SIOUX FALLS, S.D: The Professional Fighters League returned to Sioux Falls on Sunday where the main event at the Sanford Pentagon saw former interim Bellator lightweight world champion and No. 3-ranked Logan Storley beat 2024 PFL Europe welterweight champion and No. 6-ranked Florim Zendeli.
In an arena where he has never lost, Storley set the tone early with a dominant first round, overwhelming Zendeli with his elite wrestling, forcing two cage grabs that resulted in a two-point deduction by referee Kevan MacDonald.
That sequence proved decisive, as Storley went on to a unanimous victory, with all three judges scoring it 30-25. In a welterweight division currently championed by Ramazan Kuramagomedov, the win places Storley in the mix for a title opportunity.
In the co-main event, Dagestan’s Gadzhi Rabadanov, the No. 2-ranked lightweight and 2024 PFL lightweight world champion, showcased his elite grappling in an impressive performance over Latvia’s Alex Chizov, the 2025 PFL Europe lightweight champion.
Rabadanov controlled the pace of the fight from the outset, repeatedly taking Chizov to the mat and racking up seven takedowns, a decisive factor that dictated the outcome of the matchup.
While Chizov had moments where he looked to establish his striking, Rabadanov’s relentless pressure and positional control neutralized the European champion’s offense and kept him on the defensive throughout.
By the final bell, Rabadanov’s ability to impose his game had clearly separated the two, earning him a convincing victory and reinforcing his position as one of the top lightweights in the PFL.
In a battle of top-10 ranked athletes, England’s No. 6-ranked Simeon Powell faced Argentina’s No. 8-ranked Emiliano Sordi. Unfazed by the experience gap against a former PFL champion with more than 20 additional professional fights, Powell weathered multiple dangerous moments, and dropped Sordi to the canvas to secure a statement victory.
In a battle of PFL heavyweights, No. 2-ranked Renan Ferreira and No. 6-ranked Sergey Bilostenniy came out swinging, with Bilostenniy dropping his Brazilian opponent early in the first round. Ferreira recovered, but Bilostenniy imposed his will on the ground and sealed victory late in the third round with a right hook flush on Ferreira’s chin.
The main card opened with No.4-ranked Magomed Magomedov facing longtime Bellator athlete, Leandro Higo. The first and second round of the fight were closely contested, with both men having their moments.
Higo locked in a deep standing guillotine that threatened his opponent at one point, but it was the third round where Magomedov pulled away, earning a decision victory on two of the judges’ scorecards.
