Predicting all 6 PFL Finals match-ups ahead of the PFL Playoffs
By Amy Kaplan
2023 women's featherweight PFL Playoff match-ups
No. 1 Larissa Pacheco vs. No. 4 Olena Kolesnyk
This will be a rematch of sorts. 2022 lightweight champion Larissa Pacheco is fighting Olena Kolesnyk but this time it's at featherweight. They've actually fought twice before, with Pacheco besting Kolesnyk both times but this is a different division and Kolesnyk is hell-bent on redemption.
I anticipate a hard-fought war, perhaps even some battles on the scales for both women before a split decision awards a third win for Pacheco. It would be nice to see Kolesnyk get the win to motivate her country of Ukraine but she's going to have to pull out all the punches if she wants to see the PFL finals.
No. 2 Marina Mokhnatkina vs. No. 3 Amber Leibrock
Despite getting KO'd in just 45 seconds in her last outing, I still think Amber Leibrock is the one to watch in this fight with Marina Mokhnatkina. This matchup is probably the closer of the two featherweight scraps but something in my gut says Leibrock is not coming to play.
PREDICTION FOR FINALS: Larissa Pacheco vs. Amber Leibrock