The first of eight Professional Fighters League World Tournament brackets crowned champions on Friday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. After three tournament bouts, here’s how two champions were crowned at 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals.
The former 2021 PFL champion Khaybulaev entered this year’s tournament as a favorite to win it all and did just that with a dominant, impressive showing against Jesus Pinedo. Also a former champ, Pinedo cemented himself in the finals by picking up two first-round finishes to begin his tourney run.
Khaybulaev used dominant wrestling and control throughout the fight and threw everything he had at Pinedo, who would not go away easily.