PFL 3 (2024)
The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 19, 2024, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Welterweight 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 Andrey Koreshkov and Magomed Umalatov.
The undercard also included the regular season, with the following fights took place at the event:
- A featherweight bout between 2022 PFL featherweight winner Brendan Loughnane 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 Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi.
- A featherweight bout between former Brave CF Featherweight Champion Bubba Jenkins and Kai Kamaka III.
- The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 lightweight winner Enrique Barzola was return to featherweight division against Ádám Borics.
- A featherweight bout between Timur Khizriev 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 Brennan Ward in a welterweight bout.