November 29, 2024 3: 21 pm ET
Dovlet Yagshimuradov and Impa Kasanganay picked to produce a firefight Friday throughout their PFL title battle. When the dust settled, Turkmenistan had a brand-new champ.
At 2024 PFL Championship, Yagshimuradov (25-7-1) knocked out Kasanganay (18-5) in 58 seconds to claim light heavyweight gold. The occasion took location at The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ITS OVER!!! Dovlet Yagshimuradov takes the 2024 PFL Light Heavyweight World Title to Turkmenistan!#PFLWorldChampionship
LIVE NOW ON ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/AkXnGGFXID— PFL (@PFLMMA) November 29, 2024
Yagshimuradov was imported from Bellator following PFL’s purchase in2023 He beat Jakob Nedoh, Simon Biyong, and Rob Wilkinson in PFL en path to Friday’s champion bout.
Kasanganay was the 2023 light heavyweight champ. His effort to repeat stoppedworking, however Kasanganay racked up wins over Alex Polizzi, Nedoh, and Josh Silveira to gointo his second-straight PFL title battle.
Up-to-the-minute 2024 PFL Championship results consistof:
- Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Impa Kasanganay through knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0: 58 – to win 2024 light heavyweight title
- Shamil Musaev def. Magomed Umalatov through TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1: 44 – to win 2024 welterweight title
- Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Brent Primus through knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2: 31 – to win 2024 light-weight title
- Denis Goltsov def. Oleg Popov bymeansof submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 2: 55 – to win 2024 heavyweight title
- Abdullah Al-Qahtani def. Maraoune Bellagouit through TKO (punches) – Round 1 – for MENA featherweight title
- Omar El