Editor’s note: The article has been updated at 4:45 p.m. ET to
reflect the cancellation of a bout.
After all the vitriolic back-and-forth about their
Professional Fighters League rubber match, Chris Wade
vs. Bubba
Jenkins 3 failed to get off the starting block.
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The weigh-ins for
2023 Season Championships took place on Friday, and all six
championship affairs are set and ready to go on Friday. The main
event will take place in the lightweight division as Olivier
Aubin-Mercier looks to repeat against Clay
Collard. Collard (24-10) came in at 154.8 pounds, as did
Aubin-Mercier (20-5). While all 12 finalists made weight, three
undercard fighters missed weight: Ray Cooper
III (186.8), Wade (148.4) and Josh Blyden
(146.8). Cooper and Blyden have been fined percentages of their
purses, and Wade’s match has been canceled.
The PFL 2023 Championships will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view on
Friday. The main card starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, while the
prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
2023 Season PFL Championships Weigh-in Results:
Clay
Collard (154.8) vs. Olivier
Aubin-Mercier (154.8)
Denis
Goltsov (244.6) vs. Renan
Ferreira (261.2)
Larissa
Pacheco (145) vs. Marina
Mokhnatkina (144)
Magomed
Magomedkerimov (170) vs. Sadibou Sy
(169.8)
Joshua
Silveira (202.6) vs. Impa
Kasanganay (203.4)
Kayla
Harrison (150.4) vs. Aspen Ladd
(150)
Derek
Brunson (185.8) vs. Ray Cooper
III (186.8)*
Jesus
Pinedo (145) vs. Gabriel
Braga (144.6)
Biaggio
Ali Walsh (155.8) vs. Joel Lopez
(154.2)
Bubba
Jenkins (145) vs. Chris Wade
(148.4)**
Phil
Caracappa (135.5) vs. Khai Wu
(135.4)
Josh
Blyden (146.8)*** vs. Jesse Stirn
(145.6)
* Cooper missed weight by .8 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.
** Wade missed weight by 2.4 pounds and the fight has been
canceled.
*** Blyden missed weight by .8 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.