Ray Cooper lll dominated at tonight’s PFL 10 event in DC, scoring a pair of first-round TKO victories over opponents Jake Shields and Handesson Ferreira to advance to the tournaments welterweight championship.
Cooper will now face fellow finalist Magomed Magomedkerimov, who defeated opponents Pavlo Kusch and then Bojan Velickovic at tonight’s event.
Check out the highlights of tonight’s PFL 10 finishes below:
Welterweight Quarterfinal: #1 seed Ray Cooper III defeats #8 seed Jake Shields by TKO in Round 1. Cooper advances to the Welterweight Semifinals.
From Hawaii to one step closer to NYC! Welterweight Quarterfinal: #1 seed Ray Cooper III defeats #8 seed Jake Shields by TKO in Round 1. Cooper advances to the Welterweight Semifinals. #PFLPlayoffs #MMA @jakeshieldsajj pic.twitter.com/CyiBNCRwb0
— PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) October 21, 2018
Welterweight Quarterfinal: #5 seed Handesson Ferreira defeats #4 seed Rick Story in Round 2 by TKO. Ferreira advances to the Welterweight Semifinals.
A powerful statement! Welterweight Quarterfinal: #5 seed Handesson Ferreira defeats #4 seed Rick Story in Round 2 by TKO. Ferreira advances to the Welterweight Semifinals. #PFLPlayoffs #MMA @Rick_Story @HFboydoido pic.twitter.com/4zEXRablkk
— PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) October 21, 2018
Welterweight Semifinal: #3 seed Magomed Magomedkerimov defeats #7 seed Bojan Velickovic by TKO in Round 2. Magomedkerimov advances to the PFL 2018 Championship
Booking a trip to #NYC on #NYE! Welterweight Semifinal: #3 seed Magomed Magomedkerimov defeats #7 seed Bojan Velickovic by TKO in Round 2. Magomedkerimov advances to the PFL 2018 Championship at @HuluTheaterMSG for a shot at $1 Million! #PFLPlayoffs #MMA @serbian_steel pic.twitter.com/ngFF7PUrKO
— PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) October 21, 2018
Welterweight Semifinal: #1 seed Ray Cooper III defeats #5 seed Handesson Ferreira by TKO in Round 1. Cooper advances to the PFL 2018 Championship
The Braddah Boy cannot be contained! Welterweight Semifinal: #1 seed Ray Cooper III defeats #5 seed Handesson Ferreira by TKO in Round 1. Cooper advances to the PFL 2018 Championship at @HuluTheaterMSG for a shot at $1 Million! #PFLPlayoffs #MMA @HFboydoido pic.twitter.com/Sr71Se3ljm
— PFL MMA (@ProFightLeague) October 21, 2018
Get all of tonight’s PFL 10 Results below:
PFL 10 Main Card on NBCSN
•Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Sadibou Sy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – Middleweight semifinal bout
•Ray Cooper III def. Handesson Ferreira via TKO (punches) at 2:28 of Round 1 – Welterweight semifinal bout
•John Howard vs. Louis Taylor – middleweight semifinal bout (Taylor advances for winning the first-round) declared a technical draw due to illegal strike at 4:58 of Round 2
•Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Bojan Velickovic via TKO (punches) at 3:13 of Round – Welterweight semifinal bout
•Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Gasan Umalatov – Middleweight quarterfinal bout (Magomedov advanced on tie-breaker for winning the first-round) declared a majority draw (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)
•Ray Cooper III def. Jake Shields via TKO (punches) at 3:10 of Round 1 – Welterweight quarterfinal bout
•Bruno Santos vs. Sadibou Sy – Middleweight quarterfinal bout (Sy advances on tie-breaker for winning first-round) declared a majority draw (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)
•Handesson Ferreira def. Rick Story via TKO (verbal submission) at 1:15 of Round 2 – Welterweight quarterfinal bout
PFL 10 Prelims on Facebook
•John Howard def. Eddie Gordon via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) – Middleweight quarterfinal bout
•Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Pavlo Kusch via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) – Welterweight quarterfinal bout
•Louis Taylor def. Rex Harris via unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) – Middleweight quarterfinal bout
•Abukar Nurmagomedov vs. Bojan Velickovic – Welterweight quarterfinal bout (Nurmagomedov advances on a tie-breaker for winning the first-round) declared a draw (19-19, 19-19, 19-19)