESPN.com November 25, 2023, 12:45 AM ET2 Minute Read
Larissa Pacheco won her second consecutive PFL title at the 2023 PFL World Championship on Saturday evening.Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images
The 2023 PFL season concluded Saturday evening as all six weight classes crowned a new champion at the 2023 PFL World Championship at The Anthem in Washington, DC
In the main event, last year’s men’s lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier faced fellow PFL veteran Clay Collard. Although the fight was close, OAM lived up to his reputation by earning a unanimous decision victory to secure his second consecutive lightweight title.
And in the co-main event, last year’s heavyweight semifinalist Renan Ferreira prevailed this season to claim his first PFL title. He defeated two-time semifinalist Denis Goltsov by second-round technical knockout to secure the strap and oversized check.
Previously, 2022 women’s lightweight champion Larissa Pacheco defeated Marina Mokhnatkina by unanimous decision in the women’s featherweight title fight to enter the PFL history books. With the win, Pacheco became the promotion’s first two-division champion and fifth two-time champion. Aubin-Mercier’s victory over Collard made him the sixth PFL fighter to win two championships. Impa Kasanganay, Magomed Magomedkerimov and Jesus Pinedo also won titles.
In addition to the championship fights, former two-time PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison made a highly anticipated return to the cage and picked up a dominant unanimous decision victory over Aspen Ladd.
Here’s how Jeff Wagenheim, Brett Okamoto and Andres Waters saw all the action at the 2023 PFL World Championship: