The Professional Fighters League’s 2021 season comes to a close tonight with the 2021 PFL World Championship, the biggest night in MMA. Tonight’s fight card features six world championship bouts with $6 million in prize money on the line, as well as Claressa Shields return to the SmartCage. The 2021 PFL World Championship takes place at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Headlining tonight’s 10-fight card will be the PFL Women’s Lightweight Championship contest between 2019 titleholder Kayla Harrison and Taylor Guardado. Harrison, who is undefeated in her MMA career, will look to become a two-time PFL champion. Guardado, meanwhile, aims to become the first person to defeat Harrison.
The co-main event, features 2019 champion Ray Cooper III and 2018 champion Magomed Magomedkerimov in a rematch for the PFL Welterweight Championship. After crossing paths in the 2018 welterweight finals, Cooper and Magomedkerimov face off once again, with the former looking for retribution, and the latter looking for a repeat of history.
Also on the card, Bruno Capellozza meets Ante Delija for the PFL Heavyweight Championship, Movlid Khaybulaev faces Chris Wade for the PFL Featherweight Championship, Antonio Carlos Junior squares off with Marthin Hamlet for the PFL Light Heavyweight Championship, and Loik Radzhabov battles Raush Manfio for the PFL Lightweight Championship.
Plus, three-division women’s boxing champion Claressa Shields returns to the SmartCage to face Abigail Montes in a featured women’s lightweight contest.
COMPLETE 2021 PFL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT CARD
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Women’s Lightweight Championship
Kayla Harrison vs. Taylor Guardado
Welterweight Championship
Ray Cooper III vs. Magomed Magomedkerimov
Women’s Lightweight Bout
Claressa Shields vs. Abigail Montes
Heavyweight Championship
Bruno Cappelozza vs. Ante Delija
Featherweight Championship
Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade
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Light Heavyweight Championship
Antonio Carlos Jr. vs. Marthin Hamlet
PFL Lightweight Championship
Loik Radzhabov vs. Raush Manfio
Light Heavyweight Bout
Omari Akhmedov vs. Jordan Young
Women’s Lightweight Bout
Julia Budd vs. Kaitlyn Young
Lightweight Bout
Don Madge vs. Nathan Williams