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Islam Mamedov says Ramadan fasting affected him at PFL 2

CHICAGO – The way the Professional Fighters League’s point system works, getting a finish in the regular season instead of going to the judges’ scorecards could make the difference between fighting in the playoffs or watching from home.

Islam Mamedov (15-1) was mostly dominant in his lightweight fight against Yuki Kawana (14-2) on the PFL 2 preliminary card Thursday night at Chicago Theatre in Chicago. But dominance doesn’t necessarily equal more points. And his unanimous decision win just means three points, whereas a first-round finish would’ve given him six.

“It basically went the way I wanted,” Mamedov told MMAjunkie through a translator after the fight. “There were some mishaps on my part, but generally it went the way I wanted. Like everybody else, I wanted to win (early). But it didn’t work on that way, so I just went with the flow.”

Mamedov’s win came on the Facebook-streamed prelims for PFL’s second event. The main card aired on NBCSN. Mamedov is part of the inaugural season’s lightweight field. He and 11 other fighters in the division have a pair of regular-season fights in which they’ll earn points to qualify for this fall’s playoffs. At the end, the winners in each of six divisions will take home $1 million each.

Mamedov said his Islamic observance of Ramadan and a month of fasting from dawn to sunset may have played a part in how his body reacted on fight night. But for his second regular-season fight, he won’t have those same limitations.

“For this particular fight, for about a month I was fasting for Ramadan,” he said. “I didn’t have enough time to get ready for it. But for the next one, God willing, I’ll be ready. We’ll see when the next fight comes (if I can get a finish).”

For more from Mamedov, check out the video above.

And for complete coverage of PFL 2, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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