PFL 3: Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on April 14, 2023, at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions.
Main card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos
Welterweight Sadibou Sy vs. Jarrah Al-Silawi
Lightweight Natan Schulte vs. Stevie Ray
Lightweight Raush Manfio vs. Alexander Martinez
Welterweight Shane Mitchell vs. Nayib López
Lightweight Bruno Miranda vs. Ahmed Amir
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Heavyweight Patrick Brady vs. Denis Goltsov
Lightweight Clay Collard vs. Yamato Nishikawa
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Ben Egli
Welterweight Carlos Leal vs. David Zawada
Welterweight Magomed Umalatov vs. Dilano Taylor
Welterweight Zach Juusola vs. Brandon Jenkins
Background
The first round of the PFL regular season will end at this event, with Olivier Aubin-Mercier (17-5) facing Shane Burgos (15-3), a free-agent acquisition in the lightweight division. In the welterweight division, Sadibou Sy (13-6-2) will meet Jarrah Al-Silawi (18-4).
2022 PFL Lightweight World Champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier returns to the PFL SmartCage and will headline PFL 3 against Shane Burgos, who will make his highly anticipated PFL debut against the reigning division Champion.
In the co-main event, 2022 PFL Welterweight World Champion Sadibou Sy is set to face off with Jordanian native, Jarrah Al-Silawi, for an intriguing matchup with both fighters seeking to take a step towards the PFL Playoffs.
Further action will see the return of two-time PFL Lightweight World Champion, Natan Schulte, who will take on 2022 PFL Lightweight Runner-Up, Stevie Ray.
2021 PFL Lightweight Champion Raush Manfio will match up with two-time PFL Lightweight Semifinalist Alexander Martinez, with both fighters seeking to make a return to the PFL Playoffs.
“The Professional Fighters League is pleased to unveil the full card matchups for the third 2023 Regular Season event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday, April 14 featuring our Lightweight and Welterweight divisions,” said PFL President of Fighter Operations, Ray Sefo. “I am eager to watch our world class fighters leave it all on the line for MMA fans around the world and look forward to each of our three events coming to Las Vegas this April.”
