The ''PFL 3''

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event for the 2022 season of the

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was held on May 6, 2022, at the

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. This will be the third regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Women's Lightweight and

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

divisions.

Background

The event will be headlined by a women's lightweight clash between the 2019 and 2021 champion

Kayla Harrison Kayla Jean Harrison (born July 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former Olympic and world champion judoka, currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Harrison competed in the weight category in jud ...

and Bellator vet

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. The co-main will feature a welterweight bout between 2019 and 2021 champion

Ray Cooper III Raynald "Ray" Cooper III (born February 7, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he is the two-time Welterweight champion. A professional competi ...

facing undefeated Magomed Umalatov. Umalatov would pull out of the bout and be replaced by former LFA Welterweight Champion Carlos Leal. The remaining two fights of the main card will see lightweight bout between ex-UFC champ

Anthony Pettis Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of th ...

facing Bellator veteran Myles Price, while former Bellator Welterweight champion Rory MacDonald faces off against Bellator and ACA vet Brett Cooper. A welterweight bout between Magomed Magomedkerimov and João Zeferino was scheduled for this event, however Magomedkerimov pulled out of the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by Dilano Taylor. At weigh-ins,

and

Genah Fabian Genah Fabian (born September 5, 1989) is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Background Said by Fabian in an interview, "I was born and raised in West Auckland as a kid and then we moved into central Auckland when I went to Hig ...

missed weight for their bouts. Cooper weighed in at 176.4 pounds, 5.4 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Fabian weighed in at 160.8 pounds, 4.8 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. They were fined 20 percent of their purses, ineligible to win playoff points, given a walkover loss, and were penalized one point in the standings. Carlos Leal and

Julia Budd Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in M ...

received walkover wins regardless of bout outcome but are eligible to gain stoppage points.

Results

Standings After Event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.

Welterweight

Women's Lightweight

Lightweight

References

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