In one of the best featherweight battles of the year on paper, two former PFL World champions were confronted with the PFL World Tournament 145LB final with $ 500,000 on the line.
Destroying Peruvian striker Jesus Pinedo (25-6-1) ran through his side of the bracket with first round finishes over Adam Borics and Gabriel Braga. Movlid Khaybulaev (23-0-1) is a training partner and good friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov and had never lost in 23 professional fights. The final was a fight that fans all over the world had awaited all season.
In the first round of the PFL Atlantic City Co-Main event on Friday, Pinedo came out with the action, but was quickly removed by Khaybulaev in the middle of the cage. MoVlid was in the upper position of a full guard and learned short bumps to the head of Pinedo. The referee was unspeakably the hunters and Pinedo emerged as if he were being shot from a cannon. Both hunters stayed in the bag and threw bombs, who repeatedly ticked each other before Khaybulaev landed a Takedown. Once on the ground, MOVLID remained control until the end of the round landing quality soil and smashes on top.
Again Khaybulaev was able to bring the ground to the ground early in the second round. While on top of Mlvlid easily went to the back of Pinedo looking for naked choke behind. Again the referee stood the fight at a moment after Pinedo escaped to the entire guard. Once standing, Mlvlid landed a huge shot on Pinedo on the floor and hit him. Swarming on an wounded opponent who tried to finish the fight. Heavy soil and pound landed when the referee was close to stopping the fight. Pinedo was not bleeding open from the nose at the end of the round.
The third round took a dramatic turn when Pinedo came out and a crush had landed in the first ten seconds. Movlid Khaybulaev was temporarily stumbled, but his calmness landed a well -timed Takedown. For two minutes, Khaybulaev remained in the entire position in the entire guard. Short soil and pounds started to add up in the round for Mlvlid, who approached this round for four minutes of ground rule. Pinedo finally returned and threw threatening punches to Mlvlid until the bell. This soon became an immediate classic between two world -class competitors.
Entering the Khaybulaev championship rounds was apparently first in the fight. In the fourth, MOVLID was able to find a Takedown in De Ronde for thirty seconds. Pinedo seemed to fade because MOVLID remained in top position. With two minutes left, Pinedo was able to temporarily return to the feet before he was removed again. Mlvlid dominated this round and seemed to be a wide margin.
In the last frame, Pinedo marched forward to land a desperate shot to turn the tide. MOVLID skillfully dived under one blow and landed a Takedown against the cage. Quickly the transition to the half -guard grabbed MoVlid a arm triangle and squeezed life from Pinedo. The former Pinedo champion tapped and ended the game and awarded Khaybulaev as the winner of 2025 World Tournament. Khaybulaev earns a profit from entries and his second tournament camp championship and is undoubtedly one of the best hunters in the promotion and has $ 500,000 to show for his victory.
In the interview after the fight, the coach and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov of Mlvlid Khaybulaev stated that he was very proud of him, the couple trained together for 18 years under the father of Khabib. An impressive victory for MOVLID, who was incredibly a gamble underdog that came in this fight. After winning a title Last time, Khaybulaev took an extensive resignation of the sport. Maybe the same will happen this time, but we hope to see him in the 2026 season.
Official result: MOVLID KHAYBULAEV DEF. Jesus pinedo by submission (arm-triangle choke), round 5, 1:17
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