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Matt Erickson

How to watch PFL 2025, Week 1: Who’s fighting, lineup, start time, broadcast info

The PFL’s 2025 regular season starts this week with PFL 2025, Week 1, which features welterweights and featherweights in action for the first time this year.

Here’s how to watch PFL 2025, Week 1, with a complete lineup and breakdown by division.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2025, Week 1.

Broadcast and streaming info

PFL 2025, Week 1 takes place Thursday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. The same location will be used for the next two events, one per week, for the next two weeks.

The prelims stream on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET. The main card airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET.

Welterweight

The card’s main event is at welterweight with a pair of former Bellator champions: Jason Jackson (18-5) takes on Andrey Koreshkov (28-5) in the headliner. Jackson lost the 170-pound title to Ramazan Kuramagomedov in June 2024. Prior to that, his PFL debut was a win over former PFL season winner Ray Cooper III in the PFL vs. Bellator champs vs. champs event.

Also at welterweight, former Bellator interim champ Logan Storley (16-3) meets Magomed Umalatov (17-1) on the main card.

On the prelims at 170 pounds, Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-2) fights Thad Jean (8-0), Giannis Bachar (9-2) takes on Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1) and Joseph Luciano (10-2) meets Sarek Shields (6-2).

Jason Jackson vs. Yaroslav Amosov, Bellator 301

Featherweight

The co-main event is at 145 pounds. Former Bellator title challenger Adam Borics (19-2) takes on 2023 PFL $1 million winner Jesus Pinedo (23-6-1), who hasn’t fought since he won that season, but has three straight finishes.

To open up the main card, Jeremy Kennedy (19-5) meets PFL 2021 season winner Movlid Khaybulaev (21-0-1), who will put his unbeaten record on the line.

On the prelims, Gabriel Braga (15-2) takes on Yves Landu (21-9), Nathan Kelly (11-3) meets Tae Kyun Kim (10-1) and Frederik Dupras (8-1) fights Nathan Ghareeb (10-3).

2024 PFL 3: Chicago at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ilinois, Friday, April 19, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Full fight card

MAIN CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov
  • Adam Borics vs. Jesus Pinedo
  • Logan Storley vs. Magomed Umalatov
  • Jeremy Kennedy vs. Movlid Khaybulaev

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Thad Jean
  • Gabriel Braga vs. Yves Landu
  • Giannis Bachar vs. Masayuki Kikuiri
  • Nathan Kelly vs. Tae Kyun Kim
  • Joseph Luciano vs. Sarek Shields
  • Frederik Dupras vs. Nathan Ghareeb

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