The 2025 PFL welterweight tournament experienced a shakeup before it even began after Magomed Umalatov missed weight Wednesday, forcing him to be removed from the competition.
Umalatov weighed in at 173.6 pounds during 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 weigh-ins in Orlando, Fla., more than 2 pounds heavier than the 171 limit. In Umalatov’s place steps in alternate Joseph Luciano, who will take on Logan Storley in a welterweight quarterfinal matchup.
Your updated #PFLWorldTournament Welterweight bracket
•Magomed Umalatov is OUT.
•Alternate Joseph Luciano steps in
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗽: Logan Storley vs. Joseph Luciano𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Early Fight Card 8PM ESPN+ | Main Card 10 PM | ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/44QssRd6vs
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Thursday’s fight card, which takes place at Universal Studios Orlando (ESPN+, ESPN2), features the quarterfinals of both the welterweight and featherweight eight-man tournaments. The featherweight field did not experience any weight misses.
Below are the full 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+, ESPN2)
- Jason Jackson (170.8) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (171) – welterweight quarterfinal
- Jesus Pinedo (145.6) vs. Ádám Borics (145.4) – featherweight quarterfinal
- Joseph Luciano (170.4) vs. Logan Storley – welterweight quarterfinal
- Jeremy Kennedy (145.8) vs. Movlid Khaybulaev (145.4) – featherweight quarterfinal
PRELIMINARY CARD (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Mukhamed Berkhamov (171) vs. Thad Jean (170.8) – welterweight quarterfinal
- Gabriel Braga (144.4) vs. Frederik Dupras (145.6) – featherweight quarterfinal
- Giannis Bachar (170.6) vs. Masayuki Kikuiri (169.4) – welterweight quarterfinal
- Nathan Kelly (146) vs. Kim Tae-kyun (145.2) – featherweight quarterfinal
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2025 PFL World Tournament 1.
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