2021 PFL Championship: Make your predictions for six playoff finals

Matt Erickson
·2 min read

We want your predictions for Wednesday’s 2021 PFL Championship event in Hollywood, Fla.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the 2021 PFL Championship playoff finals staff predictions we release Tuesday ahead of the event.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Raush Manfio vs. Loik Radzhabov

Records: Raush Manfio (14-3), Loik Radzhabov (15-3-1)
Past five: Manfio 4-1, Radzhabov 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None

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Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marthin Hamlet

Records: Antonio Carlos Junior (12-5), Marthin Hamlet (8-2)
Past five: Junior 2-3, Hamlet 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None

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Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade

Records: Movlid Khaybulaev (18-0-1), Chris Wade (20-6)
Past five: Khaybulaev 5-0, Wade 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None

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Bruno Cappelozza vs. Ante Delija

Records: Bruno Cappelozza (13-5), Ante Delija (19-4)
Past five: Cappelozza 4-1, Delija 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None

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Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov

Records: Ray Cooper III (23-7-1), Magomed Magomedkerimov (29-5)
Past five: Cooper 5-0, Magomedkerimov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None

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Kayla Harrison vs. Taylor Guardado

Records: Kayla Harrison (11-0), Taylor Guardado (3-1)
Past five: Harrison 5-0, Guardado 3-1
Division: Women’s lightweight
Rankings: Harrison No. 9 pound-for-pound

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2021 PFL Championship fight card (as of Oct. 24, 2021, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Kayla Harrison vs. Taylor Guardado – for women’s lightweight championship

  • Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov – for welterweight championship

  • Abigail Montes vs. Claressa Shields

  • Bruno Cappelozza vs. Ante Delija – for heavyweight championship

  • Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade – for featherweight championship

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4:30 p.m. ET)

  • Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marthin Hamlet – for light heavyweight championship

  • Raush Manfio vs. Loik Radzhabov – for lightweight championship

  • Omari Akhmedov vs. Jordan Young

  • Julia Budd vs. Kaitlin Young

  • Don Madge vs. Nathan Williams

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