The Professional Fighters League 2025 World Tournament semifinals kick off with the featherweight bracket, co-headlined by a trilogy match between former champion Jesus Pinedo and former title challenger Gabriel Braga. After winning the PFL featherweight season championship over Braga in 2023, Pinedo was out for all of last season, but came back in a big way this year, finishing Adam Borics in the quarterfinals with a first-round TKO.
Braga is coming off his own first-round finish, submitting Frederik Dupras with neck crank in their quarterfinal matchup. The 27-year-old Brazilian is a very respectable 8-2 in the PFL, and as he seeks to settle the score with his longtime bitter rival, Braga is one to watch heading into 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals on Thursday in Nashville.