Bruno Miranda Wins Contract at Professional Fighters League Challenger Series 5

Bruno Miranda def. Carson Frei via TKO (Punches) R3, 3:40

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Damir Ferhatbegovic def. B.J. Bland via Knockout (Punch) R1, 2:41

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Michael Dufort def. Arut Pogosjan via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2, 4:02

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Yanal Ashmoz def. Dennis Hughes Jr. via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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March 19, 2022

Despite missing weight by .2 pounds, Bruno
Miranda is the latest prospect to join the
Professional Fighters League after an impressive showing
against Carson
Frei.

Frei (9-5) and Miranda (14-3) came out swinging in the main event
of
PFL Challenger Series 5. Miranda showed an early edge on the
feet with some solid low kicks, while Frei looked to take the fight
to the ground. Miranda’s striking edge would continue into the
final two rounds as “Robusto” repeatedly tagged Miranda with
powerful punches and kicks. The Brazilian would keep on the pressure and finally landed an uppercut
that caused Frei to faceplant. The impressive striking display
earned Miranda a knockout victory at the 3:40 mark of Round 3.

The co-main event saw Damir
Ferhatbegovic take on the much more experienced B.J. Bland, who
has three times the number of fights as “The Bosnian Barn Cat.”
Despite Bland (15-11) having the experience edge, it was
Ferhatbegovic (6-2-1) that scored a vicious knockout. A right hook that came after a well-timed uppercut
was enough to drop and put away Bland after just 2:41 of
action.

Lightweights Michael
Dufort and Arut
Pogosjan had a back-and-forth battle. The first round saw
Dufort (9-4) take the back of Pojosjan (9-4) early in Round 1, but
it was the Elevation Fight Team member that started landing on the
feet to close the frame. However, it would be Dufort’s grappling
that would be the difference-maker as the Canadian sank in a rear-naked choke at 4:02 of Round 2
that forced the tap.

Undefeated lightweight prospect Yanal
Ashmoz kept his record spotless against Dennis
Hughes Jr. in the first fight of the night. The Israeli fighter
managed to take the fight to the ground in Round 1 and used
effective ground-and-pound to damage Hughes Jr. (7-4). Ashmoz (6-0)
would continue the momentum in the following two rounds and take
home a unanimous decision win with three 30-27 scorecards in his
favor.

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