PFL 6 (2025)

PFL 6
The poster for PFL 6
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJune 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)
VenueIntrust Bank Arena
CityWichita, Kansas, United States
Event chronology
PFL 5 PFL 6 PFL 7

The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 20, 2025, at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, United States. This event marked the semifinals of the single-elimination tournament format in the Lightweight, Bantamweight and Women's Flyweight divisions.[1][2][3]

Background

The event marked the promotion's debut in Wichita and the state of Kansas.[4]

The event featured the semifinals of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a women's flyweight, bantamweight and lightweight divisions.[5]

Jay-Jay Wilson was scheduled to face 2024 PFL lightweight winner Gadzhi Rabadanov in a lightweight semifinal bout at the main event. However, Wilson withdrew from the bout due to suffering a broken jaw.[6] On May 28, the promotion announced that Kevin Lee signed with PFL and replaced Wilson against Rabadanov instead.[7]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Kevin Lee TKO (punches) 1 2:37 [a]
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Elora Dana Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Lightweight Archie Colgan def. Mansour Barnaoui Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c]
Bantamweight Marcirley Alves def. Jake Hadley Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [d]
Lightweight Alfie Davis def. Brent Primus Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [e]
Bantamweight Justin Wetzell def. Mando Gutierrez Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [f]
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Women's Flyweight Jena Bishop def. Ekaterina Shakalova Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:07 [g]
Bantamweight Magomed Magomedov def. Sarvarjon Khamidov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [h]
Lightweight Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci def. Antonio Caruso Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:43
Lightweight Darragh Kelly def. Mike Hamel Submission (face crank) 3 3:09
Women's Flyweight Ilra Joanne def. Saray Orozco Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Nick Meck def. Alan Domínguez Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:10
  1. ^ 2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  2. ^ 2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
  3. ^ Bellator Lightweight title eliminator.
  4. ^ 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
  5. ^ 2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
  6. ^ 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
  7. ^ 2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
  8. ^ 2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament Alternate bout.

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Tournament brackets

2025 PFL Lightweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci[a] 3
 
 
 
 Brent Primus SUB
 
 Brent Primus 3
 
 
 
 Alfie Davis UD
 
 Clay Collard 3
 
 
 
 Alfie Davis UD
 
 Alfie Davis
 
 
 
 Gadzhi Rabadanov
 
 Gadzhi Rabadanov KO
 
 
 
 Marc Diakiese 1
 
 Gadzhi Rabadanov TKO
 
 
 
 Kevin Lee[b] 1
 
 Jay-Jay Wilson TKO
 
 
 Mads Burnell 3
 
  1. ^ Alexandr Shabliy withdrew from the tournament due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci.
  2. ^ Jay-Jay Wilson withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Kevin Lee.

2025 PFL Bantamweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Leandro Higo 3
 
 
 
 Marcirley Alves[a] SD
 
 Marcirley Alves UD
 
 
 
 Jake Hadley 3
 
 Jake Hadley SUB
 
 
 
 Matheus Mattos[b] 3
 
 Marcirley Alves
 
 
 
 Justin Wetzell
 
 Kasum Kasumov 3
 
 
 
 Justin Wetzell[c] UD
 
 Justin Wetzell UD
 
 
 
 Mando Gutierrez 3
 
 Francesco Nuzzi 1
 
 
 Mando Gutierrez[d] SUB
 
  1. ^ Magomed Magomedov withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Josh Rettinghouse. In turn, Rettinghouse was not medically cleared and replaced by Marcirley Alves
  2. ^ Sarvarjon Khamidov withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by Matheus Mattos.
  3. ^ Ciaran Clarke withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Justin Wetzell.
  4. ^ Ali Taleb and Zebenzui Ruiz withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and were replaced by Francesco Nuzzi and Mando Gutierrez.

2025 PFL Women's Flyweight Tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Juliana Velasquez 1
 
 
 
 Ekaterina Shakalova[a] SUB
 
 Ekaterina Shakalova 2
 
 
 
 Jena Bishop SUB
 
 Kana Watanabe 3
 
 
 
 Jena Bishop UD
 
 Jena Bishop
 
 
 
 Liz Carmouche
 
 Liz Carmouche TKO
 
 
 
 Ilara Joanne 1
 
 Liz Carmouche UD
 
 
 
 Elona Dana 3
 
 Elora Dana SUB
 
 
 Diana Avsaragova 1
 
  1. ^ Taila Santos withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ekaterina Shakalova.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PFL Announces Dates And Locations For 2025 World Tournament Semifinals". FightBook MMA. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  2. ^ Sherdog.com. "Locations Announced for PFL Tournament Semifinals in June". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  3. ^ Leonard, Harvey (2025-03-19). "PFL Reveals Locations For 2025 World Tournament Semifinals". MMA News | UFC News Since 2002. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  4. ^ Gonzalez, Gabriel (2025-03-11). "PFL Announces Semifinal Dates in Nashville, Wichita, and Chicago". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  5. ^ Sherdog.com. "Full Card Announced for PFL World Tournament 6 in Wichita". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  6. ^ King, Nolan. "PFL loses main event semifinal as Jay Jay Wilson injured ahead of Gadzhi Rabadnov fight". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
  7. ^ Bohn, Mike. "Kevin Lee signs with PFL, steps into lightweight semifinal vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
  8. ^ "2025 PFL World Tournament 6: Semifinals". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
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