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A welterweight semifinal clash pitting former Bellator MMA champion Jason Jackson against undefeated prospect Thad Jean will serve as the headliner for the Professional Fighters League’s tournament event in Nashville on June 12.
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The PFL announced the main card lineup for the event, which features semifinal bouts at welterweight and featherweight. In the evening’s co-main event, Jesus Pinedo and Gabriel Braga will square off for a third time in a 145-pound semifinal.
Two semifinal other fights will round out the PFL World Tournament 5 main draw: Logan Storley vs. Masayuki Kikuiri at welterweight and Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Taekyun Kim at featherweight.
The card takes place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium and will air on the ESPN family of networks. More bouts and specific broadcast deals will be announced at a later date.
Jackson advanced to the semifinals with a second-round submission of Andrey Koreshkov in a first-round pairing on April 3. Jean, meanwhile, improved to 9-0 with a first-round knockout of Mukhamed Berkhamov in his opening-round matchup.
Pinedo and Braga initially squared off at a PFL regular season event in April 2023, when Braga emerged with a split-decision triumph. Pinedo got revenge in the rematch, winning the 2023 PFL title via Round 3 stoppage. Pinedo defeated Adam Borcis via first-round TKO to advance to the 145-pound semifinals, while Braga submitted Frederik Dupras in the opening stanza of their first-round bout.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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