Kayla Harrison did what Kayla Harrison does, scoring a convincing win in the main event of PFL 6 Friday night live on the ESPN Networks.
Along the way, nine others secured spots in the playoff round of their respective weight class. That round of action begins Friday, August 13 with the lightweight and featherweight final four.
Two key names, though, were denied spots in the playoffs in Anthony Pettis and Lance Palmer. Both needed finishes to advance, and both came up short in the win column. Pettis fell to Raush Manfio and Palmer to Movlid Khaybulaev.
“PFL 6 once again demonstrated that every fight matters. Tonight we saw spectacular performances from world class fighters as they made their final push to the 2021 PFL Playoffs,” said Peter Murray, PFL CEO. “This regular season has been rewarding to watch, and I look forward to seeing the continued action in the Playoffs starting on August 13.”
“Tonight the pressure could not be higher as the PFL Regular Season came to a thrilling close. The athletes laid it all on the line knowing that this was their final opportunity to earn a berth in the 2021 PFL Playoffs,” said Ray Sefo, President of Fighter Operations of PFL. “Our unique season formatting delivers excitement to the PFL audience at every event. Let’s go to the Playoffs!”
PFL 6 Results
Kayla Harrison def. Cindy Dandois by 1st round arm bar submission (4:44)
Raush Manfio def. Anthony Pettis by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Movlid Khaybulaev def. Lance Palmer by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Denis Goltsov def. Brandon Sayles by 3rd round TKO (1:24)
Bruno Cappelozza def Muhammad DeReese by 1st round KO (2:21)
Larissa Pacheco def. Olena Kolesnyk by 1st round KO (4:48)
Ante Delija def. Chandler Cole by 1st round TKO (4:39)
Genah Fabian def. Julija Pajic by 2nd round TKO (4:16)
Renan Ferreira def. Carl Seumanutafa by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Taylor Guardado def. Laura Sanchez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mariana Morais defeats Kaitlin Young by split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29
Jamelle Jones def. Klidson Abreu by first round TKO (1:43)