The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League (also known as PFL 2025 World Tournament Semifinals 1: Jackson vs. Jean) will be held on June 12, 2025, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Fight card
Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight Jason Jackson vs. Thad Jean Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Jesus Pinedo vs. Gabriel Braga Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Welterweight Logan Storley vs. Masayuki Kikuiri Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Kim Tae-kyun Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight Jeremy Kennedy vs. Ádám Borics Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Featherweight Yves Landu vs. Asaël Adjoudj
Welterweight Magomed Umalatov vs. Anthony Ivy Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
Welterweight Joseph Luciano vs. Sarek Shields
Welterweight Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Kendly St. Louis
Featherweight Alexei Pergande vs. Mike Bardsley
Bantamweight Jason Danner vs. Nathan Gilmore
Background
This event will mark the semifinals of the single-elimination tournament format in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions.
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Nashville and first since PFL 7 (2024) in August 2024.
The main card event will be feature the semifinals of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a welterweight and featherweight divisions..
In the main event, former Bellator World Champion and fan-favorite Jason Jackson (19-5) faces undefeated rising star Thad Jean (9-0) in the Welterweight Semifinal. In the co-main event, 2023 PFL Featherweight Champion Jesus Pinedo (24-6) meets Gabriel Braga (16-2) in the rubber match of their highly anticipated trilogy bout that also serves as a 2025 World Tournament Featherweight Semifinal.
Rounding out the main card, former Bellator Champion Logan Storley (17-3) will take on Japan’s Masayuki Kikuiri (11-2-1) in the second Welterweight Semifinal, while undefeated 2021 PFL Featherweight Champion Movlid Khaybulaev (22-0-1) of Russia meets South Korea’s Taekyun Kim (11-1).
In addition, the Early Card is now finalized, featuring Welterweight and Featherweight alternate bouts and two showcase matchups highlighting local rising talent.
Two former Bellator Featherweight title challengers will clash when Canada’s Jeremy Kennedy (19-6) meets Hungary’s Adam Borics (19-3). Also, former Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov (28-6) returns to action against 2024 PFL Tournament Finalist Magomed Umalatov (17-1). Australia’s Joseph Luciano (10-3) will face Sarek Shields (6-2), while Russia’s Mukhamed Berkhamov (17-3) meets Kendly St. Louis (10-2) in the final welterweight alternate bout.
In addition to 2025 PFL World Tournament action, two Showcase contests will open the night. At Featherweight, Tennessee’s undefeated Alexei Pergande (5-0) returns to the SmartCage against Mike Bardsley (5-1). At Bantamweight, Tennessee’s unbeaten Jason Danner (2-0) faces Nathan Gilmore (4-5) in front of the Nashville crowd.
