Jesus Pinedo needs to depart little doubt he’s the higher fighter in his rivalry with Gabriel Braga.
Pinedo, the 2023 PFL featherweight champion, is tied up at 1-1 with Braga, and the 2 will get an opportunity to settle the rating within the semifinals of the 2025 PFL featherweight event.
Pinedo (24-6-1) and Braga (16-2) first fought in 2023, with Braga popping out on prime in a detailed choice win. Just a few months later, they rematched within the remaining of the 2023 season, with Pinedo avenging his loss by third-round TKO to say the 2023 PFL featherweight title and $1 million prize.
This time round, the Peruvian needs to indicate the MMA world that he’s vastly superior to Braga and shut out the trilogy with a particular win.
“Braga is a tricky fighter. Nobody can say in any other case,” Pinedo informed Hablemos MMA in Spanish. “He has an excellent report, he’s been profitable his fights, however I’ve to be honest: I feel I’ll end him fast. I do know he’s a tricky man, however I’m going to make it look straightforward.”
Pinedo vs. Braga 3 is among the most anticipated bouts of the 2025 PFL event sequence. It obtained a number of followers speaking after watching the 2 win their respective bouts at 2025 PFL World Event 1 earlier this month, after which face off in an intense staredown.
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Braga was very aggressive throughout the staredown, however “El Mudo” was on no account intimidated by the Brazilian.
“No, the reality is that I wasn’t bothered,” Pinedo defined. “I understand how it feels. I do know that he has all of the stress on him. I’m coming off beating him and, for my part, the 2 instances we fought I gained them each with the final one being extra dominant. He has the stress. He is aware of what he’s coping with. He is aware of who I’m. I simply hope he’s prepared.”
Pinedo is, within the eyes of many, the favourite to win this 12 months’s PFL featherweight event. It’s a way more completely different place than when he first entered the promotion as an unknown and unproven fighter in 2023.
“I really feel like everybody know sees me with completely different eyes, and that’s latest,” Pinedo stated. “Even after this battle, individuals are realizing that none of this was a coincidence. It’s all exhausting work. Individuals know me and that motivates me as a result of now no one goes to underestimate me. I’ve to coach very exhausting. Fights are going to be even more durable now.”
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