The main event saw Thad Jean edge former Bellator champion Jason Jackson via split decision as the undefeated contender improved his record to 10-0 and punched his ticket to the welterweight final.
Having toppled one Bellator champ, Jean will now have to defeat another after former interim 170-pound champ Logan Storley earned a unanimous decision in the night’s other welterweight semi-final to earn his spot in the final.
At 145 pounds, Jesus Pinedo knocked out Gabriel Braga in 76 seconds to surge into the featherweight final in emphatic fashion. He’ll take on Movlid Khaybulaev, who defeated Taekyun Kim via unanimous decision. It means the featherweight final will see two former PFL featherweight world champions go head to head, with 2021 champion Khaybulaev taking on 2023 champ Pinedo for the $500,000 tournament prize.
PFL World Tournament Nashville: Official results
MAIN CARD
- Thad Jean def. Jason Jackson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Jesus Pinedo def. Gabriel Braga via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:16
- Logan Storley def. Masayuki Kikuiri via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)
- Movlid Khaybulaev def. Taekyun Kim via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
EARLY CARD
- Adam Borics def. Jeremy Kennedy via majority decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-28)
- Magomed Umalatov def. Anthony Ivy via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:28
- Sarek Shields def. Joseph Luciano via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Kendly St. Louis def. Muhmamed Berkhamov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:21
- Alexei Pergande def. Mike Bardsley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jason Danner def. Nathan Gilmore via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
