The ''PFL 3''

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event for the 2024 season of the

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was held on April 19, 2024, at the

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, United States. This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the

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and

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divisions.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Chicago and first since PFL 2 (2018) in June 2018. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former Bellator Welterweight Champion

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and

Magomed Umalatov Magomed Nasrulayevich Umalatov (; born April 3, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He was the winner of the 2018 SMRF Welterweight G ...

. The undercard also included the regular season, with the following fights took place at the event: *A featherweight bout between 2022 PFL featherweight winner

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and Pedro Carvalho. *A welterweight bout between former interim Bellator Welterweight Champion Logan Storley and Shamil Musaev. *A featherweight bout between Gabriel Alves Braga and former LFA Featherweight Champion Justin Gonzalez. *A welterweight rematch between

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and

Goiti Yamauchi is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division for Bellator MMA and currently competes in the same division for the Professional Fighters League. Background Yamauchi was born in Anjō, Aichi to a Japanese father ...

. *A featherweight bout between former Brave CF Featherweight Champion

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and Kai Kamaka III. * The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winner

Enrique Barzola Enrique Johnatan Barzola Acosta (born 28 April 1989) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). He was the lightweight winner on The Ultimate Fighter: ...

was return to featherweight division against

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. *A featherweight bout between

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and Brett Johns. *Murad Ramazanov made his promotional debut against Laureano Staropoli in a welterweight bout. At weigh-ins, Staropoli came in at 175.2 lbs, 4.2 pounds over the limit for welterweight. He was fined 20% of his purse and given a point deduction in the standings. *Don Madge returned after two-years hiatus against

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in a welterweight bout.

Results

Standings after event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 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. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.

Welterweight

Featherweight

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