The PFL, wraps up the second half of the 2023 PFL regular season with PFL 6: Welterweights & Lightweights. In PFL 6 Main Event, 2022 PFL Lightweight Champion Olivier “Canadian Gangster” Aubin Mercier Meet fellow Canadian Anthony Romero “The Genius”.
Aubin-Mercier, who weighed in at 155.6 pounds, currently sits atop the Lightweight standings, and could book a return trip to the PFL Playoffs with a stoppage win. Romero, meanwhile, weighed in at 155.4 pounds in his 2023 NFL regular season debut, and will need a provisional win to keep himself in contention for a spot in the postseason.
In the co-main event, the 2022 PFL Welterweight Championship Sadiebo “The Swedish Denzel” Sy Sweden Shane Mitchell “AAA” Australia is in a lightweight bout. C, who weighed in at 170.6 pounds, currently sits fourth in the welterweight division and could secure a record fifth consecutive PFL playoff appearance with a win. Weighing in at 170.8 pounds, Mitchell would need to finish at least the second round in order to survive the playoff race.
More action in the lightweight department “Hurricane” Shane Burgos From the United States facing Yamato Nishikawa Japan to win or fight back home. Perhaps the most notable off-season signing, Burgos weighs in at 155.8 pounds and finds himself in a must-have situation to stay in the post-season picture. Nishikawa, meanwhile, weighs in at 155.8 pounds, and needs a win to have a chance at earning a spot in the Premier League.
More action in the welterweight division featuring the 2018 PFL Welterweight Championship Magomed Magomedkerimov And David “Sgat” Zawada. Former Champion Magomedkerimov weighed in at 171.0 lbs and is currently at the top of the Welterweight rankings. A win of any kind puts Magomedkerimov back into the PFL Playoffs. Meanwhile, Zawada weighed 170.2 lbs.
Magomed “Prince” Umalatov Takes a fellow undefeated competitor Najib “Cachoro” Lopez in a body weight competition.
Umalatov, who weighed in at 170.4 pounds, is currently second in the Welterweight standings, and could clinch a second consecutive PFL Playoffs appearance with a win. Meanwhile, at 170.0 lbs., Lopez could make his NBL debut with a stoppage time win.
The launch of the ESPN Card is a lightweight contest between fan favorites “Cassius” Clay Collard from the United States and Stevie “Braveheart” Ray Scotland. Collard, the 2021 semi-finalist, weighs in at 155.1 pounds and is looking to grab another post-season appearance with a stalled win. Ray, who weighs in at 155.6 pounds, needs a win to stay in the PFL playoff race.
Official PFL ATL: WW and LW Results:
ESPN Card
Lightweight:
Oliver Obin Mercier vs. Anthony Romero
middle weight:
Sadebo C vs. Shane Mitchell
Lightweight:
Shin Burgos vs. Yamato Nishikawa
middle weight:
Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. David Zawada
middle weight:
Magomed Umalatov vs. Nep Lopez
Lightweight:
Clay Collard vs. Stevie Ray
ESPN+ card
catchweight:
Carlos Leal vs. Delano Taylor
Lightweight:
Nathan Schulte vs. Rausch Manifu
Lightweight:
Alexander Martinez vs. Bruno Miranda
middle weight:
Jarrah Al-Silawi opposite Suleiman Renfro
Catch Weight Width:
Brian Zurcher vs. Mike Bardsley
Featherweight Width:
Abdullah Al-Qahtani vs. Lamar Brown
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