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PFL tosses athlete from playoffs after fight ”did not meet the standards”

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25 juni 2023

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Less than 12 hours after Natan Schulte defeated Raush Manfio via unanimous decision at 2023 PFL 6, Professional Fighters Leauge announced Schulte’s removal from the postseason – as well as both fighters’ suspensions for the rest of the season.

The reason? The two are close friends and training partners and did not bring a fight.

“Last night Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio did not meet the standards which all PFL fighters agree to uphold in competition,” a promotional press release Saturday said. “All fighters in their PFL Fight Agreements agree to use their ‘best efforts … skills and abilities as a professional athlete to compete … and defeat any opponent.’”

PFL: ”Did not meet that contractual standard”

For the majority of three rounds, Schulte and Manfio were hesitant to engage and the fight ended as a unanimous decision for Schulte with 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 on the scorecards.

“It was very clear that Natan and Raush did not meet that contractual standard in yesterday’s bout,” the promotion said. “PFL immediately suspended both fighters from the season and deemed the fight to have 0 points for purposes of League standings. PFL takes this action in recognition of its responsibility to all PFL fighters and all PFL fans.”

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Check out the results from Friday’s event below!

Main card

Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Anthony Romero via knockout (knee) – Round 3,
Sadibou Sy def. Shane Mitchell via knockout (spinning back kick) – Round 3, 1:35
Shane Burgos def. Yamato Nishikawa via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Magomed Magomedkerimov def. David Zawada via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:54
Magomed Umalatov def. Nayib Lopez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Clay Collard def. Stevie Ray via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:04

Prelims

Carlos Leal def. Dilano Taylor via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:13
Natan Schulte def. Raush Manfio via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Bruno Miranda def. Alexander Martinez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Solomon Renfro def. Jarrah Al-Silawi via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:44
Brahyan Zurcher def. Mike Bardsley via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:45
Abdullah Al-Qahtani def. Lamar Brown via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:35

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