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Pacheco dropped a unanimous decision to Cyborg, the long-time former Bellator MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship ace at a PFL Super Fights pay-per-view event last year, bringing an end to her 10-bout winning streak.
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Two-time PFL Champion
To this day, Pacheco is the only woman to have defeated reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison, as the two had quite the rivalry in the PFL. Back in 2019, Pacheco came up short against Harrison by unanimous decision in a five-round battle, but would exact revenge in 2022. Facing Harrison for the PFL Women’s Lightweight Tournament championship, Pacheco would get her hand raised with a unanimous decision victory in what would end up being one of Harrison’s final fights in the PFL.
Maintaining her momentum after the victory over Harrison, Pacheco would storm through the PFL’s 2023 tournament year, putting together a four-fight winning streak, highlighted by two first-round finishes. In the end, Pacheco would get the second title of her PFL tenure by defeating Marina Mokhnatkina by decision.
During her run with the PFL, Pacheco would defeat several notable names including Harrison, Julia Budd, Olena Kolesnyk, Sarah Kaufman and Amber Leibrock. Pacheco also leaves the promotion with eight first-round stoppages to her credit.
Pacheco is currently training with Amanda Nunes, who is eyeing a comeback and a potential blockbuster match with Harrison.
* Editor’s note: Sherdog contributor Mike Pendleton is a frequent guest on PFL executive Jonathan Coachman’s betting podcast “Coach and Company.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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