PFL Challenger Series: Week 6 Betting Picks & Analysis

The PFL season is moving along fast, as we head into Week 6 on Friday night at 6 PM EST. This week, it is the Welterweights and Lightweights stepping into the octagon, with the battle for playoff spots really beginning to heat up. You can catch all the action on ESPN+, so let’s get to previewing the fights and making some MMA betting predictions as we go.

2023 PFL Regular Season: Welterweights & Lightweights | MMA Lines by MyBookie

When: Friday at 6 PM EST
Where: Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta
TV / Streaming: ESPN/Prelims on ESPN+

Clay Collard Vs Stevie Ray

We get the evening started with the first Lightweight bout and one that is a must win for Ray, who is 0-1 at this point. He has lost 2 in a row and 3 of his last 5 overall. Collard has been a bit up and down of late, but he did win and pick up 3 points in his first regular season fight of 2023. I like this one to go the distance, with Collard getting the nod.

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Magomed Umalatov Vs Nayib Lopez

This is a huge Welterweight bout with big playoff implications. Umalatov is in right now after winning his opening fight and picking up 5 points, but he is not a playoff lock. Lopez had to go the distance to get his win in the opening fight of the season, which means just 3 points and being below the cut line. Lopez needs this one, but I don’t think he’ll take it.

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Magomed Magomedkerimov Vs David Zawada

This Welterweight bout is an opportunity for Magomedkerimov to punch his playoff ticket, as he comes into this one at the top of the heap, picking up 6 points in a dominating win in his first fight. Zawada lost his opening fight of the season and has now lost 3 of his last 4 overall. I think he is looking at another loss here.

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Shane Burgos Vs Yamato Nishikawa

It’s put up or shut up time for both of these fighters, as both lost their opening bouts of the season. Burgos has now lost 3 of his last 5 fights and looks to be in real trouble, especially when you consider that Nikishawa had a 10-fight win streak snapped with his loss. Still, I think Burgos may come away with the decision win.

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Sabidou Sy Vs Shane Mitchell

The co-main event of the night is a Welterweight bout that is very much a must win for Mitchell. He lost his opening bout of the season, seeing a 3-fight win streak come to an end. Sy came away a winner and picked up 5 points in the victory, he might not need a win to move on, but I still think he gets it, regardless.

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Olivier Aubin-Mercier Vs Anthony Romero

It’s an all-Canadian affair in the final fight of the night in the Lightweight division. Aubin-Mercier is sitting atop the standings after picking up 3 points in his opening fight of the season. It’s tight there, though, and Romero could put himself in the picture of he can get the win in his first fight of the season. This should be a fun one to watch, but I have Aubin-Mercier edging it.

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