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Mads Burnell can claim bragging rights over Clay Collard at least.

The former Bellator and Cage Warriors standout won a hard-fought decision over Collard in Friday’s PFL Salt Lake City main event to score his first victory since joining the league this season. It was a tough pill for Collard to swallow in front of his fellow Utahans, but the lightweight veteran can be consoled by the fact that his April stoppage win of Patricky Pitbull earned him enough points in the standings to advance him to the postseason.

Despite having his hand raised, Burnell only earns three regular season points for a decision win. He lost in his debut this past April and thus falls short of the playoffs and a shot at the league’s $ 1 million prize.

Burnell can take pride in the fact that he beat one of the PFL’s established stars and in his home state, no less. Collard kicked off the bout in typically aggressive fashion, using his sharp boxing to close the distance and pressure Burnell. The Dane fired back on the feet, but knew his smartest path to victory was to utilize his expert grappling.

After Round 1, Burnell scored multiple takedowns on Collard to neutralize his striking advantage. Collard battled hard to get back to his feet, but Burnell refused to give him room to operate. Amid jeers from the Salt Lake City crowd, Burnell stuck to his wrestling and held on for the win with 29-28 scores across the board.

In the co-main event, 2023 PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay came out on top of a Fight of the Year candidate against Jakob Nedoh. The two slugged it out from the start and Nedoh drew first blood, rocking Kasanganay in Round 1. Kasanganay made it out of the opening five minutes, then took the fight to Nedoh in Round 2 before finding the finish with a flurry of punches at the very end of the frame.

Kasanganay now heads into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed with his second finish of the season. See the semifinal matchups for the light heavyweight and lightweight divisions below:

Light Heavyweight Semifinals

No. 1 Impa Kasanganay vs. No. 4 Josh Silveira

No. 2 Rob Wilkinson vs. No. 3 Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

Lightweight Semifinals

No. 1 Brent Primus vs. No. 4 Clay Collard

No. 2 Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. No. 3 Michael Dufort

Also on the main card, Bruno Miranda scored a gutsy split decision win over former Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull, Rob Wilkinson and Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov clinched their spots in the light heavyweight playoffs with decision wins over Josh Silveira and Simon Biyong, respectively, and Alex Polizzi outpointed 2021 light heavyweight champion Antonio Carlos Junior.

See full PFL Salt Lake City results below.

Mads Burnell def. Clay Collard* via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Impa Kasanganay* def. Jakob Nedoh via TKO (strikes) (R2, 5:00)

Bruno Miranda def. Patricky Pitbull via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Rob Wilkinson* def. Josh Silveira* via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov* def. Simon Biyong via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Alex Polizzi def. Antonio Carlos Junior via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Brent Primus* def. Solomon Renfro via submission (rear-naked choke) (R3, 3:21)

Sadibou Sy def. Andrew Sanchez via TKO (strikes) (R3, 4:02)

Gadzhi Rabadanov* def. Elvin Espinoza via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Adam Piccolotti def. Michael Dufort* via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Sergio Cossio def. Anthony Romero via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Brahyan Zurcher def. Julian Ruiz via KO (punch) (R2, 1:26) | Watch finish

*Qualified for playoffs

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PFL 5 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Fri., June 21, 2024) inside Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, which will be headlined by a Lightweight fight between Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell. In the co-main event, Impa Kasanganay will face off against Jakob Nedoh at Light Heavyweight, while Patricky Pitbull and Bruno Miranda go toe-to-toe in main card action.

The event — which will stream on ESPN+ and ESPN for United States-based viewers — while international mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can catch the action via DAZN starting at 5 p.m. ET.

PFL Salt Lake City Utah Quick Results:

155 lbs.: Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell
205 lbs.: Impa Kasanganay vs. Jakob Nedoh
155 lbs.: Patricky Pitbull vs. Bruno Miranda
205 lbs.: Rob Wilkinson vs. Josh Silveira – Wilkinson via split-decision
205 lbs.: Dovlet Yagshimuradov vs. Simon Biyong – Yagshimuradov via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Alex Polizzi – Polizzi via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Brent Primus vs. Solomon Renfro – Primus via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
205 lbs.: Sadibou Sy vs. Andrew Sanchez – Sy via third round TKO
155 lbs.: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Elvin Espinoza – Rabadanov via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Michael Dufort vs. Adam Piccolotti – Piccolotti via split decision
155 lbs.: Anthony Romero vs. Sergio Cossio – Cossio via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Brayhan Zurcher vs. Julian Ruiz – Zurcher via first round knockout

PFL Salt Lake City Card Highlights:

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Jason Jackson and Ramazan Kuramagomedov made weight ahead of their five-round title fight that headlines Bellator Dublin on Saturday.

As he prepares to defend his title for the first time since vanquishing previously undefeated champion Yaroslav Amosov in 2023, Jackson hit the scale at 169.9 pounds. Meanwhile, his unbeaten opponent from Russia weighed 169.8 pounds as he seeks the biggest win of his career and goes for welterweight gold.

Watch video of the Bellator Dublin ceremonial weigh-ins above.

In the co-main event, highly touted prospect Paul Hughes makes his Bellator debut after signing with the PFL following a brief period of free agency that came after the end of his deal with Cage Warriors. Hughes ultimately chose to sign with the PFL over the UFC and he’ll fight close to home when he competes in Ireland on Saturday.

Hughes weighed 155.7 pounds for his Bellator debut, while opponent Bobby King hit the scale at exactly 156 pounds.

Here are the full results from the Bellator Dublin weigh-ins for both the main and preliminary cards. The action airs live on Max in the United States with the card kicking off at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Main Card

Jason Jackson (169.9) vs Ramazan Kuramagomedov (169.8)

Paul Hughes (155.7) vs Bobby King (156)

Sinead Kavanagh (146) vs Arlene Blencowe (145.4)

Norbert Novenyi Jr. (185.8) vs Dalton Rosta (185.1)

Darragh Kelly (155.7) vs Mathias Poiron (155.1)

Preliminaries

Kasum Kasumov (135.9) vs Matheus Mattos (136)

Nathan Kelly (145) vs Jose Sanchez (148.8)

Khasan Magomedsharipov (145.8) vs Tyler Mathison (146)

Sarvarjon Khamidov (136) vs Marcirley Alves (135.1)

Shinobu Ota (135.6) vs Roger Blanque (132.9)

Michelle Montague (143.7) vs Karolina Sobek (145.9)

Nate Kelly (126) vs Paul Nolan (125)

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