Impa Kasanganay is one win away from one other $1 million test.
On Friday evening on the Onerous Rock Stay in Hollywood, FL, Kasanganay confronted Josh Silveira in the principle occasion of PFL 8. It was a rematch of their earlier battle within the finals of the 2023 gentle heavyweight match and whereas he needed to work rather a lot arduous this time round, Kasanganay nonetheless bought his hand raised.
Of their first encounter, Kasanganay outclassed Silveira with superior putting and nice defensive wrestling, however heading into this bout Silveira promised he was a brand new man and the American Prime Group product regarded it, popping out aggressively to begin and placing Kasanganay underneath fireplace. What resulted was a back-and-forth canine struggle with Kasanganay touchdown probably the most important blows and even scoring an enormous takedown late within the struggle. Ultimately, the judges awarded Kasanganay with a unanimous resolution and he strikes on to the 2024 finals the place he hopes to develop into a two-time champion.
Within the co-main occasion, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov upset former PFL champion Rob Wilkinson to earn his spot within the gentle heavyweight finals. Wilkinson made a reputation for himself within the PFL together with his aggressive putting type, nevertheless it was Yagshimuradov who bought the higher of the putting exchanges within the bout, touchdown the more durable punches and stymying Wilkinson’s assault regardless of not having the ability to full any takedowns. Ultimately, the judges awarded Yagshimuradov’s energy punches giving him a clear sweep on the scorecards.
Within the featured struggle of the night, Gadzhi Rabadanov punched his approach into the light-weight match finals, stopping Michael Dufort within the second spherical. Pal and coaching companion of Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Rabadanov confirmed off his putting as an alternative of his grappling on Friday, clubbing Dufort with a stepping left hook after which ending him with follow-up photographs on the bottom to earn his spot within the finals.
Within the first light-weight semifinal of the night, former Bellator light-weight champion Brent Primus secured his spot within the match finals with a dominant displaying towards 2023 light-weight match finalist Clay Collard. Primus was in a position to leverage his wrestling and grappling abilities to negate Collard’s putting abilities, repeatedly scoring takedowns and taking dominant place en path to a unanimous resolution victory.
The most effective efficiency of the night although was reserved for the the opening primary card struggle, the place Biaggio Ali Walsh scored the primary knockout of his skilled profession, stopping Brian Stapleton in simply 55 seconds.
Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, fought a number of occasions for PFL as an novice however made his professional debut earlier this 12 months with a unanimous resolution win at PFL vs. Bellator. This time round although issues went extra like most of his novice fights, as he leveled Stapleton with with a proper hand excessive of a jab to attain the short end.
Try the total outcomes from PFL 8 beneath.
Impa Kasanganay def. Josh Silveira by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Rob Wilkinson by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Gadzi Rabadanov def. Michael Dufort by way of TKO (punches) — Spherical 2, 1:51
Brent Primus def. Clay Collard by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Biaggio Ali Walsh def. Brian Stapleton by way of knockout (punch) — Spherical 1, 0:55
Danny Sabatello vs. Lazaro Dayron ends in majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Mads Burnell def. Elvin Espinoza by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Thad Jean def. Chris Brown by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Jordan Oliver def. Braydon Akeo by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Michelle Montague def. Marilia Morais by way of submission (rear-naked choke) — Spherical 1, 1:44
