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Impa Kasanganay and Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov meet Saturday for the light heavyweight $1 million title at the 2024 PFL Championship. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup.
Impa Kasanganay def. Josh Silveira – 2024 PFL Playoffs 2
Impa Kasanganay (18-4), a former welterweight, won the 205-pound $1 million title in 2023 against Josh Silveira. He’s coming off a split-call setback against Bellator champ Johnny Eblen, but in he tore through the regular season with finishes of Alex Polizzi and Jakob Nedoh, then beat Silveira a second time to reach the final.
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Rob Wilkinson – 2024 PFL Playoffs 2
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (24-7-1) lost his first two Bellator fights in 2021, but has been on a roll ever since. He wrapped his tenure in that promotion with three straight wins, then stopped Nedoh in the first round to open his first PFL season. He outworked Simon Biyong to reach the semifinals, then beat Rob Wilkinson to get a shot at $1 million.
2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Impa Kasanganay vs Dovlet Yagshimuradov during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)
Kasanganay is only about a -175 favorite. The only time he hasn’t been a favorite in the PFL was his fight with Eblen earlier this year.
Only one of our staff pickers took Yagshimuradov in an upset.
As the fourth $1 million fight on the main card, Kasanganay and Yagshimuradov are expected to walk to the cage at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET. The fight will stream on ESPN+.
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