2024 PFL Championship battle evening at King Saud College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Jose Peñuela / PFL)
In a battle of undefeated welterweights, Magomed Umalatov and Shamil Musaev had been two of the highest performers on the complete PFL roster throughout the common season.
Musaev already handed Murad Ramazanov his first skilled loss, knocking the grappler out in Sioux Falls, South Dakota early this 12 months. Umalatov picked up wins over Neiman Gracie, Brennan Ward, and Andrey Koreshkov to earn his method into this million greenback closing.
The primary spherical began off at a cautious tempo with every fighter realizing how a lot was at stake for his or her younger careers. Musaev pressed ahead taking management of the cage, Umalatov backed in direction of the cage and ate a straight proper hand that snapped his head again. Musaev continued to march ahead seeking to land highly effective punches on the within. After the primary 5 minutes, Musaev was out to an early lead.
Spherical two was extra aggressive with Umalatov taking again the middle of the cage within the second half of the spherical, however Shamil Musaev once more landed the extra vital strikes. Firstly of the third spherical, Musaev pressed Umalatov to the fence and landed a thunderous left hook that despatched the undefeated contender tumbling to the bottom. Musaev rapidly pounced on Umalatov and completed the battle with floor and pound. This was an announcement victory for Musaev who earned end wins in three of his 4 performances this season.
After coming into this PFL season as a relative unknown, Musaev has now captured a world title and the largest money prize within the sport. “The Silent Assassin” might not be a family title but, however MMA followers world wide now understand how proficient this Welterweight phenom is.
Official Outcome: Shamil Musaev def. Magomed Umalatov by TKO, Spherical 3, 1:44
