PFL-svensken Sadibou Sy vann i natt den amerikanska MMA-organisationen PFL:s miljonturnering. Den 35-årige svenskens besegrade amerikanen Dilano Taylor via enhälligt domslut. Segern innebar att Sy kammade hem prissumman på 1 miljon dollar (ca. 10 miljoner kronor). Sy har haft ett intensivt år och har sedan i maj hunnit med att gå fyra matcher i Professional Fighters League. Han har bland annat besegrat den tidigare UFC-titelutmanaren Rory Macdonald.
Professional Fighters League (PFL) är en MMA-organisation med ett annorlunda upplägg. Olikt UFC och Bellator så tävlar fighters i en turnering om en prissumma på en miljon dollar (över 10 miljoner kronor). Organisationen startade år 2018 och har snabbt växt till en av MMA-världens största organisationer.
Reaktionerna på sociala medier efter Sys seger har varit många. Kort efter matchen kramandes 35-åringen om av den obesegrade UFC-svensken Khamzat Chimaev. UFC-svensken var på plats för att stötta Sy.
Only have one thing to say tonight guys, SADIBOU SY!!!!
So fucking happy and proud of this man. One of the greatest and most humble people I have ever met. He earned this every single day. I am damn near I'm tears right now guys. WAY TO GO CHAMP! pic.twitter.com/q9ym2idOhq— Chris Curtis The Action Man (@Actionman513) November 26, 2022
Sean Strickland has said Sadibou Sy and Magomed Ankalaev are the two hardest fighters to spar with.#PFLWorldChampionship
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) November 26, 2022
I get that that fight doesn’t seem like a big fight
But Sadibou Sy is now the first Swede to hold the belt in a major mma promotion and that’s fucking HUGE for Swedish mma #PFLWorldChampionship— Brat – Official Princess 🐰🐰 (@BratMeow) November 26, 2022
Interviewing Sadibou Sy after winning a million dollars! #pflchampionship @PFLMMA @CombatSportsUK pic.twitter.com/hSDaux13Lk
— Chris Topher (@chriseshandle) November 26, 2022
Sadibou Sy takes home the $1 million prize and the 2022 PFL welterweight title 🏆
Watch the #PFLWorldChampionship NOW on @ESPNPlus ➡️https://t.co/r6u8rf4LYi pic.twitter.com/z7z93Nywgh
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 26, 2022
Love seeing fighters like Sadibou Sy get $1 mil for the years worth of entertainment he’s provided me, congrats champ! #PFLWorldChampionship #PFL https://t.co/D6LuzkeBki
— Pro Fights Info (@ProFightsInfo) November 26, 2022
Sadibou Sy defeats Dilano Taylor by UD (49-46 x 3) to win a million dollars and the welterweight title. He has been here since the start of the PFL. Congratulations! #PFLWorldChampionship #FightBookMMA @PFLMMA
— Rudy (@RudyLTX) November 26, 2022
Sadibou did exactly what he had to do and fought a smart fight. Was it exciting, no not at all, but he’s been around forever and the chance to win 1M… you take the win however it happens #PFLWorldChampionship
Sadibou Sy ✅
— Ian Parker (@IanParkerMMA) November 26, 2022
SWEDEN BRINGS IT HOME! SADIBOU SY REPRESENT! pic.twitter.com/kxY5xNfyxf
— MMA ASSAULT (@MMASSAULT) November 26, 2022
This performance earned Sadibou Sy $1 Million.#PFLWorldChampionship pic.twitter.com/xL7pS6AYYq
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) November 26, 2022
New to PFL but got sucked into the hype. That Sadibou Sy fight was horrible. What a boring fighter.
— Bet On Anything (@theonlydarb) November 26, 2022
Both Sadibou Sy and Dilano Taylor are not fighting like they want to win $1 million. They're fighting like they don't want to lose $1 million. It would be better if they were doing the former. #PFLWorldChampionships
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) November 26, 2022
PFL ain’t selling another PPV ever again after allowing sadibou sy to fight like izzy for 25 minutes #PFLWorldChampionship
— Roe (@roemello_reyes) November 26, 2022
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PFL 10 med Kayla Harrison och Sadibou Sy
Huvudkort
Börjar ca. kl 02:00 svensk tid – Live på ESPN+ (PPV)
- Titelmatch i lättvikt (damer): Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco
- Titelmatch i fjädervikt: Brendan Loughnane vs. Bubba Jenkins
- Titelmatch i tungvikt: Ante Delija vs. Matheus Scheffel
- Titelmatch i lättvikt: Stevie Ray vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
- Titelmatch i weltervikt: Sadibou Sy vs. Dilano Taylor
- Titelmatch i lätt tungvikt: Rob Wilkinson vs. Omari Akhmedov
- Fjädervikt (damer): Julia Budd vs. Aspen Ladd
Underkort
Börjar ca. kl 23:30 svensk tid – Live på ESPN+
- Fjädervikt: Sheymon Moraes vs. Marlon Moraes
- Lättvikt: Natan Schulte vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Wltervikt: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Gleison Tibau
- Flugvikt (damer): Dakota Ditcheva vs. Katherine Corogenes
- Lättvikt (amatör): Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Tom Graesser