PFL 1 (2018 season)

The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 7, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. This was the first regular season event of the tournament and included fights only in the featherweight and heavyweight divisions.[2]

PFL 1
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJune 7, 2018 (2018-06-07)
VenueHulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
CityNew York City, New York
Estimated viewers138,000[1]
Event chronology
PFL 1 PFL 2

Background

Mike Kyle was expected to face Shawn Jordan at this event, however Kyle was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Philipe Lins.[3] On weigh in day, the fight suffered another set back as Jordan missed the 265-pound weight limit by over nine pounds, and the bout was scratched from the card all together.[4] As a result, Philipe Lins was awarded 3 points via. walkover victory.

Originally fights were set between Alex Nicholson vs. Kevin Tiller and Caio Alencar vs. Jake Heun, however due to New York not allowing fighters to compete with a weight difference greater than 25 pounds, PFL reorganized the fights the day before the event to Alex Nicholson vs. Jake Heun and Caio Alencar vs. Kevin Tiller.[5]

Results
Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Andre Harrison def. Jumabieke Tuerxun Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Featherweight Lance Palmer def. Bekbulat Magomedov Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:21
Featherweight Timur Valiev def. Max Coga Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Alex Nicholson def. Jake Heun KO (flying knee) 2 0:58
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt def. Valdrin Istrefi Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-25, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Nazareno Malegarie def. Marcos Galvao Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Kelvin Tiller def. Caio Alencar KO (punch) 1 3:34
Featherweight Steven Siler def. Magomed Idrisov Submission (triangle choke) 1 4:19
Featherweight Alexandre Almeida def. Lee Coville Submission (armbar) 1 1:22
Heavyweight Francimar Barroso def. Daniel Gallemore TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 3:57
Postliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Heavyweight Jack May def. Josh Copeland TKO (body kick and punches) 1 4:30

    Standings after event

    The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover (WO) victory.[6]

    Featherweight
    Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    Points[7]
    Alexandre Almeida 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
    Steven Siler 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
    Lance Palmer 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
    Nazareno Malegarie 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Timur Valiev 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Andre Harrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Marcos Galvão 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Max Coga 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Jumabieke Tuerxun 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Bekbulat Magomedov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Magomed Idrisov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Lee Coville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Sources:[8]

    Heavyweight
    Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    Points[9]
    Kelvin Tiller 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
    Francimar Barroso 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
    Jack May 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
    Alex Nicholson 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
    Jared Rosholt 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Philipe Lins 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
    Valdrin Istrefi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Jake Heun 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Josh Copeland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Daniel Gallemore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Caio Alencar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Shawn Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Sources:[10]

    See also

    References
    1. "PFL 6 draws 116,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". mmapayout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
    2. "Fight Card - PFL 1". PFL.
    3. Guilherme Cruz (2018-05-25). "Philipe Lins replaces injured Mike Kyle, faces Shawn Jordan at PFL 1 in June". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
    4. Dan Rose (2018-05-25). "SHAWN JORDAN MISSES WEIGHT BY SOME NINE POUNDS FOR PFL FIGHT TOMORROW". Mikeswick.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
    5. MMAJUNKIE Staff (2018-05-25). "PFL 1 debut card official in New York after heavyweight musical chairs". MMAJUNKIE. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
    6. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
    7. The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
    8. "2018 PFL Featherweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 9 June 2018.
    9. The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
    10. "2018 PFL Heavyweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 8 June 2018.
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